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Really exciting and important tree microbiome paper published in ⁦nature⁩ ‘A diverse and distinct microbiome inside living trees’ 👏 nature.com/articles/s4158…

We projected changes in the distribution of different species of bark beetles for year 2081–2100. Distribution is influenced by temperature-related variables. With climate change, most species will expand to higher latitudes. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Had a great day out with the team at @blackcountryliving yesterday. Lucky to work with such a great group of scientists and people 🌞🍦

🧵 New preprint alert! From the @futureoak project, led by Jim Downie Landscape-scale impacts of environment and disease on the tree microbiome 🌳🦠 biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

When we started sampling soil to isolate Bacilli and other bacterial species within #CeMiSt, I did not expect that so many direct and indirect publications and numerous chapters in 6 PhD theses in my group will originate from those efforts 🧵 [1/n]

We are recruiting Editors to join Access Microbiology! We are looking to appoint Editors to play a vital role, ensuring the publication of high-quality research and fostering engagement within the Microbiology community. Find out more and apply here: microb.io/45JoSnP

Great news! We’re on the rise again 🚀 We have risen to 16th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 and been Highly Commended as University of the Year! As we celebrate our 125th anniversary, read more about our continued rise: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/birm…

MMEG is coming to Uni of Birmingham in December - look out for exciting announcements about the programme over the next two weeks. Abstract submission and registration is open 👇🏻 come join us!