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19 Mar 2020

Antibiotic Use around the World

Antibiotic resistance is rising globally – between 2000 and 2015, antibiotic consumption in humans increased 65% when expressed in defined daily doses. Antimicrobials are also used in livestock production to maintain health and productivity. These practices contribute to the spread of drug-resistant pathogens in both humans and livestock, posing a significant public health threat. Researchers […]

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05 Dec 2019

A multi-sited, following approach: A means to study...

Surf the net, survey popular media, read scientific publications, drink bottled water, go to a conference, swim in the river:...

19 Nov 2018

Solo efforts will not curb antibiotic resistance

Shortly after it was revealed that antibiotics crucial to human medicine are still being used in “unacceptable” quantities on US livestock...

14 Nov 2018

AMR Symposium: Presentation Videos

In September 2018 the AMIS Programme hosted a symposium to highlight the work of early career scholars that are exploring...

26 Sep 2018

Social Science and AMR Research Symposium: Summary

At the beginning of September the AMIS team hosted a one-day Social Science in AMR Symposium at the British Academy.

12 Sep 2018
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Social Science and AMR Research Symposium: Event

The AMIS Programme hosted a work-in-progress symposium and networking event on 10 September 2018, at the British Academy.

20 Aug 2018

Antibiotic Angels: Seeing Green in Thailand’s Orange Orchards

How are antibiotics a kind of infrastructure that enable farmers to grow oranges in large orchards?

03 Aug 2018

Notes from the Field: Urban informal settlement, Kampala

‘We live with risk,’ he tells me, as we weave our way along the railway line that cuts through the...

26 Jul 2018

BMJ Opinion Piece: Antibiotics resistance and the modern...

On July 11, we, together with our colleagues Gwen Knight and Richard Stabler at LSHTM, published an opinion piece in...

01 Jun 2018

Anti-biosis? – Social and Cultural Inquiries into Human-Microbe...

Two of us from the AMIS Programme Team (Clare Chandler and Komatra Chuengsatiansup) are acting as associate editors for Palgrave...

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