Join us at the University of Liverpool for the fourteenth Letters in Applied Microbiology Early Career Scientist Research Symposium – a day designed especially for students and early career researchers in microbiology.

Whether it’s your first time presenting, your first research symposium, or just a chance to meet new peers, this event offers a welcoming space to share your work, explore career paths, and hear from inspiring voices across academia, industry and policy.

Expect a mix of short talks, posters, and our friendly 3-mins 3-slides competition, plus our incredible keynote speaker Dr Claudia Igler will explore the future of phage therapy, and our awesome line-up in the panel session will tackle the real questions around careers in research and beyond.

Networking is a big part of the day – with plenty of time to connect over lunch, during the poster session, and throughout the exhibition space. You’ll have the chance to chat with speakers, the AMI team, and exhibitors, including representatives from membership, publishing, science communications, policy, and beyond.

Financial support is available for members via the AMI Student Travel Bursary – we encourage applicants to seek department or supervisor support first so we can prioritise those who need it most.

And don’t forget to tag your experience using #LAMECS2025 on social media to keep the conversation going.

The AMI ECS Symposium made presenting my PhD research in-person for the first time an enjoyable experience thanks to the friendly, encouraging audience of fellow early career scientists. It was also a great opportunity to network and find out about the breadth of interesting applied microbiology research being undertaken by other PhD researchers.

ECS Symposium attendee

It was a great event, very welcoming and supportive, great to talk to so many people and hear about such a broad range of topics being researched.

ECS Symposium attendee

Thoroughly enjoyed this conference and a fantastic selection of many different research areas. The perfect number of presentations to maintain focus and plenty of time to meet fellow ECS colleagues and network.

ECS Symposium attendee

It was a very enjoyable day, and the staff were very friendly. I was very nervous when I first arrived as I had no idea what to expect, but everyone was so lovely.

ECS Symposium attendee

The ECS symposium last year was my first oral presentation outside of my department. It was a great experience; everyone was really friendly and supportive, I had lots of questions which was fantastic to get some other views on my work. The whole event was a really welcoming and interesting day, packed with brilliant talks and posters from lots of ECS’s doing fascinating research. The opportunity to present my work to fellow early career scientist was very confidence inspiring and a big thing to put on my CV, especially as I won a prize as well!

ECS Symposium attendee

 

Accessibility and Inclusion Statement

AMI is an inclusive organisation that seeks to place diversity and inclusion at the heart of all events. AMI is keen to encourage and enable as many people as possible to attend our events. If you would like to discuss accessibility, please contact us and we will do our very best to meet your requirements. The 2025 Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium aims to provide informative and inspirational talks on emerging topics within the field of applied microbiology and intersectional conversations that promote the inclusion and progression of marginalised groups in STEM. AMI has organised the practical arrangements for the symposium in a way that AMI hopes fosters inclusion and respect. AMI welcomes any feedback from symposium attendees on how we might achieve any further improvements for future events.