Adam Leaver, Richard Goulding and Jonathan Silver launch a new public interest report on the Manchester Life partnership between Manchester City Council and the Abu Dhabi United Group.

The people who administer the work of universities are known as professional services staff, or PS for short. As if their work was some sort of additional postscript to what universities do.

By Amy BirssISME is back!!! Every two years the International Society for Microbial Ecology descends on a city, creating a hotspot for the kind of people who get excited about organisms you can't see ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics calls the recommendation on measles, mumps and rubella shots "dangerous".

By Jose CachayOne of the most rewarding experiences during my PhD was attending the International Summer School at IIT Bombay. It had not been part of my original plans, but I had decided to apply, an...

Our very own John Howard presented at Pint of Science at the Neepsend Social Club last night with a fantastic talk entitled

The urban horticulture professor designed the wildflower planting in the Tower of London's moat.

By Luke RichardsonAnother year has passed, and just slightly less important than Christmas and Mum’s birthday is the Microbiology Society Annual Conference. This year, myself and José Cachay flew to s...

President’s move, dubbed Trump Always Chickens Out, appears to have soured as he loses hold on situation in Iran

Both Ali and Helen had their PhD viva examinations, one day apart. Here's what they had to say about it...Ali The day finally came that I would defend the research I conducted over the coarse of the m...

Microbial communities play a key role in biogeochemical transformations in a wide range of ecosystems, but they also hold significant potential to enh…

When research outgrows the laboratory, the transition to industrial infrastructure marks a pivotal shift from theoretical discovery to practical application.

by Luke Richardson after MMEG 2025Occasionally, the life of an academic does feature some excitement: a conference. Now, I’ll take any opportunity to leave our windowless, underground lab (ironically ...

by John HowardMembers of the Pandhal Lab recently attended the Molecular Microbial Ecology Group Meeting (MMEG) 2025 at the University of Birmingham to share their own research and see what’s going on...

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