📢 #PhD Opportunity @unisouthampton.bsky.social on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion & Marine Fouling 🌊 Join an interdisciplinary team tackling #biofilm -driven corrosion with cutting-edge genomic, electrochemical & imaging tools ⏰ Apply by 28 Nov 2025 tinyurl.com/yat9j59p #Biofilms #MicroSky

✨ The NBIC Innovation Voucher Scheme at the University of Edinburgh is live! 🚀 Academic-industry partners can apply for up to £10,000 to support projects aligned with NBIC’s strategic themes to Prevent, Detect, Manage and Engineer #biofilms Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/wh7prb4s #funding #MicroSky

🚀 Our NBIC Flexible #Talent Mobility Account #funding supports secondments and activities that contribute to the development of researchers and technical staff in industry and academia. 💡Find out more and apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypc7n938 #biofilms #biofilm #STEMCareer #MicroSky @ukri.org

📢 Applications are open for a #PhD fellowship in Catalytic DNA in #Biofilms at Graduate School of Natural Sciences, @au.dk, Denmark - within the Nanoscience programme. ⏰ Apply by 1 November 2025. Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/yzny7dzv #MicroSky #biofilm

🧫 #BiofilmWeek will take place from 18-24 November, alongside #WAAW! 🔬Showcase your #research, technology or #innovation in #biofilms. 📱Download branded social media templates and get involved. ➡️ biofilms.ac.uk/biofilmweek #MicroSky #biofilm #AMR #BiofilmAware

I'm delighted to share that I have joined the School of Biological Sciences at @unisouthampton.bsky.social as Professor in Microbial Biofilms. I'm very excited about this next step in my academic journey and the opportunity to work more closely with all the great scientists at Southampton and

Did you know? Marine bacteria such as Vibrio fischeri can form bioluminescent biofilms. These bacteria can form symbiotic relationships with hosts like the Hawaiian bobtail squid, and the glow can help camouflage the squid from its prey! @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware

Sharing a beautiful photomicrograph of Trichormus variabilis, a nitrogen-fixing biofilm-forming cyanobacterium with long tangled filaments.🌀 Those eye-like structures made me feel "observed", a fun sort-of revenge from the microbial world.😯 #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

Did you know? Not all biofilms are bad. Biofilms actually play important roles in wastewater treatment, bioremediation and even producing electricity in microbial fuel cells! @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware

✨Last chance to submit to our #BiofilmCreate #competition, which closes tomorrow (17 October 2025)! 🎨 📷 Showcase your talent in photography/art whilst highlighting the impact of #biofilms 🏆Gift cards will be awarded in both categories 🗳️biofilms.ac.uk/create #scicomm #AMR #MicroSky #biofilm

📢 Join us on Tuesday 25 November 2025 for our first online #WomenInScience: Building Careers, Shaping Futures event – a dynamic series celebrating and amplifying the voices of women making significant contributions in the #biofilm community. Sign up 👉 tinyurl.com/yzev7etk #biofilms #AMR #MicroSky

💡 Want to be the first to hear about #biofilm #innovation? 📫 Sign up to our monthly newsletter and hear about the latest news updates, publications, events, #funding and industry opportunities! ✔️ Sign up at biofilms.ac.uk #biofilms #research #AMR #MicroSky

✨Submit your entries to our #BiofilmCreate #competition by 17 October 2025! 🎨 📷 Showcase your talent in #photography / #art whilst highlighting the impact of #biofilms 🏆Gift cards will be awarded in both categories 🗳️biofilms.ac.uk/create #science #scicomm #AMR #MicroSky #biofilm

📢 #PhD Opportunity @unisouthampton.bsky.social on Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion & Marine Fouling 🌊 Join an interdisciplinary team tackling #biofilm -driven corrosion with cutting-edge genomic, electrochemical and imaging tools ⏰ Apply by 28 Nov 2025 tinyurl.com/yat9j59p #Biofilms

✨Our annual #BiofilmCreate Competition is open for 2025! 🎨 📷 Showcase your talent in #photography / #art whilst highlighting the impact of #biofilms 🏆Gift cards will be awarded in both categories 🗳️biofilms.ac.uk/create #science #scicomm #AMR #MicroSky

🔭 We are seeking an NBIC Interdisciplinary #Research Fellow to join our @uniofnottingham.bsky.social team, taking a leading role in both fundamental and translational #research. ⏰ Apply by 25 September 2025. Apply at 👉 tinyurl.com/3f9p4ew5 #biofilms #biofilm #MicroSky #Career

🚀 Our NBIC Flexible #Talent Mobility Account #funding supports secondments and activities that contribute to the development of researchers and technical staff in industry and academia. 💡Find out more and apply ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypc7n938 #biofilms #biofilm #FTMA #microsky @ukri.org

My entry for NBIC (@ukbiofilms.bsky.social) art competition: "The Forge of Decay" Peak force tapping AFM topography map of S. mutans biofilm. The firey coal appearence mirror the damage these acidogenic biofilms can cause on enamel! (Aquired @uonnmrc.bsky.social) #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware

📌 The Microbiome Innovation One Health Conference will take place from 15-16 September 2025 in Oxford 🌱 The programme will span human and animal health, plant biology, and environmental research 🎤 Our NBIC CEO, Professor Jo Slater-Jefferies will be presenting ➡️ tinyurl.com/3wrsuzrv #MicroSky

📢 We're excited to share that our 2025 Annual Report is now available! 👉 tinyurl.com/5m3kb3cy The report highlights: 🔬 Research Strategy 🌏 International strategy 🏭 Industry engagement 🧑🏽‍🏫 Training 🗣️ Case studies #biofilms #biofilm #MicroSky

Did you know biofilms can change their shape? My entry for the @ukbiofilms.bsky.social create competition, titled "Pleomorphic Biofilm Adaptation on a PBAT Plastic bag." Marinobacter adhaerens hp15 transforming into circular-shaped cells on compostable plastic! #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware

✨Our annual #BiofilmCreate Competition is open for 2025! 🎨 📷 Showcase your talent in #photography / #art whilst highlighting the impact of #biofilms 🏆Gift cards will be awarded in both categories 🗳️biofilms.ac.uk/create #science #scicomm #AMR #MicroSky

‪📢 @uniofnottingham.bsky.social‬ have an exciting #PhD project available - Characterization of the effectiveness of an antibiofilm technology used for the cosmetic and medical devices sector within the context of wound infection treatment. ⏰ Apply by 14 July 2025 tinyurl.com/2uy4499s #biofilm

🔬Our #ResearchInFocus blog series highlights the diverse research taking place across our biofilm network - from safeguarding water quality for the future to using microbial biofilms to generate electricity!⚡ 👩🏾‍🔬 Take a look 🔎 tinyurl.com/4r8v8uj7 #science #scicomm #AMR #research #biofilm #biofilms

Photosynthetic cascade. The evolutionary invention of oxygenic photosynthesis by ancestral cyanobacteria forever changed life on Earth. On a warm sunny day, we can appreciate the beauty of cyanobacterial biofilms making oxygen we breathe. #BiofilmCreate #BiofilmAware @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

💡 Want to be the first to hear about #biofilm #innovation? 📫 Sign up to our monthly newsletter and hear about the latest news updates, publications, events, #funding and industry opportunities! ✔️ Sign up at biofilms.ac.uk #biofilms #research #AMR #MicroSky

🧫 Are you engaged in #biofilm #research, #regulation, or industry applications? Your expertise is crucial in shaping the future of biofilm management ✍️ Participate in the Biofilm Alliance survey to help us gather insights for developing the Biofilm Alliance network ➡️ tinyurl.com/35fmraxe #biofilms

🫁 It's #CFWeek - this @cysticfibrosis.org.uk campaign raises awareness of the daily realities of living with #cysticfibrosis (CF). 👩🏻‍⚕️ We examine how #biofilms present a major problem for those living with CF and highlight new treatments and tools being developed to tackle CF 🔎 tinyurl.com/53e2n938

🔬The Biofilm Alliance Forum will take place 1–2 July 2025 at @manmetuni.bsky.social & will bring together industry, academics & regulators to identify challenges in #biofilm methodologies, regulatory guidelines & needs in: 🍽️Food 💧Water 🏗️Built Environment & Industry ➡️ tinyurl.com/5n9yr96f #MicroSky

📌 BBSRC-STFC facility access funding aims to support the UK #bioscience researchers and businesses in accessing and benefitting from access to STFC skills, expertise, capabilities and world class facilities. Apply by 12 June 2025 ➡️ tinyurl.com/4h26r5tp @ukri.org #innovation #biofilms #MicroSky

📌 Applications are open for ' #Science Policy: Improving the Uptake of #Research into UK #Policy ' - a @connectingscience.bsky.social course taking place 18–20 August 2025 🤝 The course aims to foster collaboration between researchers and policymakers Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/2v3mdj9y #MicroSky

📌@ucddublin.bsky.social are seeking a temporary Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Level 1 or 2 in #Microbiology #Imaging 🔬This project aims to develop new mechanistic insight in the interaction between #biofilms and aggregates/particulates Apply by 6 June 2025 tinyurl.com/5n7ner3d #microsky

✨Our annual #BiofilmCreate Competition is now open for 2025! 📷🎨🧑‍🔬Showcase your talent in #photography / #art whilst highlighting the impact of #biofilms 🏆 Gift cards will be awarded in both categories 🗳️biofilms.ac.uk/create #biofilm #science #scicomm #AMR #microsky #biofilmaware

❗️Applications close for Biofilms ICURe Engage at 23:59 tonight (20 May 2025) - an @innovateuk.bsky.social ICURe programme funded by NBIC and delivered by SETsquared, tailored for researchers, students and technicians of NBIC partner universities working in #biofilms 🔎 tinyurl.com/3awht9xv #MicroSky

Another @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org #biofilms11 day, another great programme of science! Firstly hearing about leaf-microbiota interaction in keynote from Gabriel Castrillo and co www.gabrielcastrillo.com Many astonishing messages here: * Between-leaf diversity is massive 1/2

Then @ronanmccarthy.bsky.social rattles through what feels like a decade's work on hospital microplastics in 15min🫣🦠 #biofilms11 @microbiologysociety.org @ukbiofilms.bsky.social - lots of evidence not only do bacteria live on hospital plastics - we may be unwittingly FEEDING them. Even common PA!!

👏 Well done to PhD student Daniel Smaje! Excellent flash talk! Come visit his poster during the next #biofilms11 break! #microsky @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @livunihls.bsky.social @livunisps.bsky.social

Had a fantastic week at #Biofilms11 in sunny Cardiff! Great to catch up and meet so many folks and see all the amazing biofilm research on show. Plus a life size 3D printed mammoth! Thanks for a great conference @ukbiofilms.bsky.social!

👏Well done to PhD student Abbie Johnson for her flash presentation at #biofilms11! There's still time to check out her poster #116 in the last poster session! @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @livunisps.bsky.social #microsky

Eleftheria Trampari @quadraminstitute.bsky.social gives a tantalising flash talk on plant-biofilm contamination @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org #biofilms11 - 89% of Salmonella spp contamination arises from plants, not poultry😮🫣

Matt Fields of CBE at Montana State U. showcases some truly fantastic results from their unique synthetic biofilm-printing system at @microbiologysociety.org @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #biofilms11 1/2

Agneta Richter-Dahlfors from @ki.se gives a masterclass on use of optotracers to understand ECM conformation at @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org #biofilms11

Next at #Biofilms11: Brogan Richards is showing that efflux pump inhibitors are less effective at resensitising P. aeruginosa to antibiotics when P. aeru is part of a polymicrobial #biofilm. Read about the polymicrobial biofilm model here: app.jove.com/t/67213/deve... #MicroSky

Some biofilms are dry, not hydrated: Gordon Ramage & collaborators used repeated cycles of wetting with media, then drying, to culture dry surface #biofilm of Candida auris to explore how they persist and tolerate antimicrobials #Biofilms11 #MicroSky (Image: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)

For those at this year's @ukbiofilms.bsky.social #Biofilms11 conference in Cardiff, Wales head over to P047 to check out 3rd-year NRPDTP PhD student @marniebarham.bsky.social 's poster presentation on 'Investigating biofilms of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans' 📊 #PhD #Science #microbiology #biofilms

I love this big biological relevance arrow @konstantinbe.bsky.social, can I borrow that idea for my next poster!! #Biofilms11

I did a thing! I presented my PhD work at #Biofilms11 and it was amazing to see the level of support I have received before and after from attendees! #PhD #MicroSky I can now go and breathe 😌

Now at #Biofilms11, @liam-rooney.bsky.social is showing us how mesolens imaging (large field of view + high resolution) reveals macrocolony biofilm structure, and can be combined with other sensing techniques to track metabolites like O2 #MicroSky (Image: www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-p...)

Next at #Biofilms11: Rupika @microbescience.bsky.social is showing her PhD work on metal compounds as candidate antibiofilm agents for functionalised paints and dermal regeneration templates. This has involved tweaking test standards to better mimic hospital and host environments #MicroSky