Overview
The Microbiology Society Education and Outreach Network invites you to join our Winter Meeting half-day session on 7 November 2025, focused on collaboration, connectivity, and the future of microbiology education and scholarship.
This year’s theme explores how opening up scholarship to wider collaborative projects can enhance our collective impact, across institutions, disciplines, and borders. The programme is designed to provide space for discussion, networking, and the sharing of innovative approaches that strengthen interconnectivity in microbiology research, pedagogy, and outreach.
We particularly encourage contributions that showcase:
- Collaborative or interdisciplinary initiatives in microbiology education and scholarship
- Outreach projects that connect science to new audiences
- Pedagogical innovations and practices that others can adopt or adapt
- Reflections on building sustainable networks of practice nationally and internationally
At the same time, the session is open to all topics, and we welcome submissions from anyone wishing to showcase their work, stimulate conversation, or use the platform to raise awareness of ongoing projects.
Organisers
Sean Goodman, University of Liverpool, UK
Thiru Vanniasinkam, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Monika Gostic, University of Aberdeen, UK
Gemma Wattret, University of Liverpool, UK
Alison Graham, University of Newcastle, UK
Programme
Lecture View
Friday 07 November
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Welcome
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Keynote panel
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Lightning talk: Patho-Anime: Engaging Nursing Students in Pathophysiology Through Innovative Visual Storytelling
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Lightning talk: Micro Secrets: Raising Awareness on Communicable Diseases Amidst Sudan’s Conflict
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Lightning talk: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability through Research-Infused Service Learning in Microbiology Innovation
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Break
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Offered talk: From Puzzles to Practice: Using Escape Rooms to Inspire the Next Generation of Scientists
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Offered talk: From Petri Dish to Public Pitch: A Collaborative Workshop Model for Engaging Communities in the Commercialization of Microbiology
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Lightning talk: Unifying P.S.I.: Learn-Create-Deliver For Educators
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Lightning talk: Practical science for all: personalised adjustments for teaching laboratories
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Lightning talk: Alternative grading as a strategy to transform equity in STEM education
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Lightning talk: Bridging Microbial Health, Nutrition, and Digital Equity: Improving Access to Functional Nutrition Tools in Underserved Communities in Northeast Scotland
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Lunch break
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Lightning talk: Inquiry-Based Learning in a 10-Week Quarter: Implementing SEA-PHAGES for Community College Undergraduates in Microbiology, Immunology, and Virology
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Lightning talk: Integrating Game-Based Learning into the teaching of host–pathogen Interactions"
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Offered talk: Integration of a Reflective Flipped Classroom and a Virtual Learning Environment to promote autonomy and deep learning in Parasitology education: A teaching experience in the Medical Technology programme at the University of Chile
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Networking/ breakout session
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Closing plenary including key takeaways, summary and brief discussion about the work the Education and Outreach Network does
Registration
To register your interest for the conference, please fill out this form by 23:00 GMT on 4 November 2025:
You will receive an email with information about the event, including joining instructions, a webinar link, and any other relevant information, two days before the conference. A second reminder email will be sent one hour before.
Abstracts
We are now receiving abstracts for the conference. Submit yours by 23:00 BST on 24 October:
If you have any questions about the abstract submission or decision process, please email [email protected]