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:
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
To register your interest for the conference, please fill out this form by 23:00 BST on 4 November 2025:
Register your interestYou 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.
We are now receiving abstracts for the conference. Submit yours by 12:00 pm BST on 13 October:
Submit your abstractIf you have any questions about the abstract submission or decision process, please email [email protected]