At Applied Microbiology International we fundamentally believe that microbiology can solve the world’s greatest challenges and that global issues need to be solved by global teams. Teams that come from different disciplines within microbiology, from different stages of their careers and from both academia and industry. Collaboration is the key to scientific discovery. Our activities are centred around seven of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We are the oldest microbiology society in the UK and with more than half of our membership outside the UK, we are truly global, serving microbiologists based in universities, private industry and research institutes around the world. As a membership organisation we support those studying and working in the field of applied microbiology, from undergraduate and PHD students, to those entering the field of work and seasoned professionals in academia or industry, flourishing at the height of their careers. We’re also privileged to have members recognised globally for their work in applied microbiology, as honorary fellows, acting as our international ambassadors.