The people over at Dungeons & Dragons sent me another book and I am determined to make them regret it.

#DnD

Delighted we could discuss the future of science & international collaboration with MPs & Peers at Royal Society of Biology #LinksDay22 in Westminster Tues. Thanks to Emmanuel Adukwu Marcela Hernández Lucy Harper (she/her/hers) Ian & Catriona for promoting our members & the importance of microbiology w/ Parliament!

So lovely to have our first conference in person!! #SfAMECS2022 #Cardiff Robert G Millar @SfAMtweets

You can catch the first 3 eps of The Post Officers on YouTube, my #DnD campaign about delivering mail.

I worked hard on this neat little intro so please click on this link: youtu.be/1h6Kou-I2ME

Also giving away a copy of Monsters of the Multiverse gleam.io/Cja9r/monsters…

Today starts Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week. 700,000 people currently die annually to AMR. This is set to rise to 10million by 2050. This crisis requires a global response. Read our 2021 position statement and case studies to learn more sfam.org.uk/knowledge/poli…

The #EDIS2021 Symposium is taking place on 8 & 9 December 2021. If you prioritise Diversity and Inclusion in your institution or organisation, this virtual Symposium will help you transform engagement to action - find out full details here: wellcomeevents.org/edis EDIS

I put together a short film about Wally Funk's journey - hope you enjoy it. Godspeed Wally. I'll be watching on the Blue Origin live feed. No one deserves this spaceflight more than you.

We wholly support the recommendations made by our friends at Microbiology Society to help minimise risk as #COVID19 restrictions are lifted in the UK. Working together to reduce transmission will save lives. Read the full article:

Congratulations Harriet Gooch for winning SfAM's 2021 Andrew Miller Policy Competition! Check out Harriet's video explaining the potential uses and concerns for GM bacteria and read the brief to find out more. sfam.org.uk/knowledge/poli…

The first of our Food Safety keynotes is Professor Kalmia Kniel -Health People, Health Planet: Preventive Food Safety and Irrigation Water Sustainability - it's still not too late to register and attend #SfAMIAMC2021 ! bit.ly/SfAMIAMC2021

'The Human Skin Microbiome: Metagenomes to Therapeutics' is the title of our next keynote from Professor Julia Oh. We're live now on the SfAM website, but it's completely free to register and tune in! Follow the link to find out more: bit.ly/SfAMIAMC2021

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Our first response to the #AskAMicrobiologist event as part of #SfAMIAMC2021 ! @CT_Microbiol asked 'Is there a particular type of flour that selects for a good sourdough starter culture?'

Great question Clare! Here's nomadbakerdavid with the answer!

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Have you got a weird microbe question like Paul here? You can finally get these questions answered - all you have to do is Ask a Microbiologist! Our new public engagement project is live now! Submit your questions here: bit.ly/SfAMAskAMicrob…

#SfAMIAMC2021

Only a couple days until you can meet SfAM's Policy Team and find out about the science policy issues they're working on. You'll also get the chance to find out how you can get involved in. For more info and to register for free visit sfam.org.uk/career/ems-eve…

It was a great honour to be part of this event, it's a really interesting (if a little lengthy!) watch, whether you're a scientist or not!

30 mins to go: just put on my conference face to start the 10th ECS Symposium #SfAMECS2021

SfAM’s Vaccine Hesitancy event will be livestreamed at 13:50 GMT on the SfAM website at the following link - please make sure you are logged in and registered for the event: bit.ly/SfAMVaccineHes…

Look at this great blog from #SfAMECS committee member Hannah!

Cover art by the wonderful @Nicky_lab_brat

Boris handling this pipette with as much competence as he’s handled this pandemic 🙃
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