The 2026 UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting is approaching fast! Submit an abstract until May, 12th and join us June, 22nd/23rd in Belfast! Exiting keynote speakers and opportunities for early career researchers from the UK, Ireland and beyond to share their work. www.ukcellmicro.org

NOW OPEN 🔥 Registration and abstract submission for the British Society for Medical Mycology 60th annual meeting is now open!!. Science doesn't stop after ESCMID! come and join us in Glasgow in September!! #BSMM2026

Congratulations to Dr Sara Gago, Dr Abigail Lay, Dr Holly Lovegrove, and Dr Sara Federici, four early career researchers from The University of @manchester.ac.uk who have been backed by the Academy of Medical Sciences as part of their flagship £6.7 million Springboard programme.

Registration and abstract submission are now open for BSMM2026 Glasgow. @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social. Join us in Glasgow, 6th-8th September!

Check out Hannah Reid's new album 🍄🎻 with some spoken words by Fungi Foundation's Giuliana Furci www.hannahread.com/vol-2

Exeter led international collaboration given £4.5 million to tackle deadly fungal disease. The Mycology Bioimaging Initiative will remove critical barriers in fungal bioimaging and strengthen global capacity to tackle deadly fungal infections. Read more: buff.ly/s3MgPRX

Which aspect of your fungal research will you showcase? Submit an abstract to present a poster or a talk at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting in July. Share your work with others at our flagship scientific conference dedicated to fungal research. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html #BMS2026

Dr Riina Richardson has been elected President of the British Society for Medical Mycology. @fbmh-uom.bsky.social “This is an incredible opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, advocate for our field, unite researchers... and raise public awareness.” Well done, Riina!

Updated best practice guidelines for the diagnosis of serious fungal disease from the British Society for Medical Mycology now available: fhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S147330992500550X

We are recruiting a Research Tech! Funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social, join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) Deadline: 5th January www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

In just a weeks time @chownbioinf.bsky.social is cycling over 200km to the @bsmm-meeting.bsky.social in Norwich, to raise money for @aspertrust.bsky.social This is a huge feat, and for such a great cause. Please consider sponsoring Harry! www.justgiving.com/page/harry-c...

Very excited to announce launch of brand new journal npj Fungal Science! As EIC I'm joined by a fantastic board of academic editors from across the mycology field. You can learn more about the journal scope and submit your work here: www.nature.com/npjfungalsci/

We are recruiting two Research Associates! Funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social , join us to work on Mucorales adaption in collaboration with Becky Hall (University of Kent) www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... Deadline: 1st October

The abstract and scholarship deadline is fast approaching for the Keystone Fungal Pathogens meeting #KSFungalPath26 ! Submit your work by 16th Sept to join the fabulous line-up of invited speakers, featured in the video below (also includes submission links!) youtu.be/olUnNGEsqbk?...

Super excited to announce that MRC has funded a new Centre of Research Excellence in Exposome Immunology. Working together, Manchester and Oxford are going to tackle a major challenge of our times. For those who wonder what the Exposome is - see yesterday's posts! www.ukri.org/news/centre-...

Exciting opportunities to join me in this research will be coming soon! If you're passionate about understanding microbial evolution & tackling antimicrobial resistance, keep an eye out or feel free to get in touch. 🔬🧬 🍄 #AMR #Microbiology #Evolution

Interested in working on Mucorales adaptation? Thanks to new funding from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, we will have two postdoc and a technician positions advertised very soon! if interested, please get in touch for more information.

@manchester.ac.uk scientists studying invasive aspergillosis are the world’s most cited and the most prolific on the topic (National Library of Medicine). The University tops the global league table of publications and citations at 177 and 12,313 respectively. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...