First all-oral treatment for Trypanosoma brucei, a rare but deadly form of sleeping sickness - human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Fexinidazole offers safer, home-based care—now available free at specialized clinics in Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia & Zimbabwe

We had a huge response to our @mosquitoscotland.bsky.social citizen science reporting project last year, led by the brilliant Dr Georgia Kirby @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk. Thanks to all who took part and please keep the reports coming - we are learning so much!
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🆕 | We are pleased to announce that the 16 MSci degrees across the @uofglifesci.bsky.social portfolio have been awarded Advanced Accreditation by @royalsocbio.bsky.social.

The achievement comes three years on from the accreditation of our 16 BSc degrees.

🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvl...

We are recruiting!

Applications are open for Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in One Health Microbiology (Research & Teaching Track) grade 7/8/9.

To apply, visit www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-l...

#worldchangerswelcome

University of Glasgow Bacteriologists representing at #Microbio25 @uofgsii.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org

Day 1 of the @microbiologysociety.org Annual Conference was a success! Very proud of @uofgsii.bsky.social UG student Lucy Hunter presenting her final year project on sustainability in the microbiology curriculum. Lucy is very keen to collaborate with others in this area, reach out if interested 🌿🧫

Congratulations! So very well deserved! 🎉🥳🎉🥳

If you'd like to join me in being an advisor to @rspb.bsky.social there are four vacancies on the Communications and Engagement Committee. (Deadline Sun 6th April). Do flag up to anyone you think would be interested.
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Great time at #MicroBio25 with the University of Glasgow crew….. such a happy bunch doing awesome science!

Enjoyed today's Education and Outreach Symposium? Don't forget you can publish pedagogy articles in Access Microbiology, like this one -

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prize 2025 winners from the @blackinmicro.bsky.social are presenting their lecture, "If Not Now, When? Building a Community to Empower Black Microbiologists" at #Microbio25 at 14:05 BST. Read more about their work: microb.io/EDIPrizeWinn...

The @uofglasgow.bsky.social Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Prize 2025 winners present their lecture at #Microbio25 at 14:25 BST, "Embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into Biosciences Undergraduate Curricula through Staff-Student Partnerships." Read more here: microb.io/EDIPrizeWinn...

Excited to share our newly published paper on VR by-proxy in Virtual Reality Journal. A collaborative interdisciplinary project highlighting the use of VR in HE. @claireldonald.bsky.social @uofglifesci.bsky.social

This is a cross-college study involving colleagues from @uofgsii.bsky.social, @uofgsps.bsky.social and @uofglifesci.bsky.social.

📢 New paper klaxon!! Delighted to announce that our study, led by @nicolaveitchuofglt.bsky.social, investigating the use of #VirtualReality to teach practical laboratory skills by-proxy to biology students has been published in Virtual Reality @springernature.com link.springer.com/article/10.1...

A new book looks at the life of Marie Curie through the lens of some of the 45 women who passed through her laboratory.