Institute of Microbiology and Infection Tackling the global challenge of infectious diseases for the benefit of society
QS World University Subject Rankings released for 2023 University of Birmingham rises 30 places to be joint 62nd in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine.
30 October 2023 AI could be used to develop bioweapons if not regulated urgently A new report calls on governments to take urgent steps to manage the threat of artificial intelligence being used to develop bioweapons.
26 October 2023 Professor Lindsay Hall joins the Institute of Microbiology and Infection At the start of this academic year, we welcomed Professor Lindsay Hall as Chair of Microbiome Research in the Institute of Microbiology and Infection.
09 May 2023 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria contaminates whole ICU - study Almost one third of patients in a Chinese ICU infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing severe disease, new study reveals.
15 February 2023 Efficacy of BCG vaccine in reducing COPD exacerbations funded for £1.8M University of Birmingham researchers have received a £1.8M grant by the NIHR EME Programme investigating BCG vaccine efficacy in reducing COPD exacerbations.
21 November 2022 ‘Playbook’ sets out ways to fight back against antimicrobial resistance ‘Resistance breakers’ and better genetic tests are among new ways that scientists could address antimicrobial resistance, a new paper suggests.
20 October 2022 Monkeypox research to benefit from genetic coding lessons taken from Covid-19 Lessons from the genetic mutations which led to Covid-19 variants such as Alpha and Omicron could help scientists tackle similar changes in Monkeypox.
14 October 2022 New £30M research injection to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases Renewed National Institute for Health and Care Research Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre continue funds for developments around inflammatory diseases
22 September 2022 Food for our guts: human microbes feed on plant sugars A carbohydrate commonly found attached to plant proteins is a food source for the bacteria in our gut, new research suggests.