Annual Conference 2026
13β16 April 2026
π¬ Are you working on AMR-related innovations?
We are planning a B2B partnering event to connect academic entrepreneurs with UK & Irish businesses in the AMR space, before Annual Conference 2026.
Register your interest today - microb.io/48ide4Q #Microbio26 #KnockingOutAMR
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Stakeholder consultations on the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP-AMR) next week - sign up here
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Cover of the BMS's Fungal Ecology journal
π£ Call for papers! Special issue of #FungalEcology on βFungal conservation: from knowledge to actionsβ co-edited by Susana C. GonΓ§alves @cfemycolab.bsky.social & Jonathan Cazabonne @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social. Deadline for manuscripts: 31 Jan 2026. Find out more: www.linkedin.com/company/brit...
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π¬ #imageoftheweek: Aspergillus fumigatus is a common mould found in soil, compost & indoors. Most people breathe it in daily & for those with weakened immune systems, it can cause serious illness. Drug-resistant strains are an emerging threat.
πΈ Kevin Mackenzie, Mark Stappers, Tina Bedekovic
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Support @chownbioinf.bsky.social's Tour de Fungi(!), raising money for the Aspergillosis Trust - a fantastic cause @aspertrust.bsky.social
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The morphology of R. silvicola sp. nov. strain CGMCC 2.7770T observed on YPD agar after 1βweek at 20βΒ°C includes colony morphology (a) and vegetative cells (b). Bars: 10βΒ΅m.
Rhodotorula silvicola sp. nov., a new yeast species from plant-associated substrates and mushroom. Published Open Access and fee-free in IJSEM using a Publish and Read agreement: doi.org/10.1099/ijse... #IJSEM #PublishAndRead
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Welcome @imperialfungal.bsky.social !
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People working in a laboratory. Text says Apply for an EDIC grant. Up to Β£1,000 - open to members and non-members. Apply by 14 September 2025
Do you want funding to provide specific support to underrepresented communities to work or study in the biosciences? Then apply for an Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Culture (EDIC) grant before 14 September 2025!
Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/edic-grant.h...
#EDI #BiosciencesForAll
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AI-generated drawing of a woman looking through a microscope with DNA and fungi drawn in the background. The text contains the same content as the bsky post.
My group at is hiring a PhD student to explore how fungal pathogens that live in the environment will adapt their genomes, acquire new phenotypes, and perhaps even increased infectivity as a result of climate change. Please share!
More info and applications at @ jobs.uni-jena.de/vrbup
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Group photo of the BMS conference participants in front of the Royal Holloway University of London.
Inspired by last weekβs Student Research Conference & Annual Scientific Meeting #BMS2025? Become a BMS member and help promote fungal science. Learn more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/membership-c...
Submit your mycology research and field studies to BMS journals: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/publications...
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A circular logo featuring a human, livestock animal, tree and crops facing an aspergillus fumigatus conidiophore.
At the network launch event in April, we announce a competition for ECRs to design our logo. It is with great pleasure that we can now share the finished product, based on a winning design by @chownbioinf.bsky.social !
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Call for papers on Fungal Pathogenesis, including fungal AMR.
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#FlemingFund - hearing grave concerns about its abolition from the #AMR community.
And not convinced by "function is continuing just not form"
@bsacandjac.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social #AntiMicrobialResistance #PublicHealth #OneHealth
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Professor Robin May will join UKHSA as Interim Chief Scientific Officer in September
Weβre pleased to welcome Professor Robin May as UKHSAβs Interim Chief Scientific Officer from September.
Robin joins us from @foodgov.bsky.social, bringing expertise in public health threats, and continues as Professor of Infectious Disease at @unibirmingham.bsky.social.
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AMI to recruit second cohort of Junior Editors and Reviewers
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has launched a recruitment drive for Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers as part of its mission to nurture early career talent.
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has launched a recruitment drive for Junior Editors and Junior Reviewers as part of its mission to nurture early career talent.
Read more: www.the-microbiologist.com/news/ami-to-...
Download full details and apply: appliedmicrobiology.org/about/our-te...
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Join us today for the latest AMR in Focus webinar, 'Taking STRIDES: The value of diagnostics against AMR'. The webinar is free, and all are welcome to attend. Register before 10:30 BST today to attend: microb.io/4estktQ
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π Join the fight against antimicrobial resistance!
Be a part of the #TARGetAMR community - connect, share, and act with global experts tackling AMR together. π¬
π‘ Your voice matters.
π Join us: www.targetamr.org.uk/community/
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Microbiology Society responds to UK aid cuts affecting global AMR programme
17 July 2025
UK aid cuts to the Fleming Fund threaten global progress against AMR. We urge the UK Government to restore long-term support for AMR surveillance in LMICs. Find out more in our news story: microb.io/45fIq1R
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Journal of Applied Microbiology Calls for Papers, Oxford University Press
Do you have research on tackling antimicrobial resistance? π¦
Journal of Applied Microbiology and @amiposts.bsky.social are calling for papers on Mitigation of Resistance and Alternatives to Antimicrobials.
If you have a relevant paper, now's the time to share it: https://oxford.ly/44xukIw
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For current and recent undergrads - two of these internships focus on Ash Dieback, caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus
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π’ RSB members - there's only a week to get your applications for our regional events and/or outreach and engagement grants - both close this Sunday 6 July!
Find out more and apply today: my.rsb.org.uk/services.php...
#EventGrants #OutreachAndEngagement #CitizenScience
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The APEX Awards, jointly awarded with the @britishacademy.bsky.social and the @raeng.org.uk, are now open for applications, giving independent researchers the opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary research. Applications now close on 09 September: #RSGrants royalsociety.org/grants/apex-...
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External Event Grant
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External Event Grant Awards of up to Β£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 Sept β 31 Dec 2025. Apply now before 01 July at 23:59- microb.io/453Lo8W
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Banner advertising the BMS Talk on 9th June, with a photo of the speaker, Sandra Varga
Arbuscular mycorrhizal #fungi form mutually beneficial relationships with plant roots, supporting #plant growth. Join us online on 9th June to hear from Sandra Varga about research into the use of #AMF in #agriculture: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/bms-talks.html
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Lots of opportunities popping up in #medicalmycology !
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Join us this week for #MycoTalks with Andrew Alspaugh and Erica Washington.
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Thursday 26 June
π 16:00 UK time
π» Via Zoom
Register for FREE here: universityofexeter.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Two postdoc roles in Medical Mycology at Exeter!
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Register your interest in Knocking Out AMR
The Knocking Out AMR project aims to bring together everyone who works in AMR, whoever they are and wherever they are.β― If you work in AMR, fill out this form to register your interest and keep up toβ¦
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis. The Knocking Out AMR project seeks to promote feasible and effective solutions to AMR. Get involved with the Knocking Out AMR project by registering your interest - microb.io/40g484K
#KnockingOutAMR
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BSPP supports the global plant pathology community through research, education, funding & policy work. Founded in 1981, we champion plant health to protect ecosystems & food security. ππΏ www.bspp.org.uk
Fungal & oomycete plant pathology. BioInformatics, genetics, biochemistry & cell biology for the discovery of novel fungal control methods. Views are my own
Lecturer in Fungal Disease Biology, Manchester Fungal Infection Group, The University of Manchester
Researcher at the University of Warwick, investigating fungal genomes for natural product discovery.
Research group, mostly based at UKCEH Wallingford, using molecular techniques to understand function, and dynamics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Particular interest in #AMR, #eDNA & #microbial #ecology
We work to raise awareness of the importance of fungi and foster action to ensure their persistence and continued benefits to the environment and society.
Dr of Ecology
Conservation Mycologist
Member @iucnfungi.bsky.social
One teenage boy ππ₯βοΈ, two black cats πΎ
#CitizenScience #Bioinvasions #UrbanBiodiversity #Conservation #SustainableUse
Reuniting #WomenInMycology
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Aspergillosis Trust is the only charity that aims to raise awareness for early diagnosis, treatment and improved outcomes for all patients suffering from Aspergillosis.
Environmental Molecular Microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology on #AMR in bacterial and fungal microbial communities
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/isobel-stanton
PhD student at Wageningen University & the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL) | Triazole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus | Steunfractielid PvdA Wageningen
Mycoses Study Group Education & Research Consortium champion evidence-based diagnoses, prevention, treatment & management. funguseducationhub.org and msgerc.org
Medical microbiologist
AFST / mycology / Epidemiology
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Interested in plant pathology, fungal development, cell biology. I study a disease called rice blast and work at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Views my own.
L. GonzΓ‘lez-Candelas & A. R. Ballester #postharvest #pathology #citrus #apple #Penicillium #Aspergilli #molecularbiology #mycotoxins. Opinions by our own
3rd year PhD student at @mrccmm.bsky.social MRC CMM with
βͺ@neil-gow.bsky.social and Elaine Bignell investigating the impact of antifungal drugs on the immune response to Candida (He/Him)
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute. Explore-Study-Preserve-Apply. Enriching and expanding the world's most excellent microbial biological resource centre.
π: https://wi.knaw.nl/
The Institute of Microbiology and Infection within the University of Birmingham is home to world-class research, from model-organism biology to translational bacteriology