Category Archives: Champions

FIS 2018

Posted on November 26, 2018 by

On 13 – 15 November, Microbiology Society Champion Lee Sherry attended the Federation of Infection Societies Conference, or FIS, in Newcastle. Here, he discusses his experience from the meeting and how being a Society Champion complements his research career.  I … Continue reading →

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World Antibiotic Awareness Week at the University of Plymouth

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Last week, Dr Tina Joshi and colleagues from the University of Plymouth Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine arranged a series of activities to engage the public and students for World Antibiotic Awareness Week. The events ran from 12-16th November … Continue reading →

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Science and Stormont 2018: Impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Considering the Assembly has not sat since January 2017, it was not a quiet day at Stormont on the 8 of October 2018. Compared with my last trip here in September to attend my first meeting as the Northern Ireland (NI) … Continue reading →

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Invisible Worlds at the Eden Project

Posted on June 20, 2018 by

In a transformed quarry in the depths of Cornwall, the Eden Project celebrated the launch of its latest exhibition during the May half-term break. Invisible Worlds aims to educate the public about the many roles played by microbes in shaping … Continue reading →

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Microbe Post has won an award!

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

We got some great news yesterday – Microbe Post has won the Dr Katharine Giles award for best science blog at the ABSW Science Writers’ Awards! Needless to say, we’re chuffed to bits. Thanks so much to the ABSW and … Continue reading →

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These are the Champions: Sagar Aryal

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

The Microbiology Society has a number of Champions across the world who highlight the work of the Society and run microbiology-related events in their local area. In this post, we meet Sagar Aryal, who works at St. Xavier’s College in … Continue reading →

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