Institute of Microbiology and Infection Tackling the global challenge of infectious diseases for the benefit of society
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award: Professor Alan McNally and Professor Nick Loman for their work during the pandemic
24 April 2020 University Professor appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to Food Standards Agency University of Birmingham microbiology expert Professor Robin May has been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser to the Food Standards Agency.
16 March 2020 Faecal Microbiota Transplants successfully treat patients with C.diff A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile (C.diff) infection.
20 February 2020 Birmingham named one of just six new Life Sciences Opportunity Zones The Birmingham Health Partners ecosystem has been awarded Life Sciences Opportunity Zone status by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
15 January 2020 Probiotic drink could offer new way to combat antibiotic resistance Probiotic drink could offer new way to combat antibiotic resistance
16 December 2019 University of Birmingham researcher wins prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship Dr Naa Dei Nikoi has won a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship to advance work on a novel method of drug delivery for diseases that can cause loss of vision.
25 November 2019 Rapid test for gonorrhoea and chlamydia to be developed by University of Birmingham spinout Rapid test for gonorrhoea and chlamydia to be developed by University of Birmingham spinout
15 November 2019 Old Joe to turn blue to mark World Antibiotic Awareness Week The face of the University of Birmingham's 'Old Joe' Clock tower will be lit blue to shine a light on the work scientists are doing to discover new ways to prevent and treat drug-resistant bacterial infections.
23 October 2019 UK and China scientists developing new drugs to fight tuberculosis UK and China scientists developing new drugs to fight tuberculosis
25 September 2019 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow appointed to undertake research into antibiotic resistance Dr Enea Sancho-Vaello has been appointed as a Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Dr Jessica Blair, Institute of Microbiology and Infection.
28 August 2019 New antimicrobial coating could be key in fight against hospital-acquired infections Scientists at the University of Birmingham have created an antimicrobial coating for steel surfaces which has proven to rapidly kill bacteria that cause some of the most common hospital-acquired infections.
19 July 2019 Award success for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham's Founders' Awards The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is delighted to announce that at the University's Awards for Excellence 2019 colleagues from across the College were awarded three of the evening's five awards.
04 July 2019 BactiVac receives research award at the prestigious Antibiotic Guardian Awards 2019 The University of Birmingham-hosted BactiVac Network attended the Antibiotic Guardian Awards and received an award under the Research category on 27 June 2019 in Solihull.