Our research on leaf-cutter ants is funded by UEA and the MRC. Our research on nitric oxide signalling, secretion and cell surface display and antibiotic resistance is funded by UEA and the BBSRC and we received funding from the Royal Society which helped set up the lab.

Click here to see live video feed of our leaf-cutter ant colony.

There are some more pictures of our leaf-cutter ants here.

Read the microbiology blog I write with Dr. Ben Thompson and guests.

Feel free to contact me aboout outreach or anything else to do with my research. Email m.hutchings [at] uea.ac.uk

I'm happy to get involved in outreach and public engagement activities - please contact me if you have an event in mind. Here are some recent activities I've been involved in:

Outreach activities:

• July 2011: Biodiversity workshop on fungus growing ants at Norwich Castle Museum.
  
• February 2011: Careers talk at the JIC Student Convention 2011.
  
• September 2010: Launched our live feed ant cam.
  
• August 2010: Live interview on fungus farming ants on Radio Norfolk.
  
• July 2010: Hosting a sixth form student for three weeks work experience.
  
• June 2010: 30 minute talk on ‘ant pharming’ to 6th formers from CNS and Wymondham High.
  
• June 2010: Biodiversity exhibition at Norwich Cathedral, “Farmer ants and friendly bacteria.”
  
• July 2009: Interviewee on Darwin radio series for Future FM, Norwich.
  
• May 2009: Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance display at the Sustainable Living Festival, Norwich.
  
• 2006 to 2009: Editor, Microbiology Today. The quarterly magazine of the SGM.