Global mycology community calls to combat drug‑resistant fungi
Fifty researchers from across the world have joined forces to create a new five-step plan to protect vulnerable patients from...
MRC Centre for Medical Mycology
Exeter led international collaboration given £4.5 million to tackle deadly fungal disease
An international collaboration led by the University of Exeter has been awarded £4.5 million to help improve understanding of fungal diseases that kill 2.5 million people each year. The funding from Wellcome...
TB harnesses part of immune defence system to cause infection
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and...
Tackling deadly fungal threats: Global training empowers clinicians and lab technicians
Twenty-four clinicians and laboratory technicians have enrolled in a bespoke training programme designed to strengthen the diagnosis and treatment of deadly fungal...
£17.9 million research grant to discover new treatments for fungal diseases gets underway
A team of leading infectious disease scientists from academia and industry have been awarded £17.9 million to identify new drugs...
Exeter secures £3.3 million grant to investigate treatment and prevention of eczema
A team of researchers led by the University of Exeter have been awarded a £3.3 million grant by the Medical...
The growing threat of fungal infections – and how to mitigate the global impact of disease
As fans await the second series of the TV drama “The Last of Us” airing on Monday, which imagines a...
International collaboration raises funding to combat escalating threat of fungal AMR
A new collaboration between the University of Exeter and a leading health and life sciences institution in Latin America will...
Exeter joins forces with UK government facilities to tackle high level infectious threats
The University of Exeter is a key partner in the newly launched Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Partnership , which will...