IUMS - International Union of Microbiological Societies
IUMS is one of the unions of the International Science Council (ISC) which is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils. IUMS was founded in 1927 as the International Society of Microbiology, and became the International Association of Microbiological Societies affiliated to the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) as a Division in 1967. It acquired independence in 1980 and became a Union Member of ICSU in 1982. ICSU (the International Council for Science) together with the International Social Science Council (ISSC) has merged into ISC since 2018. Read further on the objectives, the goal and activities of the Union.
IUMS Congresses 2022
The next IUMS congresses will be organized by the Royal Dutch Society of Microbiology and Dutch Society of Medical Microbiology and they will take place on July 18-22, 2022 in the congress centre Ahoiy in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Letter of the IUMS president
Dear fellow microbiologist,
The next IUMS congress is planned for 2022 in The Netherlands and we hope that by then we can meet in person and communicate with our colleagues and our students. Please note that members of IUMS member societies will get a reduction in the registration fee!! Read here the complete message by Eliora Z. Ron IUMS President
Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact
The Nature Research Awards celebrate early career researchers, whose work has made, or has the potential to make, a positive impact on the global challenges.In 2021 we invite applications from early career researchers (please see criteria below) working in these areas:
- Food security, water security and/or energy security – ensuring a long term,sustainable supply of either food, water or energy.
- Healthcare interventions – the assessment, improvement or promotion of humanhealth.
- Environmental protection – protection of the natural environment on land and waterincluding the repair of damage.
- Climate change – slowing climate change and adapting to what’s unavoidable.
- Sustainable cities – building green, liveable cities that last.
View the Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact page
the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting
The next ASM meeting is being held on May 31st – June 3rd 2021 as a hybrid event, with face-to-face components taking place in Melbourne, Australia. The Organising Committee have invested heavily in a virtual platform that will ensure the meeting is engaging and interactive for virtual delegates that cannot travel due to COVID-19. We are excited to use this opportunity to connect with fellow Microbiologists worldwide and expand our global community, facilitating future collaborations.
The meeting will explore a broad range of Microbiology topics and include plenary presentations from:
- Prof. Elisabeth Grohmann
- Prof. Graham Hatful
- Prof. David Murdoch
- Prof. Ferric Fang,
- and many more!
Further information about the conference can be viewed on our website, https://www.theasmmeeting.org.au/.