In the summer we investigated a large outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) in the UK. 288 people were ill; 129 of whom were admitted to hospital… 1/4

Exciting times for npj Antimicrobials and Resistance !! 🥂🥳 We are very happy to receive submissions in all areas of antimicrobials and AMR!

First time at Annual Conference? Come along to our Early Career Networking Social to meet others in the field and build your network. The event will take place on Monday 31 March at 19:30 GMT. Secure your tickets here: microb.io/Microbio25 #Microbio25

🚨We are hiring! A MRC-funded PDRA position to study novel anti-phage systems & their evolutionary dynamics in P. aeruginosa, in collaboration with Freya Harrison. If you are passionate about phage-bacteria interactions & evolution, apply now ! tinyurl.com/bddz4z44

It was about 2.15pm on 16 February 1945 when Microbiology Society came into existence, exactly 80 years ago.  Help us celebrate with our £80 for 80 years campaign and I look forward to seeing members at #Microbio25 in Liverpool in 43 days!  microbiologysociety.org/who-we-are/80t…

Fully funded PhD position available to join our team! We will focus on untangling the mechanisms used by antibiotic resistant E.coli to colonise the host gut. Highly interdisciplinary project with Karrera Djoko and ⁦Manuel Banzhaf⁩. Please share findaphd.com/phds/project/m…

Stunning Prize Medal lecture from Richard Lenski at Microbiology Society #Microbio25 If you enjoyed it, don’t forget to nominate researchers for next year’s Prize Lectures.

Delighted to see this work out 😍 and a great experience with Npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

For those of you who approached me at Microbiology Society #Microbio25 (and anyone else interested!!), this is your last chance to apply for our PDRA position. Come join us in Glasgow!

Huge congratulations to Dr Jennifer Malcolm and Dr Arianne Babina who are both awarded Springboard funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences as part of its largest-ever funding initiative for early-career researchers! 🎉👏 #Springboard25 Read more ➡️ gla.ac/3E6wAgT

🆕 | UofG Sii Lecturer In Bacteriology Dr Arianne Babina has been awarded £125,000 #Springboard25 funding from @AcMedSci as part of its largest-ever funding initiative for early-career researchers. 🧵1/3

Absolutely delighted to share that I've been awarded the BBSRC Fellowship to continue my work on antivirulence compounds. A massive thanks to my mentors and collaborators. I can't wait to see what the future holds for the project 🔬 ukri.org/news/9-million…

Abstract submission is open for the Microbiology Society Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development. Abstract deadline 4th May. microbiologysociety.org/event/society-…

Abstract submissions for this year’s Early Career Summer Conference at Northumbria Uni, will close on 4 May at 23:59 BST. Submit your abstract for a chance to present during the event - microb.io/ECSCAbstracts25

The 2026 edition of the Early Career Forum Co-chairing Scheme is right around the corner. Register your interest by 28 July 2025 23:59 BST for a chance to take part in session chairing activities during Annual Conference 2026 - microb.io/3GuiDds

Huge congratulations to Professor Lindsay Hall Hall Lab, who has been named as one of the UK’s 2025 Goalkeepers by WIRED Consulting and The Gates Foundation. Lindsay sits alongside other visionaries of global development, taking on the world’s biggest problems.

Great to be able to promote the #ISBA2025 Special Collection we are putting together with Microbiology Society - contact me if you wish to submit and thanks also to Microbiology Society for sponsoring the ECR-mentors lunch

Brilliant careers panel at Microbiology Society ECR annual conference

Great to be in Manchester to chair this afternoon's session 🔬

In our 80th year, we are highlighting some key discoveries in our journal archives. In 1976, Journal of Medical Microbiology took the lead in publishing research on Clostridium difficile as a pathogen - doi.org/10.1099/002226… #JMM