You cannot deliver a 10 Year Health Plan without the right workforce. That message ran through several events I attended at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool this week, as the government consi...

The UK is already a life sciences powerhouse. The choice now is where to focus, and how to turn that strength into better care and lasting economic growth. That was my main takeaway from today’s dis...

Med+ 2026

A first of its kind in the UK, the Liverpool Accelerate Laboratory will be open to industry and academics to develop innovative new treatments using human organ

Study uncovers new mechanism behind immune cell response

This month, we are delighted to announce that we will lead MEDATA, a £13 million doctoral training programme that will equip healthcare professionals with advanced data science skills to improve medic...

Wortley Montagu popularised the Turkish practice of ‘variolation’, kickstarting the global battle against smallpox.

A 12-year LSTM study in Uganda reveals persistent schistosomiasis and progressive liver damage in endangered chimpanzees, despite annual treatment.

Encephalitis International funds research grants for encephalitis research projects, including collaborative fellowship opportunities.

Europe needs to improve its preparedness and control efforts as the risk of mosquito-borne diseases increases, with West Nile virus (WNV) continuing to spread to new regions and invasive mosquito spec...

£13m to support the next generation of healthcare researchers

Researchers recommend how to tackle vaccine misinformation

In people with NMDAR encephalitis and prolonged impairment of consciousness, full or substantial recovery was reached in approximately two-thirds of cases. Consequently, early assessment of treatment ...

It was great to have Prof. Mike Griffiths (University of Liverpool & University of Sydney) in for the first batch release of the TRIM project, co-led by Tom Solomon CBE FRCP FMedSci (University of Liv...

The first participant has been randomised in the UMIT-2 clinical trial at Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Türkiye, marking a major milestone in the global fight against Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever...

Welcome to the homepage for the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).

It's the final months to apply for our MSc in Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool by the deadline of 11 September 2026 (course starts 28 September 2026). The MSc offers the opportunity to deve...

Encephalitis International funds research grants for encephalitis research projects, including collaborative fellowship opportunities.

Using AI to provide new insights into why Ebola outcomes differ between patients

Professor Tom Solomon appointed trustee of the Science Museum Group