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Global Accessibility Awareness Day highlights the importance of creating more accessible and inclusive digital and professional spaces for Disabled people, and those living with impairments. As part of this year’s awareness day, we spoke to Eukaryotic Division and Early Career Forum Executive Committee member, Abbie Storan, about their experiences navigating higher education, and a career in microbiology, as a researcher living with autism, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), dyspraxia and dyscalculia. From accessing support during their studies to building confidence within research spaces, Abbie reflects on the challenges, adjustments and opportunities that have shaped their journey in science.

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is an annual event that takes place on 17 May to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the LGBTQ+ community and celebrates its diversity. To mark the occasion this year, we hear from member, Bracken Johnston, about his experience of attending the 5th LGBTQ+ Networking Event with Trans and Nonbinary pre-meet, as part of Annual Conference 2026.

Andrew Edwards at Imperial College London, UK, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication with researchers at the University of Ghana, titled ''Polymyxin heteroresistance in Klebsiella oxytoca'.

This personal reflection explores the emerging Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak and why microbiologists must remain vigilant in an interconnected world.

Orlando Ross at the Medical Research Council’s Centre for Medical Mycology, UK, takes us behind the scenes of their latest publication 'Cryptococcus neoformans responds to presence of mycobacterium by diversifying its morphologies and remodelling its capsular material'.

Let’s dive straight into the exciting discoveries published this month in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, including the rarely seen inclusion of three new fungi!

Our Champions Scheme allows members to promote microbiology and the Society in their local areas by providing funding and resources for a variety of activities. In November 2025, Champion, Bamidele Odumosu (University of Lagos, Nigeria), organised an outreach activity for high school students, to promote World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the Society and our Knocking Out AMR project. Below, Bamidele shares his insights and reflections on the activity.

Methanobacterium nebraskense is also the first published archaeal microbe isolated from the Eastern Saline Wetlands, a nationally unique and endangered ecosystem located in and around Lincoln created by the upwelling of saline groundwater.

📣 Episode 183 of Microbe Talk is out now!

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.

Ahead of the 2026 Translational Prize Lecture, Shadia Khandaker interviewed Professor Alan to learn more about his career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Ahead of the 2026 Fleming Prize Lecture, Martina Chukwu interviewed Professor Antonia Ho to learn more about her career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Ahead of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize lecture 2026, Ashish William interviewed Dr. Landon J. Getz, Dr. Nicholas de Mojana di Cologna, Katie L. Barnes, Dr. Bruno Francesco Rodrigues de Oliveira and Dr. Edel Pérez-López to learn more about their careers and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Ahead of the 2026 Outreach and Engagement Prize Lecture, Swathi Sukumar interviewed Dr Lindsay Broadbent to learn more about her career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Ahead of the 2026 Prize Medal Lecture, Thomas Thompson interviewed Professor Paul Williams to learn more about his career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

Ahead of the 2026 Marjory Stephenson Prize Lecture, Omolulu Fagunwa interviewed Professor Mark Buttner to learn more about his career and how it feels to win a Microbiology Society prize.

The Microbiology Society, together with the British Mycological Society, is delighted to announce Stephen Dolan and Shafi Mondal of Clemson University, USA, as the joint winners of the 2026 Tony Trinci Award. 

As we approach Annual Conference 2026, where members of our community come together from all over the world, Prokaryotic Division member, Prerna Vohra (University of Edinburgh, UK), reflects on the importance of names.

As the UK’s Covid-19 Inquiry has finished hearing evidence and is starting to issue detailed reports on its various modules, there is an opportunity to reflect on the contribution that members of the Microbiology Society made to the national effort.