2025 highlights: What the Society achieved during the year
Posted on December 12, 2025 by Microbiology Society
As 2025 comes to an end, we’re reflecting on a milestone year for the Microbiology Society. Celebrating our 80th anniversary and launching two new journals, Microbiology Outlooks and Microbiology Horizons. In this blog post, we look back at our key achievements and content highlights of the year. Read on and enjoy, and we’ll see you in 2026.
2025 roundup video
Celebrating our 80th anniversary
This year marks the Microbiology Society’s 80th anniversary. Since 1945, when pioneering scientists including Alexander Fleming and Marjory Stephenson founded the Society, our purpose has remained the same: to bring microbiologists together to share knowledge and drive progress. As we celebrate this milestone, we honour our heritage and look ahead with ambition, continuing to support the community and advance microbiology to address global challenges.
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New Journal launches
Microbiology Outlooks and Microbiology Horizons
This year, we were proud to launch two new journals, Microbiology Outlooks and Microbiology Horizons. Expanding our commitment to showcasing innovative research across the field.
For more resources and information about submitting to one of our titles, visit our website.
Standout social media
We officially joined Bluesky on 8 January 2025! Here’s a look at some of our top-performing posts across all our social platforms
Bluesky
It’s official: The Microbiology Society is on Bluesky!
— Microbiology Society (@microbiologysociety.org) January 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Best of the blog
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Rabies virus: can we treat the untreatable?
Every year, an estimated 59,000 people die from rabies. Usually contracted following a bite from an infected animal, rabies is almost always fatal in people who have not been vaccinated. Once symptoms of appear, there is little-to-no hope for the infected individual, with no treatment options currently available.
Most popular podcast
Our most-played podcast episode features a conversation with An Bui from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, where we discuss their paper published in Microbiology. It is the first systematic review on potential effects of psychotropics (the drugs used to treat bipolar disorder) on the gut microbiome of treated and untreated bipolar individuals.
To celebrate International Microorganism Day, we asked our Society’s Champions to share their favourite microbes. Thanks to our brilliantly talented Champion, Eliza Wolfson, these tiny microbes have been brought to life through her creative illustrations.
In 2025, we also hit 100,000 followers on LinkedIn! We’re incredibly grateful to each of you for helping grow and support our online community.
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Researchers have isolated an ultrasmall bacterium belonging to a large phylogenetic group that includes various lineages of uncultivated bacteria — the CPR. Read the press release on the research, published in #IJSEM, here https://t.co/l4KerDpRZz 🔬
— Microbiology Society (@MicrobioSoc) February 14, 2025
Scientists discovered a new species and genus called Minisyncoccus archaeiphilus!
Congratulations to this year’s Early Career Microbiologist Award winners, and thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating their achievements.
There were so many incredible posters at Annual Conference 2025. A special congratulations to this year’s Poster Prize winners.
Most viewed video
In 2025, the Microbiology Society is celebrating its 80th anniversary—and what a way to celebrate! Annual Conference 2025 was held in Liverpool, UK, and brought together microbiologists from around the world to connect and collaborate.