International membership
We offer slightly different membership options catered to those who live outside of the UK.
SfAM international
SfAM has members in over 70 countries around the world.
International capacity building fund
The purpose of the International Capacity Building (ICB) Fund is to provide resources to enhance education and training of applied microbiology in developing countries.
Microbiology literacy knowledge framework
"Microbiology literacy needs to become part of the world citizen job description." - Ken Timmis
cara
Cara works to help at-risk academics facing discrimination, persecution, suffering and violence around the world, and to advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions whose continuing work is at risk or compromised.
Some of our international activities:
A Germ's Journey
Dr Katie Laird and her team talk about the Germ's Journey project - that started out as a children's book and has grown into an international public engagement initiative.
A voice for Africa at Canadian Microbiome conference
Dr Chioma Blaise Chikere was awarded the SfAM President's Fund Grant earlier this year. Find out how this has furthered her career.
CaSE response to consultation on the impacts of international students in the UK
The Society for Applied Microbiology contributed to an evidence submission from the Campaign for Science and Engineering to the Migration Advisory Committee's consultation on the impact of international students in the UK
Policy Lunchbox: Access and Benefit sharing through the Nagoya Protocol
Katie Beckett from Regulatory Delivery joined us at Policy Lunchbox to shed some light on Access and Benefit Sharing of genetic resources.
Building for the future - urban vs. indigenous microbiota in Nigeria
Funmilola Ayeni’s visit to Bologna was funded by the SfAM International Capacity Building Fund. This grant provides resources for training and education in microbiology in developing countries. Funmilola tells us how this fund helped their research.
Building for the future - biodiversity in Nigerian palm wine fermentation
Chioma Amadi’s knowledge exchange was funded by the SfAM International Capacity Building Fund. This grant provides resources for training and education in microbiology in developing countries. Chioma gives us a quick report and tells us how they used this fund.
Building for the future - clean water for rural Mexico
Dr Bill Snelling’s water research in Mexico was funded by a Society of Microbiology (SfAM) International Capacity Building Fund. This grant provides resources for training and education in microbiology in developing countries. Dr Bill Snelling tells us why this fund was important to him.
Building for the future: Marwan's journey
Marwan Hussain's study in the UK was co-funded by the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) International Capacity Building Grant and the Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara). He shares why it was important to him.