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Call for input: UK government to overhaul fertiliser regulation
Applied Microbiology International is calling on members to contribute after the UK government proposed a major overhaul of fertiliser regulation through a new framework: the UK Fertilising Product Regulations (UK FPR).
Applied Microbiology International named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for third consecutive year
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has been named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 list for the third consecutive year, recognising the organisation’s continued commitment to staff wellbeing, flexibility and inclusive working culture.
Voice of the Future: Inspiring conversations at the science-policy interface
Earlier this year, Suparna Mitra and Alan Koh took part in the Royal Society of Biology’s Voice of the Future event at Parliament, representing AMI. Here they reflect on the experience and what they took away from it.
The First Microbiome Symposium of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean – new success for the COBRE Center for Microbiome Sciences
The inaugural Microbiome Symposium of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean marked a major milestone for microbiome science in the region and reinforced Puerto Rico’s growing leadership in interdisciplinary biomedical research, says chair Filipa Godoy-Vitorino of the University of Puerto Rico.
Protected areas that help wildlife often do little for the soil fungi that plants depend on
Scientists built the most comprehensive models ever of the ranges of 2,858 important fungal species and compared them with the world’s protected landscapes. More than half of these critical underground organisms are less protected than if conservation areas had been drawn at random.
LAMECS 2026 set to bring the next generation of microbiologists to Manchester
The future of applied microbiology takes centre stage in Manchester next month as the Letters in Applied Microbiology Early Career Scientist Research Symposium (LAMECS) returns for its fifteenth year.
Fertile ground: The rise of soil viral ecology
Soil viral ecology has been one of the most neglected areas of microbiology, but technological advances are opening up fertile new frontiers, says AMI Healthy Land Advisory Group member and CNRS researcher Christina Hazard.
From Helicobacter pylori to the AMR crisis: our interview with JAM Microbiology in Health and Disease Lead Editor Liang Wang
We get to know Professor Liang Wang, who has just been appointed as new Lead Editor in Microbiology in Health and Disease at the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Ten years on, the Nagoya Protocol on sharing genetic resources is still confusing scientists - so here’s some much-needed guidance
More than a decade after the Nagoya Protocol, which aims to fairly share the benefits of utilizing genetic resources, became law, scientists still face practical challenges and confusion. A new guide provides universally applicable frameworks for anyone working with biological resources.
Happy 100th birthday! Eight inspiring quotes from Sir David Attenborough
Happy centenary! As Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday today, we dig up some of his most famous quotes that celebrate the vital role that microbes and their ecosystems play on planet Earth.
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