BlueAdapt

A Horizon Europe project examining how climate change can impact coastal pathogens and human health.

Is antimicrobial resistance in rivers a public health risk?

This PhD project is investigating the public health implications of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in rivers and lakes across three novel studies.

Impacting UK government strategy on AMR

Our research has transformed understanding of how drug-resistant microbes spread in the environment, and directly influenced policy and practice.

Contributions to global AMR policy via the United Nations

Professor William Gaze  is either the sole adviser, or one of a handful of advisers globally, on AMR to UNEP, WHO and FAO. He is now a member of the…

Impact on EU policy on AMR

The Exeter team has worked with the European Environment Agency (EEA) and European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) to inform policy and regulation on AMR and the environment. The team’s…

Exploring understudied aspects of antimicrobial resistance

Generating the largest public database on antibiotic concentrations that increase AMR for individual compounds and antibiotic mixtures.

Macro-evolution in microorganisms: marine-terrestrial transitions as a case-study for adaptive radiations in bacteria

This £522k NERC-funded project seeks to improve our understanding of the ecological and evolutionary drivers of biodiversity in bacteria, which currently greatly lags behind that of animals and plants. Understanding…

PhD Research: Microplastics as Vectors of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Systems

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global threat to human health, with the environment playing an increasingly important role in the evolution and spread of AMR. Microplastics are ubiquitous in…

New video explains how GW4 is tackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistance using ‘One Health’ approach

19 Nov 2021

The GW4 Alliance’s response to the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – one of the greatest emerging threats to human health – is showcased in a new video.

Improving understanding of AMR in livestock systems: A conceptual framework

AMR: The issue with livestock  Antimicrobial usage (AMU) in livestock has been shown to be an important driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animals and is associated with resistance in humans,…

Exeter in GW4’s world-leading One Health approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance pandemic

16 Jun 2021

The GW4 Alliance (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter universities) formally launch their new ‘One Health’ antimicrobial resistance research consortium today. The World Health Organisation cites antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one…

A New Generation of Anti-Microbial Resistance Research

Described as “A Silent Tsunami”, anti-microbial resistance is one of the biggest threats to human health in our life time. It’s predicted that currently 700,000 people die due to AMR…