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    Welcome

    We promote and support the extensive microbiology community at Norwich Research Park

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    Research

    With such a large microbiology community on one campus, there is a huge variety to the research we do. The focus of our work can be categorised into six broad and interdisciplinary themes.

    Research
  • People

    We represent over 100 microbiology research groups and lecturers, studying diverse topics from antimicrobial resistance and infection to genomics and biogeochemistry

    People

The Centre for Microbial Interactions is a showcase of the work from over 100 microbiology research groups at Norwich Research Park. Our work generates significant discoveries and breakthroughs year-on-year to tackle some of the major challenges facing our planet and the people that live on it.

We encompass a wide range of research themes from antimicrobial resistance and genomics to biotechnology and infection, with applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, food, energy and climate change. Our work also spans a variety of scales – from interactions within a cell, to those between microorganisms, and those with hosts and environments.

The Centre for Microbial Interactions will drive high-quality research and innovation to address grand challenges, whilst fostering interactions within and beyond Norwich Research Park to build microbiology communities.

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Norwich Research Park is home to six partner organisations: the University of East Anglia, John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory, Quadram Institute, Earlham Institute and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals – making Norwich one of the world’s leading sites for microbiology.