Andrew Singer
@oxonandrew.bsky.social
Environmental Microbiologist, Pollution Scientist; 327.66 ppm CO2 #AMR #OneHealth #WBE #CSO
Previously: https://twitter.com/OxonAndrew
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/andrew-singer
Previously: https://twitter.com/OxonAndrew
https://www.ceh.ac.uk/staff/andrew-singer
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Get your tickets!
Panacea: a powerful new play co-written by our Deputy Director, Andrew Singer & writer Christina James is touring the UK 🎭
Panacea follows Gus, whose discovery of an infectious vaccine could save humanity from future pandemics.
Find out more: www.digitalamr.org/blog/panacea...
Panacea: a powerful new play co-written by our Deputy Director, Andrew Singer & writer Christina James is touring the UK 🎭
Panacea follows Gus, whose discovery of an infectious vaccine could save humanity from future pandemics.
Find out more: www.digitalamr.org/blog/panacea...
“Panacea”: Antimicrobial Resistance meets theatre through an exploration of ethics and discovery — Digital Health Hub for AMR
www.digitalamr.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Get your tickets!
Panacea: a powerful new play co-written by our Deputy Director, Andrew Singer & writer Christina James is touring the UK 🎭
Panacea follows Gus, whose discovery of an infectious vaccine could save humanity from future pandemics.
Find out more: www.digitalamr.org/blog/panacea...
Panacea: a powerful new play co-written by our Deputy Director, Andrew Singer & writer Christina James is touring the UK 🎭
Panacea follows Gus, whose discovery of an infectious vaccine could save humanity from future pandemics.
Find out more: www.digitalamr.org/blog/panacea...
Shout out to University of Birmingham folk:
A science-themed play that I co-wrote is coming to you at the Midlands Art Centre on the 17th. A lab-night out? See you there! 🤞
linktr.ee/panaceaplay
@wvschaik.bsky.social @alanmcn1.bsky.social @drjorhodes.com @jkreft.bsky.social
A science-themed play that I co-wrote is coming to you at the Midlands Art Centre on the 17th. A lab-night out? See you there! 🤞
linktr.ee/panaceaplay
@wvschaik.bsky.social @alanmcn1.bsky.social @drjorhodes.com @jkreft.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Shout out to University of Birmingham folk:
A science-themed play that I co-wrote is coming to you at the Midlands Art Centre on the 17th. A lab-night out? See you there! 🤞
linktr.ee/panaceaplay
@wvschaik.bsky.social @alanmcn1.bsky.social @drjorhodes.com @jkreft.bsky.social
A science-themed play that I co-wrote is coming to you at the Midlands Art Centre on the 17th. A lab-night out? See you there! 🤞
linktr.ee/panaceaplay
@wvschaik.bsky.social @alanmcn1.bsky.social @drjorhodes.com @jkreft.bsky.social
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First, a CENTA project investigating whether fungicide residues in compost are capable of increasing #AMR in environmental, opportunistic pathogens 🌱🧫
Details here ⬇️
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #EnvironmentAgency
Details here ⬇️
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #EnvironmentAgency
2026-UKCEH03 Are fungicide residues in compost increasing AMR in environmental, opportunistic fungi? – CENTA
centa.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
First, a CENTA project investigating whether fungicide residues in compost are capable of increasing #AMR in environmental, opportunistic pathogens 🌱🧫
Details here ⬇️
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #EnvironmentAgency
Details here ⬇️
centa.ac.uk/studentship/...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social #EnvironmentAgency
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Our Planet. Decoded.
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
Introducing UKCEH. Our Planet. Decoded.
YouTube video by UKCEH
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our Planet. Decoded.
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
UKCEH makes sense of environmental complexity to power decisions that shape a better future.
We don’t just examine our planet, we decode it – working out how to build a better tomorrow.
🎞️ youtu.be/s9fBwN5-kxM
#UKCEH #EnvironmentalScience 🧪
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"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
AMR is more complicated than a lack of drugs
Later this month (Nov 18–24) is World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), the annual reminder
of this long smouldering crisis in modern health care. This is the first year with
the new name as it was formerly ...
www.thelancet.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"Too often #AMR is framed as an immense although conceptually simple challenge: delay resistance to current drugs and produce new drugs. But we need to go beyond this, we need to pull every lever at our disposal to minimise infection even before we turn to drugs."
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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@oxonandrew.bsky.social has been on a paper publishing streak recently!
As well as the above he has also published a paper on emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa 🧪💊💧
check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As well as the above he has also published a paper on emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa 🧪💊💧
check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Effect-based and (non-)target chemical analyses reveal concerning levels of emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa
Water contamination by micropollutants is a global issue, yet there is limited information from low-income regions. To address this, we evaluated surf…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
@oxonandrew.bsky.social has been on a paper publishing streak recently!
As well as the above he has also published a paper on emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa 🧪💊💧
check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As well as the above he has also published a paper on emerging contaminants in urban streams in Sub-Saharan Africa 🧪💊💧
check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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...AND a comment piece in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social titled "Diagnostics at the frontline: using the Public Accounts Committee report to catalyse the UK's antimicrobial resistance diagnostic strategy" 🧫🦠💊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social #AMR
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social #AMR
Diagnostics at the frontline: using the Public Accounts Committee report to catalyse the UK’s antimicrobial resistance diagnostics strategy
www.sciencedirect.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:52 AM
...AND a comment piece in @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social titled "Diagnostics at the frontline: using the Public Accounts Committee report to catalyse the UK's antimicrobial resistance diagnostic strategy" 🧫🦠💊
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social #AMR
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@oxonandrew.bsky.social #AMR
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And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
And the sky was happy until it heard about the coastal storm that’s coming.
Reposted by Andrew Singer
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@istanton.bsky.social is an Environmental Molecular Microbiologist with a particular interest in dissemination, selection & transmission of both bacterial and fungal #AMR. Isobel has undertaken numerous pieces of work for policy, including an evaluation of the UK’s AMR National Action Plan 🦠🍄🧬
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The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The work on evaluating the UK's #AMR National Action Plan was recently published which focused on stakeholder opinions on the implementation of the 2019-2024 plan 🦠
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
Check it out below ⬇️
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@hollytipper.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social @rebeccaglover.bsky.social
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Andrew's latest paper was published today, titled: "Environmental hazards from pollution of antibiotics and resistance-driving chemicals in an urban river network from Malawi" 💊🌊
Check it out here ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Check it out here ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Andrew's latest paper was published today, titled: "Environmental hazards from pollution of antibiotics and resistance-driving chemicals in an urban river network from Malawi" 💊🌊
Check it out here ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Check it out here ⬇️
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Through the application of cutting-edge molecular techniques, @lindsaynewbold.bsky.social specialises in the investigation of microbial & environmental DNA changes in response to ecological & chemical perturbations, in environments ranging from mountain soils, ground water, air & even honey 🧬🍯🌱💧
October 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Through the application of cutting-edge molecular techniques, @lindsaynewbold.bsky.social specialises in the investigation of microbial & environmental DNA changes in response to ecological & chemical perturbations, in environments ranging from mountain soils, ground water, air & even honey 🧬🍯🌱💧
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@laurens-colours.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & award-winning artist. Her research focuses on #eDNA for #biodiversity monitoring, including invasive/endangered species, community science & integration into policy. She also creates art & animations to communicate ecology & conservation 🧬🎨👩🎨
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
@laurens-colours.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & award-winning artist. Her research focuses on #eDNA for #biodiversity monitoring, including invasive/endangered species, community science & integration into policy. She also creates art & animations to communicate ecology & conservation 🧬🎨👩🎨
Reposted by Andrew Singer
@amycthorpe.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & uses molecular techniques to study how microbes respond to environmental change. Amy is currently investigating the impact of nutrients & organic matter on microbes in lakes & rivers & is using ancient DNA to reconstruct past microbial communities🧬🦠
October 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
@amycthorpe.bsky.social is a Molecular Ecologist & uses molecular techniques to study how microbes respond to environmental change. Amy is currently investigating the impact of nutrients & organic matter on microbes in lakes & rivers & is using ancient DNA to reconstruct past microbial communities🧬🦠
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Alex Lewis is joining UKCEH this month as a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Alex will be working on a range of UKCEH’s #AMR projects. Previously, Alex was undertaking a Master’s at @lshtm.bsky.social where her research was investigating resistant E. coli from pig farms in Vietnam 🦠🐷🚜
October 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Alex Lewis is joining UKCEH this month as a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Alex will be working on a range of UKCEH’s #AMR projects. Previously, Alex was undertaking a Master’s at @lshtm.bsky.social where her research was investigating resistant E. coli from pig farms in Vietnam 🦠🐷🚜
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@tessacrosbie.bsky.social is a Molecular Biology Research Assistant at UKCEH Wallingford. Tessa explores how wastewater and biosolids treatment processes impact microbial communities within receiving environments, with a particular focus on the development and spread of #AMR 🦠💩🌊
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
@tessacrosbie.bsky.social is a Molecular Biology Research Assistant at UKCEH Wallingford. Tessa explores how wastewater and biosolids treatment processes impact microbial communities within receiving environments, with a particular focus on the development and spread of #AMR 🦠💩🌊
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Manasa Suresh is a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant, working on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS), BIOSCAN, Edge (enterococci in freshwater), & UKWIR FIO persistence in rivers. Manasa uses eDNA and field data to study biodiversity, plant–pollinator networks, & microbial ecology 🐝🍯🦠
October 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Manasa Suresh is a Molecular Ecology Research Assistant, working on the National Honey Monitoring Scheme (NHMS), BIOSCAN, Edge (enterococci in freshwater), & UKWIR FIO persistence in rivers. Manasa uses eDNA and field data to study biodiversity, plant–pollinator networks, & microbial ecology 🐝🍯🦠
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First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠
October 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
First up, @rachelapayne.bsky.social who is a Molecular Microbiology Research Assistant. Rachel investigates environmental AMR, focusing on antifungal resistance in air & soils, & antibacterial resistance in rivers. She uses a combination of lab, field & desk-based studies to carry out her research🧫🦠
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🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Deciphering Landscape‐Scale Plant Cover and Biodiversity From Soil eDNA
Biodiversity surveys are essential but challenging to conduct at scale, prompting this study to evaluate soil-extracted eDNA as a proxy for traditional field-based surveys for describing plant commun...
doi.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🚨 New #OpenAccess paper in #Environmental #DNA! 🚨
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Led by #TimGoodall @ukceh.bsky.social with @danread.bsky.social we tested whether #soil #eDNA metabarcoding can capture plant #biodiversity & vegetation cover across the UK 🌱
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Reposted by Andrew Singer
Map of sewage sludge stores in England. Red dots are stores located in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - where the soil contains so much nitrate it cannot absorb any more. Sewage sludge is high in nitrate. When it's added to saturated soils, rain can wash the excess nitrate into rivers. 1/2
July 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Map of sewage sludge stores in England. Red dots are stores located in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - where the soil contains so much nitrate it cannot absorb any more. Sewage sludge is high in nitrate. When it's added to saturated soils, rain can wash the excess nitrate into rivers. 1/2
You Can Swim in the Seine!
“…the three sites were safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards”
It is possible…keeping the dream alive in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/w...
“…the three sites were safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards”
It is possible…keeping the dream alive in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/w...
You Can Swim in the Seine Again. Trust Me. I Just Did.
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
You Can Swim in the Seine!
“…the three sites were safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards”
It is possible…keeping the dream alive in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/w...
“…the three sites were safe to swim in around 80 to 93 percent of the time based on European standards”
It is possible…keeping the dream alive in the UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/w...
Solutions to the ills of the current water sector in the UK are discussed in a new report, worth exploring all the options!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds
Exclusive: Report says public ownership will mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment in infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Solutions to the ills of the current water sector in the UK are discussed in a new report, worth exploring all the options!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Andrew Singer
Don’t swim? We NEED you!
We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison.
Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...
We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison.
Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...
June 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Don’t swim? We NEED you!
We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison.
Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...
We're running a health study to find out whether people who swim in UK rivers and lakes get ill more often than those who don’t — and we need non-swimmers for comparison.
Join the study 👉 bit.ly/freshwater-s...
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🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED!
Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊♀️
Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s...
More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...
@exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social
Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊♀️
Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s...
More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...
@exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🚨 SWIMMERS & NON-SWIMMERS WANTED!
Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊♀️
Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s...
More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...
@exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social
Take part in a survey about the health risks of freshwater bathing and help inform public health research🏊♀️
Take part: bit.ly/freshwater-s...
More info: www.ecehh.org/news/health-...
@exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @oxonandrew.bsky.social
A real crisis has finally made it from the shadows into the light - what to do with all the sewage sludge we produce if you can't spread it on land anymore? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warning over 'dirty secret' of toxic chemicals on farmers fields
Campaigners say that farmers' fields are being contaminated by chemicals and microplastics in sewage sludge.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A real crisis has finally made it from the shadows into the light - what to do with all the sewage sludge we produce if you can't spread it on land anymore? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...