Policy briefings

Plate to Poo is an engaging, drop-in activity that introduces children to the role of diet in shaping the gut microbiota. Through colourful visuals and hands-on clue-solving challenges, participants explore how diets in different countries influence gut microbial communities, helping them understand and remember the relationship between food and gut microbes.

The UK is a world leader in biofilm research and innovation. To further progress, the UK government should consider several actions, such as providing sustained funding for interdisciplinary research hubs and ensuring researchers have access to critical infrastructure and training.

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.

Microbes do not exist in isolation. Instead, they live in complex and dynamic communities in which different microbial species are constantly interacting.

As Ireland’s Second One Health Nation Action Plan (iNAP2) on AMR concludes, the Microbiology Society urges a stronger role for researchers in shaping the next phase of national policy. These recommendations are based on views gathered from its community of Irish microbiologists through a series of workshops and surveys held in November and December 2024. The aim was to assess the current AMR research and development (R&D) landscape in Ireland and guide the formation of the upcoming iNAP3.