October 13, 2025
Kerry Bloom of the UK Health Security Agency takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Use of bioaerosol stakeholder mapping and engagement for the development of future strategic collaborations: a UK perspective' published in Microbiology.
October 10, 2025
Each month, the Microbiology Society publishes the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, which details newly discovered species of bacteria, fungi and protists. Here are some of the new species that have been discovered and the places they've been found.
October 7, 2025
In his second blog, the Society’s President, Professor Gordon Dougan FRS, writes about the challenges facing science and scientists.
October 2, 2025
Vicky Bennett of Amprologix, UK, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Prevalence of mutations associated with tolerance to chlorhexidine and other cationic biocides among Proteus mirabilis clinical isolates' published in Microbiology.
October 1, 2025
Celebrated annually during the month of October in the UK, Black History Month recognises the contributions, culture and history of Black people. This year, we spoke to Onalenna Neo, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK, who shared her experiences as a Black scientist and reflected on the vital role of Black representation and visibility in the science.
September 30, 2025
Mariella Obermeier of Charité, Germany, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Non-antifungal medications administered during fungal infections drive drug tolerance and resistance in Candida albicans' published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
September 29, 2025
This year, the Microbiology Society is awarding Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prizes from two streams. Both prizes recognise excellence in science communication by a member who is an undergraduate, postgraduate student or within five years of appointment to their first position.
Each of the finalists, who either presented a poster or offered a talk at Annual Conference 2025, was selected to present their research in the poster or talk final. In the lead-up to the talk final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we speak to talk finalist Liam Walsh, from Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ireland.
September 27, 2025
This year, the Microbiology Society is awarding Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prizes from two streams. Both prizes recognise excellence in science communication by a member who is an undergraduate, postgraduate student or within five years of appointment to their first position.
Each of the finalists, who either presented a poster or offered a talk at Annual Conference 2025, was selected to present their research in the poster or talk final. In the lead-up to the talk final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we speak to talk finalist Alistair Tweedie, from the University of Surrey, UK.
September 26, 2025
This year, the Microbiology Society is awarding Early Career Microbiologist of the Year prizes from two streams. Both prizes recognise excellence in science communication by a member who is an undergraduate, postgraduate student or within five years of appointment to their first position.
Each of the finalists, who either presented a poster or offered a talk at Annual Conference 2025, was selected to present their research in the poster or talk final. In the lead-up to the talk final, taking place on 7 October 2025 during the Executive Committee meeting, we speak to talk finalist Ronnie Mooney, from University of Strathclyde, UK.
September 25, 2025
Han Sun and Ranxin Yan of Henan Agricultural University, China, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication '
Meta-analysis of gut microbiome reveals patterns of dysbiosis in colorectal cancer patients' published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.