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Society Champion Simeon Makafui Nutsuklo (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana), recently organised a fellowship programme at Hive Biolab, aimed at young women in science, to allow them to gain vital experience in a lab. Below, Simeon provides more details and reflects on the experience.

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 Akpan Friday (Solina Centre for International Development and Research, Nigeria), organised an outreach project, to promote World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the Society and our Knocking Out AMR project. Below, Akpan Friday shares his insights and reflections on the activity.

The May 2022 edition of Microbiology Today is now available to read online. This issue, titled ‘Engaging Microbiology’, explores engagement with the general public in microbiology outreach, as well as engaging with students when teaching microbiology.

Applications for the 2022 Harry Smith Vacation Studentships are now open.

The Harry Smith Vacation Studentships, named after former Society President and champion of early career microbiologists Professor Harry Smith, offers undergraduate students the opportunity to work on projects across the breadth of microbiology. The studentships enable future microbiologists to work alongside scientists to gain an insight into the world of research.

There is just over one week left to apply for this year’s Microbiology in Society Award to support any education, outreach or public engagement work that promotes the art and science of microbiology.

Research by Professor Chiara Gamberi co-written with entire biology class published in Microbiology. Published in Microbiology, Gamberi's latest study examines the complex metabolic networks of the gut microbiota and how they affect human health, and is co-authored by 94 undergraduate students, offering a rare opportunity for young scholars to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.