Press Releases
Warwick Biochemist awarded eight-year Fellowship for research into antibiotic drug resistance
Dr Melissa Webby, a biochemist from the University of Warwick, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award, to undertake world class research into new approaches to combat antimicrobial drug resistance.
New fellowships announced in UK-Japan partnership to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Two infectious disease experts have been selected to be Policy Fellows as part of a Japan-UK collaboration led by The University of Warwick to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
Changes in pig farming in the 20th Century spread antibiotic-resistant Salmonella around the world
Historical changes in pig farming led to the global spread of Salmonella, resistant to antibiotics – a new international study led by researchers at the University of Warwick suggests.
Antimicrobial resistance crisis: “Antibiotics are not magic bullets”
Dr James Gill, a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Warwick and a practising GP, will attend a pivotal event hosted at the House of Lords on Monday (April 29) focused on combating the global crisis of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
£1.5m donation drives UK-Japan collaboration in antimicrobial research
A £1.5 million donation will drive joint research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by scientists in the UK and Japan.
A “zinc” in the armour: could metal help combat common superbug?
A new study has shown that zinc plays a key role in a hospital superbug, that doctors struggle to treat due to its resistance to antibiotics.