On the 13th of September we had the opportunity to organise a drop-in activity on biofilms in collaboration with the @ukbiofilms.bsky.social A big thank you to all our volunteers for helping deliver this activity! 👇 Read all about it on our website! lnkd.in/eJ6NWuCb

💡 Check out our latest publication in the ACS Omega journal! In this study, we investigated the use of Raman Spectroscopy in assessing bacterial metabolic activity using the dye Prussian Blue. #MicroSky #Biofilms #Raman @livunisps.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

📢 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

Get inspired to scale the challenges with our August issue! Read about: 🦟Fighting malaria 🕹️Remote controlled probiotics 🍄Antifungal resistance 💉mRNA vaccines against bacteria ⚕️Yellow fever vaccine 🫧Archaeal ribosomes 🦠giardia-host interactions and more. www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v... #MicroSky

📢Come join us at @livuniphysics.bsky.social for an exciting PhD opportunity "Mapping Bacterial Interactions in Biofilm Colonies"! ⏰ Deadline 01/09/2025 👉Apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/mapp... #MicroSky #Biofilms @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

📢Come join us at @livuniphysics.bsky.social for an exciting PhD opportunity "Understanding Microbial Colonisation of Surfaces via Correlative Spectroscopic Imaging"! ⏰ Deadline 01/09/2025 👉Apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/unde... #MicroSky #Biofilms @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

📢Come join us at @liverpooluni.bsky.social for an exciting PhD opportunity investigating the "Electrochemistry of Microbial Cells"! ⏰ Deadline 1st of September 2025 👉Apply here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/elec... #MicroSky #Biofilms @livunisps.bsky.social @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

It’s the final day of an unforgettable graduation week! Our Chancellor Wendy Beetlestone shares a special message for our amazing #ClassOf2025 🎓✨ And remember—your journey with us doesn't end here. You're now a valued member of our alumni community ➡️ brnw.ch... #LivUniGrad

📢Check out our latest publication exploring the limitation of using Live/Dead staining to determine bacterial cell death using correlative fluorescence microscopy, SEM and super resolution Microscopy. #biofilms #MicroSky @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @livunisps.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

📢 3 PhD positions available in the Raval group! ⏰ Deadline 1st of September 2025 🧑‍🔬 The selected students will be enrolled in the @ukbiofilms.bsky.social BITE doctoral training programme. Follow the link to apply 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/antimicrobia... @livunisps.bsky.social #MicroSky

‼️Deadline extended for oral abstracts submissions to the Vibration at Interfaces Faraday Discussions @rsc.org! ⏰Send you applications in by the 21st of July 2025! 👉 Follow the link to submit: www.rsc.org/events/detai...

Beautiful sunshine over Manchester Central this morning, as we look ahead to today's pre-Congress workshops and meetings at #mmc2025! We'll see you soon! 😀🔬

Attending #mmc2025UK? The Microbiology Society are exhibiting and would love you to come and say hi. Come and visit us at stand 524.

🎉My first corresponding author credit! So proud of this chapter! 🔍 If you want to know about what fungi have been found in wounds of all kinds, this is the chapter for you! link.springer.com/chapter/10.1... #MicroSky #mycology #wounds #infections

💫Exciting times at the SSRC! 💪Our new @brukercorporation.bsky.social AFM-IR platform is up and running! We cannot wait to start using this cutting edge technology in our work! #microsky #biofilms #surfacescience @livunisps.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

📢 Join us in April 2026 for the Faraday Discussion series! 📌 The Dalton Building, Manchester Metropolitan University 📅 8 - 10 April 2026 ⏰ Deadlines: Oral abstracts: 07 July 2025 Poster abstracts: 26 January 2026 Register: 16th March 2026 👇 Find out more: www.liverpool.ac.uk/antimicrobia...

Last week our team had the opportunity to showcase their work at the annual @ukbiofilms.bsky.social summit in Cardiff! 🥳Well done to PhD student Abbie Johnson winning the prize for best presentation! @livunisps.bsky.social

✨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

Excellent talk by Darla Goeres at #biofilms11 in Cardiff! Come join our cost action and help improve biofilm standards! www.cost.eu/actions/CA23... #microsky

👏 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

👏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

A logic gate to release antimicrobials from deep within silicone medical devices in response to temperature and pH indicators of microbial presence - super cool talk from Yuri Diaz Fernnandez from @livuniopenhub.bsky.social at #Biofilms11 #MicroSky (Image: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...)

Come and check out the excellent posters from our group members Dan Smaje, Abbie Johnson and @ericasl.bsky.social at #Biofilms11! #microsky @livunisps.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

#Biofilms11 has officially started! Looking forward to three days full of #biofilm centric talks! #microsky @ukbiofilms.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

For @liverpooluni.bsky.social staff: @nature.com Masterclasses offers on-demand training to develop your research skills that help you stand out and keep up-to-date with the latest trends and developments. Read more ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/05/09/n...

‼️Registration for #biofilms11 closes tomorrow! Come join is in Cardiff for this exciting event and learn all about the latest developments in biofilm research! #microsky #biofilms @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

🔊 On Friday the 25th of April, PhD student Abbie Johnson, attended the 3rd annual NSG-University of Liverpool Symposium, where she presented her work on antimicrobial coatings for glass surfaces. #microsky #biofilms #surfaces @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunisps.bsky.social

💡Ever wondered what fungi are lurking in chronic wounds? Check out our brand new study on fungal prevalence in diabetic foot ulcers 👇 #microsky #biofilm onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social @gcureach.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

✨Tickets for #pint25 are now on sale!✨ Are zombie brains real? Want to hear about the Deathstalker scorpion's double life? Can we really fuel a plane with household rubbish? 🎟Book here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk/events/liverpool 🗓19th-21st May 2025 📍5 locations across Merseyside & Wirral 🗣11 events

📢 Seeking sponsors for #Biofilms 11! 🗓️ Join NBIC & @microbiologysociety.org in Cardiff from 13-15 May 2025 for #Biofilms11 🚀 Sponsors gain exposure to researchers & industry pros, with the option to sponsor an exclusive session for extra visibility ✉️ [email protected] #biofilm

📢 We're pleased to share that the full #Biofilms11 programme is now available and is packed with groundbreaking content that will spark collaboration and inspire new ideas💡 🗓️ Join NBIC and @microbiologysociety.org from 13-15 May 2025 in Cardiff ➡️ tinyurl.com/2karbnht #biofilms #biofilm #MicroSky

🔬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

We're thrilled to announce that the University of Liverpool has been awarded the prestigious title of University of the Year at the Educate North Awards! 👏 Read the full story ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/04/04/l... @educateawards.bsky.social

Come check out Poster A277 at the poster session today at #Microbio25 to learn more about our study on the microbiome of DFU chronic wounds!

Heard all fantastic talks about AMR and Microbiomes at @microbiologysociety.org annual conference? Could your next conference be biofilms 11? @ukbiofilms.bsky.social

📢 The full #Biofilms11 programme is now available and is packed with groundbreaking content that will spark collaboration and inspire new ideas💡 🗓️ Join @ukbiofilms.bsky.social and @microbiologysociety.org from 13-15 May 2025 in Cardiff ➡️ tinyurl.com/2karbnht #biofilms #biofilm #MicroSky

📢 Applications are still open! Come join our team and help us understand the fundamentals of microbial corrosion! #microsky #biofilms

It was a pleasure to host Prof. Maulik Patel from the @liverpooluni.bsky.social School of Engineering to the Open Innovation Hub for a visit of our facilities! @livunisps.bsky.social Looking forward to exploring opportunities for collaborations!

Happy Spring Equinox! 🌸 Spring has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing longer days, warmer weather, and fresh signs of new life across our university sites! #SpringEquinox #Spring #Springishere #Liverpool #LiverpoollnSpring #LiverpoolUniversity #UniversityOfLiverpool

🔦 Spotlight on @livuninews.bsky.social @livuninews.bsky.social brings you all the latest insight about our global research, rooted in one the greatest cities in the world. Hit the follow button and stay connected with our latest news 🙌

🎉To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of the women in our NBIC Operational Team to share their career journey’s to help inspire other women to explore similar roles within the science community. Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/28b4ruky #IWD2025 #IWD #WomenInScience #MicroSky

👩‍🔬On International Day of Women and Girls in Science we celebrate the contribution that women and girls have made to the field. 🔬Sam McLean, @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social and @sawilks.bsky.social share their advice for those wanting to pursue a career in science🔎tinyurl.com/yc74vps7 #WomenInScience

It was an honour to receive Paul Ramsbottom, CEO of the @wolfsonfdn.bsky.social and programme manager Claire Samber for a visit of our facilities on the 4th of March. @livunisps.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

We are delighted to welcome visiting researcher Erica Galvagno from the Centre for Cultural Heritage Technology Venice to collaborate on a thrilling project designing antimicrobial coatings based on multifunctional nanomaterials. @iitalk.bsky.social @livunisps.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

‼️Applications close tomorrow for our Postdoctoral Research Associate position in Raman Spectroscopy!

📢Funded PhD position available! To find out more and apply click the links below! 👇 www.liverpool.ac.uk/antimicrobia... www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Join us for four days of scientific symposia, workshops, fora, professional development sessions, Prize Lectures, Hot Topics and networking at Annual Conference 2025 from 31 March–Thursday 3 April at Liverpool ACC. Register now: https://microb.io/Microbio25 #Microbio25

📢 @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social are seeking an Associate Professor or #Professor with experience in the #biology and mechanisms of microbial #biofilms to contribute to enhancing NBIC’s reputation as a pioneering centre for #biofilm research and #innovation Apply by 28 Feb 2025➡️ tinyurl.com/mr756rap

👨🏽‍🔬 Academics today face growing pressure to engage with #policymakers, practitioners, the public, media and industry. This is a balancing act and can present ethical, practical and personal dilemmas. ✍️ Our latest blog explores the importance engaging with policymakers 🔎 tinyurl.com/mrut8j7a #biofilm

📣 @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social, together with NBIC, are seeking a proactive and driven #Biofilm Alliance Enterprise Fellow to support the delivery of the @innovateuk.bsky.social funded Biofilm Alliance project. ⏰ Apply by 27 February 2025. Find out more ➡️ tinyurl.com/5cxhtpfr #biofilms #research