News from our community

If you’re ready to make your next career move in microbiology, Applied Microbiology International's new Jobs Board is the perfect resource for you, whether you’re hunting for a new position in academia, industry, the public sector or beyond.

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to support a new mental health and well-being initiative which will see the popular Headspace App made available for free to all current and new members.

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam delivered fascinating insights during a Q&A session with early career scientists at the Applied Microbiology International Awards 2022.

Research at the University of Birmingham will begin in February 2023.

An International Capacity Building Fund allowed Adesiyan Ibukun Modupe to visit Germany in order to make use of the MuDoGer system.

Kelly Capper-Parkin used an Outreach and Engagement grant to demonstrate the art found in microbiology and beyond.

A Professional Development Support Grant enabled Isaac Olorunshola to gain some valuable skills - and experience an unexpectedly cold Botswana winter!

Weijie Zhou had given up help on attending a scientific conference before the end of their PhD, but thanks to an AMI Scientific Conference Abstract Scholarship, was able to attend an international conference!

Dr Cerith Jones used an AMI Small Research Projects and Equipment grant to purchase a vital piece of equipment in their investigations into antimicrobial activity of animal feed additives.

Project Report to Society for Applied Microbiology by Dr Elaine Cloutman-Green and Nicola Baldwin on The Nosocomial Project

In summer 2021, Sara Lawrence got the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of a research lab, as well as fieldwork.

The chance to find out the difference between undergraduate practical experiments and academic research was one of the most valuable insights from Eoin Barry's Summer Student Placement Scholarship.

Victoria Wootton's project was starkly different to the experiments carried out during an undergraduate degree, gaining valuable experience thanks to an SfAM Summer Student Placement Scholarship.

Pivoting to an all-online format at the last minute was a challenge, but SfAM’s support ensured we were able to deliver the best, most interactive, virtual Congress possible.

Michael Si-Hom Chau made use of an SfAM Summer Student Placement Scholarship to investigate anti-biofilm properties from medieval Welsh medicine and traditional Chinese medicine.

Işıl Ezman applied with their supervisor for an SfAM Summer Student Placement Scholarship

Sean Dynes made use of a Summer Student Placement Scholarship to explore how 3D printing can be used in medicine and microbiology.

Rachael Burton’s lab internship was at the University of Plymouth’s microbiology department with Dr Philip Warburton, funded by an SfAM Summer Studentship Grant.

Zoe Dunphy's lab internship was in Trinity College Dublin's microbiology department, funded by an SfAM Summer Studentship Grant.

Taylor Wellfare Reed looks back at their time as an SfAM Summer Student at the University of Sheffield.