Policy news

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has welcomed the UK government’s new national action plan on antimicrobial resistance to protect people and animals from the risk of drug-resistant infections.

Applied Microbiology International has urged the UK government to take microbiological considerations into account when creating initiatives like the Sustainable Farming Incentive - warning that the potential benefits arising from such schemes will be limited otherwise.

On March 8, Applied Microbiology International (AMI) will host an exciting online event focusing on five women who founded their own companies, becoming successful entrepreneurs using their own research as a spin-out launchpad.

Innovations in technologies and practices, such as precision application, improving nutrient uptake and soil health, could lead to more efficient fertiliser use and reduce nutrient losses, according to a new report published by the UK government.

The UK’s Science, Innovation & Technology Committee has called for steps to develop the potential of bacteria-killing viruses - called bacteriophages or phages for short - that can provide an alternative to antibiotics that are attracting growing resistance.

Applied Microbiology International is calling on members to have their say after launching its first official Diversity & Inclusion strategy.

Applied Microbiology International has welcomed the UK’s return to Horizon Europe under a new agreement with the EU.

A new report looking at the distribution of STEM skills across the UK has found that roles in new and emerging STEM industries are disproportionately concentrated in London and the South East.

Professor James Ebdon reveals his experience of pitching bacteriophages to the Commons Science and Technology Committee.

Applied Microbiology International (AMI) member Shamik Roy was among a group of young scientists and engineers who quizzed government representatives at the Voice of the Future event this week.