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The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has launched its ‘The Environment in Focus’ inquiry, inviting proposals on what the Committee should investigate next in the areas of climate change, the environment and nature.

The House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee launched an inquiry on what MPs should put under the microscope. In other words, the committee called for input on the questions they should be exploring and how the government can ensure that science and technology do good for people across the United Kingdom.

The Microbiology Society has submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry into antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlighting key challenges and recommendations for strengthening the UK’s response to this growing global crisis. The Society’s response was informed by the views of its members and the wider AMR community through its ‘Knocking Out AMR’ project.

A jointly written response from the Microbiology Society and the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM).

Response of the Microbiology Society to the Public Consultation for the evaluation of the Commission’s Communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the Action Plan against the Rising Threats from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) (COM (2011) 748).

The Chief Medical Officer recently highlighted the urgent nature of antimicrobial resistance. Undoubtedly, the solution is a complex and international one; antimicrobial resistance is as much an industrial and innovation policy issue as it is a health concern. But we believe the problem is tractable given sufficient research effort; with the right approaches, it can be solved. We therefore support moves to develop a cross-sector antimicrobial resistance research strategy that builds on existing initiatives and UK research excellence.