Position statements
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2008 - Bovine tuberculosis
May 2008
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned the Society to write a report on bovine tuberculosis.
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2011 - Food security and safety
November 2011
The Position Statement argues that microbiological research is vital in safeguarding our supplies of nutritious, safe and abundant food.
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2013 - Sexually transmitted infections
December 2013
The Society convened an expert panel mapping the key issues facing the current system of research and healthcare in sexual health and how we might respond to these issues in terms of UK policy.
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2014 - Biosecurity and the Dual-Use of Research
August 2014
The Society supports the principle of dual-use research for legitimate scientific purposes, as defined by the National Science Advisory Board on Biosecurity.
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2015 - Joint climate change communiqué
July 2015
The Microbiology Society joined 23 other prominent UK professional and learned societies in endorsing a joint communiqué on climate change published in the run up to United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 21.
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2015 - Joint statement supporting European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
November 2015
The Microbiology Society, together with leading biomedical research organisations, learned societies, industry representatives, universities and patient groups, has signed a pan-European statement supporting the European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
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2015 - LeSPAR response to WHO Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance
May 2015
The Learned Society Partnership on Antimicrobial Resistance (LeSPAR), which comprises the Microbiology Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Biochemical Society, Society for Applied Microbiology, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Royal Society of Biology, published a statement in response to the approval of the World Health Organization Global Action Plan on AMR.
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2015 - Scottish ban on genetically modified crops
August 2015
The Microbiology Society wrote to the Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead MSP, to raise evidence-based concerns about the decision not to permit growing genetically modified crops in Scotland.
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2015 - Use of Animals in Research
May 2015
The Society supports the replacement, refinement and reduction of animals in research. However, when no alternative is available, the use of animals within an approved regulatory framework remains essential. The Society is committed to openness in the reporting of this research.
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2015 Position statement on Open Access
March 2015
The Society supports sustainable open access models which maintain the scholarly publishing environment that is fundamental to how microbiologists improve, validate and share their research.
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Position statement on Open Access
October 2018
The Microbiology Society publishing and policy teams re-align our Open Access position statement with our publishing practices, and the updated policy was approved by Council on 7 September 2018.
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Safeguarding the Future of the Microbiology Research and Innovation Workforce
November 2021
The Microbiology Society has published a position statement entitled ‘Safeguarding the Future of the Microbiology Research and Innovation Workforce’, calling for employers, funders and governments to prioritise and better support Early Career (EC) Forum.
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Science for Ireland: propelling research and innovation success
February 2020
In this position statement the Microbiology Society urges the next Government of Ireland to place research and innovation at the heart of the nation’s future, to ensure it remains at the vanguard of international science.
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Science For Ireland: Time for an Ambitious Research and Innovation Strategy
April 2022
As a follow-up to our position statement ‘Science for Ireland: Propelling Research and Innovation Success’, we have written an open letter to the Irish Government on their research and innovation strategy. The Microbiology Society has 270 active members in the Republic of Ireland, and over 430 on the entire island of Ireland, all of whom are affected by the issues that we highlight in this letter.
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The Microbiology Society supports CaSE’s call to revise visa restrictions for researchers
March 2018
The Microbiology Society joined 45+ organisations from across business, academia and research charities in supporting the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) letter to the Prime Minister, calling on urgent revision of current immigration policy and Tier 2 visa system to better attract international research and innovation talent.
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The Microbiology Society supports the British Pharmacological Society’s new curriculum for the use of animal research
June 2018
The Microbiology Society has supported a new curriculum for the use of animal research. Developed by the British Pharmacological Society and supported by a range of life sciences organisations, it aims to support the next generation of researchers in gaining the education, skills and understanding of animal welfare needed to carry out these vital studies.
