2025 41st UBMA Conference at Harper Adams University

The 41st UBMA conference, organised by UBMA chair Victoria Talbot, took place April 9-11th 2025 at Harper Adams University. The conference was attended by Bioscience managers from across the UBMA membership and attendees enjoyed a diverse programme that included:...

UBMA Sustainability Round-Up

By Allison Hunter   Sustainability Organisations: UK: Two funders so far will be looking for sustainable lab practices as part of funding applications: Wellcome sets environmental sustainability standards for researchers Laboratories should achieve the minimum...
Speaker Profile: Lynn McIntyre

Speaker Profile: Lynn McIntyre

Lynn has a number of areas of specialism, including: food microbiology; food safety in poultry, meat, dairy and produce production (particularly Campylobacter, Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli); food preservation methods; evaluating the shelf-life of foods through...
Speaker Profile: Kevin Oxley

Speaker Profile: Kevin Oxley

Kevin began his career at the University of Sheffield in 1979 as a trainee Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer in the Department of Microbiology, undertaking various research projects and supporting teaching.  Highlights in this role include gaining an MPhil in the...
Speaker Profile: Arthur Nicholas

Speaker Profile: Arthur Nicholas

Arthur is a Trustee of the Science Council and a Specialist Advisor to the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC). During a long career as a professional Technician, Scientist and Management practitioner, Arthur became highly knowledgeable of and skilled in the...