CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS INVITED TO APPLY TO TAKE PART IN THE SMALL WORLD INITIATIVE

The Society for General Microbiology is looking for universities* and schools to join our exciting new venture into the world of drug discovery. The Small World Initiative will give the general public, students and educators in the UK and Ireland the opportunity to work with scientists as part of a global initiative to discover new antibiotics from soil bacteria.

We are looking for 10 universities and five school and university partnerships who are passionate about practical microbiology to join us in this Initiative, during which groups of students will undertake authentic research, hoping to find the next new antibiotic. What we want from the universities and schools is enthusiasm for the subject. The Society will provide the rest!

Institutions in the UK and Ireland are eligible to apply. The closing date for applications is 30 April 2015.

You can find further details and application forms for the undergraduate scheme and the school and university partnership scheme, on our website. If you have any questions, please contact the Education and Outreach Team at smallworld@sgm.ac.uk, or on 0207 685 2682.

* Research Institutions are also welcome to apply.

Find out more about the Small World Initiative.