General Secretary's Group

The General Secretary’s Group reports directly to Council. Chaired by the General Secretary, it is comprised of the co-Chairs of the Building Communities Committee, the Impact and Influence Committee, the Sustainability Committee and the Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Executive Committee. It meets twice a year, scheduled between Committee meeting dates and Council meeting dates.

The General Secretary’s Group acts as a unified group in bringing reports to Council from the Committees of Council in a coherent way, with proposals having been examined from all angles simultaneously to support the Society’s three main strategic objectives. It considers matters of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, presenting annual data and recommendations to Council and acts as a mechanism for cross collaboration including creating, reacting and responding to opportunities, be they to strengthen existing communities and attract new members, build resilience and sustainability or co-ordinate international interactions and collaboration with other groups and organisations on areas of common interest for example.

General Secretary's Group Terms of Reference

Chair

Dr Karen Robinson

University of Nottingham, UK

General Secretary's Group Membership 2024

Karen Robinson	General Secretary (Chair) University of Nottingham, UK
Paul Hoskisson	Co-Chair of Building Communities Committee and Chair of Publishing Panel University of Strathclyde, UK
Kalai Mathee	Co-Chair of Building Communities Committee and Chair of Scientific Conferences Panel Florida International University, USA
Catrin Moore	Co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee St George’s University of London, UK
Tina Joshi	Co-Chair of Impact and Influence Committee University of Plymouth, UK
Geertje Van Keulan	Co-Chair of Sustainability Committee Swansea University, UK
Sarah Hooper	Co-Chair of Sustainability Committee Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Jo Kite	Co-Chair of the Early Career Forum Executive Committee University of Cambridge , UK
Jack Ferguson	Co-Chair of the Early Career Forum Executive Committee University of Birmingham , UK