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The Immune System Explained I – Bacteria Infection

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The Ebola Virus Explained — How Your Body Fights For Survival

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Prof. J Ball UoN: https://twitter.com/jonathankball

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Keep up to date on the latest news in Science

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Keep up to date on the latest news in Science

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BBC NEWS
Science: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science_and_environment
Health: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health

THE GUARDIAN
Science: https://www.theguardian.com/science

SCIENCE NEWS
Student Science:
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THE TELEGRAPH
Science: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/

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If you're considering a career in microbiology then societies such as these are a great way to get involved in the community:
- Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM)
http://www.sfam.org.uk/
- Society for General Microbiology
http://www.microbiologysociety.org/

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Great educational science channel on YouTube

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"free online classes" "math tutorials" "science tutorials" "online education" "video classes" "arts and humanities videos" "online lessons" "online learning"

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Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Our interactive practice problems, articles, and videos help students succeed in math, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics, finance, grammar, and many other topics.

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Collection of Microbiology related TED Talks

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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of microbiology

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Mostly when choosing their degree, a lot of people want to know how much money they can earn after completing it. So you can find out a list of the average scientific salaries and also the pay scale of a research scientist.

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The name doesn't sound very exciting but this new technique could revolutionise the way we manipulate genes!

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Carl Zimmer explains the CRISPR DNA editing system in 90 seconds

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Carl Zimmer, a science journalist, explains how the revolutionary new genome-editing tool CRISPR works. Zimmer is a columnist for The New York Times and the author of "A Planet of Viruses." Subscribe to BI: Science - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9uD-W5zQHQuAVT2GdcLCvg ----------------------------------------­---------- Follow BI Video on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1oS68Zs Follow BI Video On Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1bkB8qg Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/ ----------------------------------------­---------- Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the US.

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A lot of news such as the Ebola crisis, the newly emerged Zika virus and the problem of antibiotic resistance are dealt with by microbiologists working behind the scenes to solve the problems that microbes pose to humans and animals.

Without microbiologists we wouldn't have any of the vaccines for deadly diseases or any knowledge about the living things that we can't see!

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Just having a science degree can be invaluable and allow you access to so many interesting companies and jobs that use the skills and knowledge learnt over your three years of study.

Environmental Agency
They're in charge of all environmental affairs including flooding and waste. A career with them could lead to you becoming a water quality scientist, testing both waste and drinking water for hazardous chemicals and microbes.
There are lots of other jobs on offer as well as this!

Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
It does what it says on the tin and have many job opportunities both scientific and non scientific that can involve working in the marine environment and with animals.

World Health Organisation (WHO)
This group keep a close eye on circulating diseases and the quality of health systems across the world. A job with this company could lead you to travelling around the world!

Career Spotlight: Science Writer
Communicating science to the general public is important to spread awareness of important topics and letting people know what's going on in the science world. You could write for newspaper such as The Guardian or a science magazine such as New Scientist.

Descriptions of other jobs include such as becoming a science teacher and a long list of many others that can be found here.

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Although a lot of companies are open to recruiting graduates with just a degree, sometimes it is useful to have another qualification that can give you an extended set of skills. A PhD or masters may help to you to go into more senior roles, such as project management, or help you more easily get the job you want but it is better to get the qualifications when they are needed rather than be over qualified.

Senior Quality Control Microbiologist
This is a role that requires experience that comes with doing post- graduate studies and can lead to opportunities to work abroad with companies such as Genzyme who are based in the USA but also have a strand in the UK.

Research and Development
Companies such as Bayer are global and many of their roles in this area, like those in other companies, need a post-  graduate qualification that will give you the relevant experience and skills to take on the jobs they offer.

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Careers with a Specific Microbiology Degree

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Careers with a Specific Microbiology Degree

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With a degree in Microbiology there are so many careers to choose from that directly relate to this area.

GlaxSmithKline (GSK)
A large pharmaceutical company which has many career opportunities for microbiology graduates including quality assurance.

Unilever
One of the largest and most well known consumer goods companies. They have a huge variety of roles available for both graduates and undergraduates from placements to apprenticeships.

Career Spotlight: Field Microbiologist
This job role involves working for a company such as Serve Medical and travelling to different companies such as GSK and Unilever to test and decontaminate their clean rooms. These are essential for their research and manufacturing pharmaceuticals (GSK) which need to be carried out in places with very low levels of environmental contamination such as airborne microbes.

Other careers that are directly related to a Microbiology degree can be found here.