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As part of the Society’s grant scheme, microbiologists who have been members for a year or more can apply for Society-Supported Conference Grants to help them in organising scientific conferences. That’s exactly what the organisers of the London Infection Network for ECRs (LINE) did ahead of organising their annual symposium for early career researchers (ECRs) in June 2026. Below, they reflect on the experience of organising the symposium and the importance of the event to the community it serves.

MP Biomedicals recently partnered with the Microbiology Society to deliver a free to attend technical workshop designed to equip participants with advanced sample processing skills and best practices for DNA and RNA extraction.

On 13–16 April 2026, we hosted the Annual Conference 2026 at ICC Belfast. We’ve turned to social media to look back at some of the highlights!

I am delighted to welcome you all to Annual Conference 2026 in Belfast.

On 31 March - 03 April 2025, we hosted the Annual Conference 2025 at ACC Liverpool. We’ve turned to X and Bluesky to look back at some of the highlights!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Coference 2025 in Liverpool. If the week has left you wanting more, or you were unable to make it this time, don't worry, as we've put together a special miniseries of podcasts featuring speakers from the programme.

The second annual London Infection Postdoc Network (LIPN) symposium, an event organised by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) for ECRs, was held on the 10^th  June at the Francis Crick Institute. The LIPN Committee, is looking back on their ongoing learning experiences and the lessons learned after two symposiums, ten seminars and more than two years of collaboration.

On 8-11 April 2024, we hosted the Annual Conference 2024 in ICC Edinburgh. We’ve turned to X (formerly known as Twitter) to look back at some of the highlights!