Antibiotic Research UK calls for change in behaviour to reduce antibiotic prescribing, launches new campaign: What’s bugging you this winter?

bowhouse ANTRUK announcements, Press Release

York, UK, 8th December 2021 / Over-prescribing of antibiotics is a major contributor to increasing levels of antibiotic resistant infections. Antibiotic prescription rates rise every winter but new data from the charity Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) and Costello Medical shows how the annual rise in winter prescribing can be reduced. To sustain this reduction in prescribing, ANTRUK is launching its …

Great University Science Quiz

Great University Science Quiz; getting quizzy with it

Anthony Mitchell Get involved, Research

Antibiotic Research UK was thrilled to host the 2021 Great University Science Quiz on Wednesday 24 November. The online event starred celebrity comedian Cerys Nelmes as the host. Pre-recorded quiz rounds by celebrity scientists Dr Kat Arney, Professor Monica Grady and Professor Jim Al-Khalili were a huge success. Players and teams from 14 different universities across the UK were really …

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The Big Give Christmas Challenge doubles donations

Anthony Mitchell ANTRUK announcements, Donate, Get involved

the Big Give Christmas challenge is once again offering you the opportunity to make your generous donation go even further. The Christmas Challenge is the UK’s biggest match funding campaign. All you have to do is make a donation through this link between midday 30 November and midday 7 December and it will be doubled! What will your Big Give …

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Well Pharmacy partners with Antibiotic Research UK in a bid to keep antibiotics working

bowhouse ANTRUK announcements

Well Pharmacy has joined forces with the charity Antibiotic Research UK for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) to encourage patients to be antibiotics aware this winter to drive better health outcomes in the communities they serve. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on health and highlighted the importance of infection management. Antibiotics are important medications that fight infections and …

Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell

Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, becomes Antibiotic Research UK Patron

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements

We are pleased to reveal during the 2021 WHO’s World Antimicrobial Awareness Week that the 98th Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell has agreed to become Patron of Antibiotic Research UK. He follows on the patronship from his predecessor Dr John Sentamu. Our charity has had strong York and North Yorkshire involvement since the charity’s creation in 2014. We know how …

York Rotary Club’s 2022 Dragon Boat Race Challenge – funds raised will help support Antibiotic Research UK

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Get involved

The charity represented by Chief Executive, Professor Colin Garner and Vicki Joughin, a York based fundraising volunteer were delighted to attend the announcement by York Rotary Club that Antibiotic Research UK would be one of only two charities being supported by the 2022 Dragon Boat Race Challenge. This annual fundraising event since it started has raised an astonishing £1.2 million …

Antibiotic prescribing by GPs in England fell by 17% during the first 12 months of Covid without the usual winter increase

bowhouse ANTRUK announcements, Press Release

New research by Antibiotic Research UK hints at scale of over-prescribing in normal times Antibiotic Research UK commissioned an analysis of new antibiotic prescription data ahead of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), 18–24 November, and European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD), 18 November. Key findings include: During the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020-February 2021), antibiotic prescribing in …

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Pharmacy Magazine publishes our take on recognising resistant infections

Anthony Mitchell ANTRUK announcements, Learn more, Patient stories

Pharmacy Magazine has published a piece on antibiotic-resistant infections written by Antibiotic Research UK’s Arlene Brailey. The magazine is the biggest publisher in the Pharmacy sector in the UK. Arlene runs the charity’s Patient Support Service, offering advice and reassurance to people with resistant infections. Raising awareness The magazine reaches around 15,000 readers per issue, many of those being medical …

Wales grant

Grant gives a voice to the antibiotic-resistant community of Wales

Anthony Mitchell ANTRUK announcements, Donate

The National Lottery Community Fund has given Antibiotic Research UK a fantastic ‘Awards For All’ grant of £5,006 for our work in Wales. This generous grant will help us to reach people affected by antibiotic-resistant infections in the country. This could be through the information on our website or via our award-winning Patient Support Service. This grant completes our set …

Small Research Grants

Antibiotic Research UK awards grants to fund research worth £200,000

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Press Release, Research

York, UK, 2nd November 2021 / Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK), the world’s first charity tackling bacterial antibiotic resistance, is delighted to announce that it is funding seven new antibiotic research projects totalling £200,000. This is the largest sum it has ever awarded through its 2021 Small Research Grants/Career Development Awards scheme. The UK research grants will fund essential academic research …

Antimicrobial Development keynote with Kevin Outterson

Antibiotic Development: Smart Ways to Buy Antimicrobials (Keynote with Professor Kevin Outterson)

Anthony Mitchell ANTRUK announcements, Learn more, Treatments

Antibiotic Research UK was delighted to present Professor Kevin Outterson, CEO of CARB-X, as the keynote speaker at this year’s annual lecture. Antibacterial effectiveness is a global public good, but is being eroded by resistance and broken business models. Professor Outterson outlined the problems we face from drug-resistant bacteria, and – more importantly – the solutions. He focuses on changing …

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Reflections on the 2021 Annual Lecture of Antibiotic Research UK, featuring keynote speaker Professor Kevin Outterson, Director of CARB-X.

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Learn more

Antibiotic Research UK held their annual lecture at the Royal College of Pathologists on Thursday 21 October 2021.  Professor Colin Garner, Chief Executive of Antibiotic Research UK, was delighted to welcome attendees to what was many people’s first in-person lecture in almost two years. Talks ranged from the dire situation created by antibiotic resistance to moving stories by patients affected …

Antibiotic Research UK Annual Lecture 2021

Antibiotic Research UK’s annual lecture calls for global governments to transform funding of new antibiotic sales to prevent another health emergency

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Press Release

London, UK, 28th October 2021 / The UK’s first charity focused on antibiotic resistance, Antibiotic Research UK, hosted its annual lecture in London on Thursday 21st October to bring together experts in research, health economics and politics. The annual lecture was delivered by Professor Kevin Outterson, Executive Director of Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X). He called for a transformation …

Professor Kevin Outterson to give the ANTRUK 2021 Annual Lecture kindly sponsored by Pfizer

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements

We’re delighted to announce the title of this year’s ANTRUK Annual Lecture: ‘Smarter ways to buy antibacterials’ given by Professor Kevin Outterson. Professor Outterson is the Executive Director of CARB-X. We would like to thank the pharmaceutical company Pfizer for sponsoring this year’s event. Developing new treatments against antibiotic resistant bacteria is of key importance if we are to see a …

DIAMOND study combines over-the-counter treatments for travellers' diarrhoea

DIAMOND study shows new treatment combination could reduce antibiotic use

Anthony Mitchell ANTRUK announcements, Research, Treatments

Antibiotic Research UK-funded research project DIAMOND has recently published very promising findings in the Pilot and Feasibility Studies journal. The DIAMOND study tested a combination of existing over-the-counter remedies for the treatment of travellers’ diarrhoea. The combination was discovered to have potential in a few isolated cases. It has now been extended to a wider group of patients in China. …

We are looking for new Trustees – can you help our charity to tackle drug resistant infections?

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Get involved

Imagine a world without antibiotics when even a simple scratch could kill. Where even minor surgery could lead to an untreatable infection. Constantly worrying about picking up any bacterial infection. Every day in the United Kingdom around 30 people will die from an antibiotic resistant infection. Many more each day must take potent antibiotics. In 2019 around 1.5 million  people …

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National Lottery grant for our work in Northern Ireland

Anthony Mitchell Uncategorised

The National Lottery Community Fund has given Antibiotic Research UK a fantastic ‘Awards For All’ grant of £2,982 for our work in Northern Ireland. This generous grant will help us to reach people affected by antibiotic-resistant infections in the country. This could be through the information on our website or via our award-winning Patient Support Service. This grant is hot …

New 2021 – 2025 year strategy for Antibiotic Research UK

Alison Staples ANTRUK announcements, Donate

We’re really excited to bring you our new Antibiotic Research UK Strategy for 2021 – 2025. The formation of our charity in 2014 arose from discussions amongst academic researchers and scientists / clinicians. Each were working in the pharmaceutical industry, all with an interest in antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. This group felt the problem of drug-resistant infections was not getting …

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The holy grail: A test to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections

Alison Staples Learn more

The search for a new in vitro diagnostic test to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections has been a holy grail for healthcare professionals  for many years. A rapid, accurate bacterial or viral infection test would enable healthcare workers to screen out those patients with a viral infection. This would then reduce the unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics. This would not …

Antibiotic resistance breakers researcher Julie Tod and an agar plate

Antibiotic resistance breakers back on track

Anthony Mitchell Research, Treatments

Research funded by Antibiotic Research UK is now back on track after a pandemic-related pause. Our project to discover potential antibiotic resistance ‘breakers’ identified one particularly promising combination of treatments. We can now test that combination on samples of bacteria (isolates) taken from infected patients at participating hospitals. Antibiotic resistance breakers – how do they work? Resistance breakers are combinations …