We want to protect the nation from the effects of animal and plant diseases and pests, to enable sustainable production, trade, and a vibrant natural environment. Our focus is on building resilience to prevent, detect, adapt, and enable risk-based control.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most critical challenges facing science in the 21st century. For decades we have benefited from the widespread availability of drugs to treat a variety of conditions using ant...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Surrey
The project directly addresses the question of understanding and preventing antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance, and developing better diagnostic tests.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microorganism (e.g. bacteria, parasites, viruses) to stop responding to an antimicrobial drug (e.g. antibiotics, antiparasitic or antiviral drugs) that previously treate...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: Royal Veterinary College
The project focuses on developing a harmonized evaluation framework for integrated surveillance of AMR, which can contribute to understanding and preventing the development of antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance.
Prof Dame Sally Davies, the previous Chief medical officer and current UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) said that if antimicrobial drugs lose their effectiveness it would spell "the end of modern m...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: University of Exeter
The project addresses the environmental dimension of antimicrobial resistance, which is relevant to understanding and preventing the development of antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance, but does not directly address the development of better diagnostic tests.