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Eight inspiring women who work in infection

March 2024: Read the piece - published on International Women's Day 2024 - which highlighted the work of eight women researchers at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø who are working to understand challenges in infections affecting in women and what can be done to combat them. 

Event summary: Novel diagnostics for infectious diseases

In March 2024, leading experts from academia, industry and the public sector came together to share insights into novel diagnostics for infectious diseases. Read about the innovative technologies presented & the common themes that emerged.

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Meet seven researchers working to end TB

March 2023: On World TB Day 2023, the Institute interviewed seven researchers working to end TB through understanding immune response & HIV co-infections, prioritising interventions, improving diagnosis, implementing latent screening programmes

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A fungus in nature

How to fight fungal infection: the path of yeast resistance

September 2023: Read about fungal science researchers exploring the impacts of fungi on human health, wildlife, natural ecosystems, food security, and global trade policies.

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Retrovirology Symposium - July 2023

A celebration of 60 years of collaborative HTLV-1 and HIV research

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Blog post: Dr Fadil Bidmos on bacterial meningitis vaccines

Learn about Dr Fadil Bidmos's work to develop novel and cheap-to-produce vaccines against bacterial meningitis

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World Encephalitis Day 2023: Meet the researchers

Dr Nick Davies and Dr Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu talk about their encephalitis research

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Impacts of AI on AMR: Common themes and challenges

Event summary: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Common themes and challenges that emerged

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Economics of Pandemic Preparedness

Economics of Pandemic Preparedness: New report highlights key themes.

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Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week - November 2023

AMR Awareness Week - nov 2023

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17th Hamlyn Symposium on Medical Robotics

31 July 2025

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