Nottingham University hosts a multidisciplinary team of microbiologists, immunologists, and chemists who are directing their research efforts to the elucidation of quorum sensing in bacterial pathogens. The application of quorum sensing as a target for the development of novel anti-infective agents is our major activity in providing “quality of life enhancement” from the public funding of our research. Research is based in laboratories in the Centre for Biomolecular Sciences.