Just submitted my abstracts. Make sure to pop yours in 📝

So much of this article is full of hope then, "About 43% of respondents had experienced some form of discrimination or harassment.. in around four out of ten bullying cases, a student reported bullying by their supervisor." We need safeguards in place to stop this from happening.

External Event Grant awards of up to £750 are available for eligible members as a contribution towards the costs of registration, travel, and accommodation to attend an event beginning in the period 01 Jan – 30 April 2026. Apply now before the deadline 01 Nov at 23:59 GMT: microb.io/ExternalEven...

Join us online for the Education and Outreach Network Winter Conference on 7 November 2025. Attendance is free, and registration remains open until 4 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Register now: Link in bio

To celebrate Black in Micro Week, the @blackinmicro.bsky.social have published a new commentary, Reclaiming Microbiology: Scientists as Community Members & Advocacy Leaders. Read the article: doi.org/10.1099/mgen... #MGen #BiM2025

To celebrate and support the great @blackinmicro.bsky.social initiative and what joining could mean for you, please take a look through the commentary in Microbial Genomics @microbiologysociety.org hot off the press today! #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪🦠 www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

📣 Reminder of the below fully-funded PhD studentships in exposome immunology! Projects interfacing with other areas (e.g. the human microbiome) are also on offer. Please reach out if you have any questions. Applications due 2 Dec 2025 📣

Note it in your calendars! Aug 3-5, 2026. Excited to bring back MEEHubs to a hub near you (Switzerland, USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, or virtual only)‼️

After being with the journal since its very inception, the time has come for me to step back from Microbial Genomics. This is a wonderful opportunity to have a leadership role in one of the leading journals for microbial genomics research microbiologysociety.org/news/society...

Great science-filled afternoon at @microbiologysociety.org HQ watching finalists present at the Early Career Microbiologist of the Year Finals! All the speakers gave fantastic talks on a wide variety of subjects 🦠🧫🔬

Applications for Outreach and Engagement grant are closing tomorrow at 23.59 BST. Members can apply for up to £1000 to support relevant science outreach or public engagement initiatives. Check your eligibility and apply now: microb.io/OutreachandE....

Our fantastic @sheppardlab.bsky.social DPhil student Madison Goforth gives us a global overview of Campylobacter source attribution and the spread of AMR 🌎💊🌎 #CampyUK2025 @microbiologysociety.org @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Are antibiotics a dead parrot? 🦜Prof Aidan Taylor kicks off the ‘From farm to fork’ session discussing Campylobacter AMR and vaccine development 🧫💉 #CampyUK2025 @microbiologysociety.org @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Another speaker sponsored by @microbiologysociety.org , Prof Sitara Ajjampur talks about age and exposure to infected poultry in backyard chicken flocks as determinants of Campylobacter infections in children in rural south India 🐓🇮🇳 #CampyUK2025 @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

@sheppardlab.bsky.social collaborator Francesca Schiaffino, sponsored by @microbiologysociety.org explains patterns in persistent Campylobacter infections in LMICs, using data from Peru to investigate complex long-term carriage 🐓🇵🇪 #CampyUK2025 @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Fascinating talk from keynote speaker Dr Christine Szymanski about how Campylobacter jejuni has evolved to colonise and survive the breastfed infant gut #CampyUK2025 @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Our very own @sheppardlab.bsky.social DPhil candidate Amy Douglas representing the @ukhsa.bsky.social giving us some Campy stats 🤩🤩🤩 #CampyUK2025 @ineosoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

And we’re off! Excited for a day full of all things Campy. The Sheppard lab @sheppardlab.bsky.social welcomes everyone to CampyUK, the first conference in the new Life and Mind Building @ox.ac.uk

‘We identified clone-specific metabolic capabilities… that may contribute to the ecological success and dissemination of most prevalent ExPEC clones’

#CampyUK2025 there are still one or two spaces for late breaking posters - please contact us!

📣 Keynote speaker announced #CampyUK2025 Dr Aidan Taylor @uniofreading.bsky.social ‘Taming Campylobacter: From Molecular Insights to Real-World Interventions’ 24-25th Sep, register now! campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk/registration @biology.ox.ac.uk @ineosoxford.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

Delighted to have this review out with @jpjhall.bsky.social! We discuss the risk of transmission of antimicrobial resistance in the hospital sink drain microbiome, highlight studies providing evidence of transfer, and consider strategies to mitigate these risks 🪠🦠 doi.org/10.1038/s442...

📣 Keynote speaker announced Prof David Kelly @sheffielduni.bsky.social will join us at #CampyUK2025 to discuss "Campylobacter and Oxygen: A Double-Edged Sword." 24/25th Sep, register now! campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk/speakers#col... @biology.ox.ac.uk @microbiologysociety.org @ineosoxford.bsky.social

One week extension to submit abstracts and benefit from the early bird discounted registration fee!

🚨New pre-print 🚨 We introduce our new tool GOLD-GWAS and demonstrate its use by digging into the evolution of MRSA facilitated by SCCmec This work was led by talented PhD student @seungwonko.bsky.social who did most of the computational heavylifting 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚨 10 days left to submit an abstract for #CampyUK2025 Please circulate within your networks for anyone working on any aspect of Campylobacter biology/epidemiology/food safety 🧫😷🍗

A few hours left for you to sneak in a cheeky last minute abstract! ECRs, you know what to do… #mevosky

Abstract submissions and registration for CampyUK 2025 are now open! The event will take place on 24–25 September in Oxford. This event received funding through our Society-Supported Conference Grant. The deadline is 31 July – campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk #CampyUK2025 @campyuk2025.bsky.social

I was fortunate enough to participate in the co-chairing scheme at #AC25 in the AI in microbiology session. I had a great experience supporting the management of the session: time keeping, ensuring seating was filled and delivering announcements. Fab opportunity to boost the CV and support events!

Sunny train to Newcastle on my way to #ECConf25 @microbiologysociety.org

At #ECConf25 we are awarding the EC Microbiologist of the Year poster prize. In the lead up to the poster final, we spoke to poster finalist Alison Graham from University of Galway, Ireland. Read the full interview- microb.io/4kIqL9i

📣 So excited to share the latest paper from my PhD with @aire-team.bsky.social, out now in Environmental Microbiome! 🥳 We mined a large ocean microbiome for remote homologues of core gene families in uncultured lineages. Key points below ⤵️ environmentalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

One day left to secure your last minute tickets before 12 June 12:00pm BST! Register for this year’s Early Career’s Summer Conference 2025. Hear from invited speakers and network with fellow early career members over a two-day packed conference. Register now- microb.io/ECSummerConf... #ECConf25

🚨 Very excited to finally say… 🚨 The story of Noodlococcus - the contaminant that started ContamClub - is available to read 📖🍜🦠 Check it out ➡️ doi.org/10.1101/2025... 1/15 🧵

This year’s Early Career Summer Conference will take place at Northumbria University. Register to participate in networking, scientific and professional development sessions: microb.io/3Hw3TuT #ECConf25

Today marks the end of my research visit to the Corander Lab @uio.no A great trip with some amazing sights, wonderful people and some very cool science!

Myself and @yekwah.bsky.social are running our bacterial AMR databases and genotype prediction course again with @eventswcs.bsky.social. Completely free and study at your own pace. Check out the course objectives below and sign up before June 9th to join us! www.futurelearn.com/courses/anti...

Open to early career researchers, including Undergraduate, master's, and PhD students, as well as postdoctoral researchers, as an opportunity for professional development. Secure your tickets now - microb.io/ECSummerConf... #ECConf25

Society Event Grant – applications for funding to attend EC Summer Conference 2025 are now open until 24 May at 23:59 BST. Check your eligibility and apply now- microb.io/3S9T6cO

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

Applications for Research visit grants are closing tomorrow at 23.59 BST. Don’t miss your opportunity to apply for funding if who are planning a short (one-to three-month) research visit to another laboratory. Check your eligibility and apply now - microb.io/ResearchVisi...

Abstract deadline for the @microbiologysociety.org ECR summer conference is end of next week! Submit before May 4th and join us in Newcastle microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...

Very pleased to have been awarded this grant to collaborate with researchers at the University of Oslo!

🧬How can studying bacterial DNA help us understand antimicrobial resistance? Madison Goforth, IOI DPhil student, discusses her research tracing the global spread of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter using genomic analysis. Read more ➡️ www.ineosoxford.ox.a...

📣 Opportunities to join our group, working on mycobacteria genomics and protein structures Happy to answer any questions!

Looking forward to speaking in the Genetics and Genomics Forum #Microbio25 this morning to present some early data on how we can go beyond ARGs in the evolutionary timeline of resistance using our novel approach ‘masking GWAS’ github.com/jeju2486/mas...

I'll be giving a talk on LIN codes for Neisseria meningitidis today at 4pm in the Genetics & Genomics forum. Please come along and have a listen. It is such an exciting (& up and coming) area. @microbiologysociety.org #MicroBio25

Mark your calendars! On 31 March, we're unveiling a new journal at Annual Conference. See you at #Microbio25!

BBSRC fellowships are now open! If anyone is interested in applying to work in my team on Efflux and/or AMR mechanisms @imibirmingham.bsky.social then drop me a line! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...