🚀 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

🔎Explore the amazing world of #microbes with NBIC & EBIC at @unisouthampton.bsky.social's #SOTSEF on 14 March! 🏢 Visit us: L4/B100 🧱 Build a LEGO biofilm 🧬 Modify bacterial DNA to clean up pollutants 👾 Play our Pac-Man-inspired pollution maze 🎨 See biofilm-inspired art & living microbes #Biofilms

🗓️ 22 April 2026 - Join our half-day workshop 'Biofilm Breakthroughs: Partnering for next-generation biofilm control' at our NBIC University of Nottingham Hub. 💡Partner with researchers on next-gen biofilm control for HealthTech ➡️ tinyurl.com/mebn7c2t #MicroSky #BlueSky

📢 We’re proud to support the International Conference on #Biofilms and #Microbiomes - 20 May 2026, Cardiff. 🔬Hosted by Cardiff University and funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social , with support from @amiposts.bsky.social and PCR Biosystems. Register by 25 March 👉 tinyurl.com/487kprhn #MicroSky

Super awards ceremony today, celebrating outstanding #scicomm & Physics public engagement in Edinburgh. Congrats @astr0mia.bsky.social, Ellie Bishop, Miquel Nebot-Guinot & Cheryl Patrick with honourable mentions for @eucliduk.bsky.social @ukbiofilms.bsky.social 🥳 ℹ️: www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/2026/ce...

🚀 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

👩🏽‍🔬On the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we're celebrating the women in our community driving innovation in biofilms and #AMR 📖 Our #BeyondtheBiofilm series shares their journeys, impact and commitment to #EDI in research Take a look ➡️ tinyurl.com/4r8v8uj7 #MicroSky #WomenInScience

👩🏻‍🔬Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science! We’re celebrating three inspiring women advancing #microbiology - Samantha McLean, @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social & @sawilks.bsky.social - sharing their journeys & advice Read more tinyurl.com/yc74vps7 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #MicroSky

The University of Reading has joined the National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC)'s consortium of research institutions and businesses, dedicated to shaping the future of biofilm science and delivering lasting impact for industry and society. https://rdg.ac/4aXaviR

🚀 At the National Biofilms Innovation Centre, we are proud to mark another major milestone: the completion of our sixth accession round, bringing 10 new UK universities and research institutions into our growing community. 👉 Find out more at biofilms.ac.uk #MicroSky #Biofilm #Biofilms

🔬Our #WomenInScience: Building #Careers, Shaping Futures event brought together leading academic and industry experts who shared their career journeys, the challenges they’ve navigated & practical advice on progressing in #science. 🍿Watch the recording ➡️ tinyurl.com/46v363ba #MicroSky

📌Join the UK National #Measurement Laboratory and the National Physical Laboratory on 8 Dec 2025 for a free online “Fundamentals of #Metrology” course 📈Ideal for anyone working in #biofilm analysis/control wanting better measurement quality/reliability Find out more➡️ tinyurl.com/49a7j5nr #MicroSky

What does a biofilm look like? 🧫 Dr Eleftheria Trampari's photo, titled "Making waves", recently won 3rd prize at the Biofilm Create! Competition 🥉 📸 Zeiss AxioZoom V16 with support from the Advanced Microscopy team buff.ly/ZuyytCo

💡 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

100 Literature terms from a pubmed search of Biofilm from the last three years @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

🧫It’s #BiofilmWeek 2025! ✨ Head over to our LinkedIn and Instagram for new content released throughout the week - showcasing the science and innovation driving the biofilm community. 💬 LinkedIn tinyurl.com/3xx2b2dy 💬 Instagram instagram.com/ukbiofilms 👉 biofilms.ac.uk/biofilmweek #WAAW #MicroSky

🆕 In collaboration with the Biofilm Alliance and @ukbiofilms.bsky.social , the UK Food Safety Research Network #UKFRSN have published a workshop report on Biofilm Methodologies and Food Sector Regulation 🧪

📢 #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