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Last month was Women’s History Month, taking place annually throughout the month of March. It aims to highlight and reflect on the many, but often over-looked, achievements made by women throughout history – which have paved the way for the women of today. In this episode, to mark the month, we caught up with Society Champion and microbiologist, Dr Linda Oyama. Linda discusses her insights as a woman in science, by diving into some of her experiences, as well as her passion for outreach with young girls. To keep up with Linda, you can find her on X @LindaOyama.

 Dr Claas Kirchhelle from University College Dublin will be giving the Hot Topic Lecture: "Faecal Flows – a very short history of microbiology, sewers, and Britain's rivers (ca.1850-2023)" at this years Annual Conference. Clare spoke to Claas to find out how he's feeling ahead of his lecture and to pick his brain about his intriguing research area. If you're at Annual Conference this year, you can catch Claas' Hot topic Lecture at 8:45 on Thursday 11 April. Alternatively, Claas' lecture will be available online after Annual Conference.Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay You can download a full transcript of the podcast here.

In aid of The International Day of Women and Girls in Science Clare spoke to Professor Iruka Okeke and Professor Judith Armitage to discuss women in science. In this episode they discuss the importance of mentors, promotions in academia and the inequalities of maternity leave and Clare gains valuable insights from Judy and Iruka's impressive careers.  To keep up with Judy and Iruka, you can find them on X @Armitage_Judy and @iruka_okeke.Follow this link to read Judy's Microbial Primer.Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay. 

In this episode of Microbe Talk Clare is joined by Rick Mumford, Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor & Deputy Director of Science Evidence & Research at the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). They chat about research and surveillance of foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR), delivering on the 5-year National Action Plan and look to the future of foodborne AMR. If you’d like to read Rick’s paper, ‘Foodborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research and surveillance in the UK: priorities identified through the Food Standards Agency’s AMR programme review (2023)’ published in Journal of Medical Microbiology, the Society’s interdisciplinary journal for medical, veterinary and dental microbiology, you can do so here. If you’d like to keep up to date with the FSA’s science news, publications and research partnership opportunities you can sign up to their newsletter here.If you’d like to get involved in tackling AMR you can find out more information on our Knocking out AMR project and register your interest on our website.Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from PixabayA full transcript is available on our website.

It’s the final episode of 2023 so Clare, Katie and Adam got together to discuss their favourite Microbe Talk moments of 2023 and what they’re most looking forward to in 2024. If you want to listen back to any of the podcast episodes mentioned in the podcast you can find these below: The bacteriophage: is the enemy of our enemy a friend?Dr John Munnoch discusses dyslexiaCRISPR - Cas9 Takes on AMR PlasmidsConversations on Collaboration: Elaine Cloutman-Green on working across microbiology's disciplinesAnnual Conference 2023: Demystifying Science PolicyGetting to grips with industry careers Conversations on Collaboration: Hilary Lappin-Scott on cultivating international partnershipsConversations on Collaboration: Sir Paul Nurse on collaborative working and Horizon EuropeBactobio collaborationGet involved – Annual Conference video If you’re interested in getting involved in our Knocking out AMR project you can find out more here. You can find a full transcript of the podcast on our website. Music by Yurii Kohut from Pixabay 

In this episode of Microbe Talk, Policy and Engagement Officer Katie chats to Dr Tina Joshi and Dr Catrin Moore, the Microbiology Society members leading on the Society’s brand new antimicrobial resistance (AMR) project, Knocking Out AMR. In this episode, Katie, Tina and Catrin talk about what the new project is, how it came to be, and how people can get involved.If you are interested in opportunities for organisations to collaborate with the Microbiology Society, please email knockingoutamr@microbiologysociety.org or to register your individual interest please visit the Knocking out AMR webpage. To find out about the latest updates, follow us on Twitter @MicrobioSoc using the hashtag #KnockingOutAMR.You can follow Dr Catrin Moore on Twitter at @catmoore_1 and Dr Tina Joshi at @tinaljoshiMusic: ‘Relaxed Vlog (Night Street)’ by Ashot Danielyan from PixabayYou can read the full podcast transcript here.