Sustainability Committee

The Sustainability Committee reports to Advisory Council and is primarily responsible for overseeing the delivery of strategic objective three.

‘By recognising global differences in accessing opportunities at the Microbiology Society, we will build on existing strong financial and governance foundations to reinforce long-term sustainability and resilience through diversifying income streams, increasing efficiency and ensuring robust mechanisms for decision-making, monitoring and evaluation.’

Growing future leaders is at the core of the Sustainability Committee’s remit. This remit gives the Committee oversight over a broad range of Society activities where the success of those activities depends on the close alignment between the content we offer and the long-term needs to the microbiology community. The Committee advises the Society on changing trends in microbiologists’ publishing needs, career paths, professional development objectives and more to ensure that our offering remains relevant for years to come. The Committee also plays a role in fostering collaborations with other organisations and diversifying income from both commercial and philanthropic sources.

Sutainability Committee Membership 2025

Geertje Van Keulen 

University of Swansea, UK
(Co-Chair)

Christine Edwards

Robert Gordon University, UK
(Co-Chair)

Anjam Khan 

Newcastle University, UK 

Douglas Browning 

Ashton University, UK 

Sarah Henderson 

University of Bradford, UK

Ashish William

Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, India

Lorena Fernández-Martínez

University of Glasgow, UK 

Arindam Mitra

Adamas University, India

Jennifer Ritchie

University of Surrey, UK

Mathew Whelan 

University College London, UK 

Afolake Olanbiwoninu

Ajayi Crowther University, Nigeria

Gunnar Schroeder

Queen's University Belfast, UK

Durgesh Jaiswal

Department of Biotechnology Graphic Era, India

Craig Millar

STERIS, UK

Freya Harrison

University of Warwick, UK

Terms of Reference

The Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference are currently under review.


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