News item announcing Biochemical Society's new Vice President, Professor Gurdyal Besra.

Dr Rebecca Drummond writes for The Conversation about meningitis infections, how it spreads and who is most at risk

This post-doctoral position will contribute to both complementary programmes, developing ‘broadband’ metagenomic sequencing capabilities for rapid detection and characterisation of emerging and unknow...

PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches

Barber Family | Meet the Microbes Saturday 22 November 2025, 11am – 2pm Drop-in Included in the cost of admission to Winterbourne Old Tool Shed, Winterbourne House and Garden Perfect for ages 4 – 10 a...

Four world-class teams awarded major BBSRC sLoLa grants to push the frontiers of discovery in microbiology, photosynthesis, gene regulation and quantum biology.

Long-term grant awarded to lead a pioneering investigation into one of the world’s most dangerous and understudied pathogens.

A national partnership with the NIHR Birmingham BRC, Oxford and Leeds will accelerate research to personalise treatment and tackle antimicrobial resistance.

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Assistant Professor (Research and Education) in Bacterial Genomics on jobs.ac.uk!

The British Mycological Society's Berkeley Award recognises an outstanding original scientific contribution to mycology by researchers at an early stage of their career.

New research lays groundwork for future studies exploring the role of probiotics in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control among preterm babies.

UKHSA has appointed Professor Robin May as Interim Chief Scientific Officer.

UKHSA has appointed Professor Robin May as Interim Chief Scientific Officer.

Nature Communications - This study reveals that an outer membrane protein from the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus forms a pentameric assembly that traps a lipid monolayer within. This allows...

Experienced science advisor to UK Government looking to ensure science and technology at the heart of Department policy

As sustainable development faces mounting threats, a new generation of “goalkeepers” are pioneering new approaches to keep progress alive

PhD in Microbial Genomics, exciting new Doctoral Training Programme in Microbial Genomics for Health Protection in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launches

Project will build on research that helped diagnostic labs to adopt sequencing capacity for COVID-19 and permit characterisation of future infectious threats

The Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine presents Birmingham researchers with their Fellowship awards.

Our researchers are developing fast and portable virus sequencing techniques to track viruses in areas with limited medical resources.

Akkermansia muciniphila is a friendly bacteria which is linked to good immune function.