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There's still chance to join this year's AAB President's Meeting on 'Sustainable Crop Nutrition'🌾 📍 York & Online, 17-18th November Featuring talks from invited speakers & our 2026 Medallists! 🎃 Register by 31st Oct 👉 cvent.me/Q55K5Q #sustainableagriculture #plantscience #soilhealth

bsky.appAssociation of Applied Biologists (@aabiologists.bsky.social)Webinar all aabout Virology 🧬 🌱 📅 Tuesday 27th October ⏰ 2pm GMT | 3pm CET | 10am EDT Ft talks from 🍋 Svetlana Y. Folimonova 🪲 Hana Azuma @camplantsci.bsky.social 🥒 Esperanza Gea Caballero…

⏰️ Don't miss tomorrow's webinar all aabout plant virology!! ⏰️ Join for FREE 👇 #virology #plantscience bsky.app/profile/aabi...

🚨 Just 1 week left to submit an abstract 🚨 Don't miss the chance to share your science at Advances in Nematology 2026! ⏰ Abstract submission closes 30th October! 👇👇👇

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Registration is now OPEN for... 🪱 Advances in Nematology 2026 🪱 👉️ cvent.me/0EwGbB 📅 10th December 📍 The Linnean Society, London & Online Join our invited speakers: 🪱 Mark Blaxter @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🪱 André Bertran @w-u-r.bsky.social 🪱 Giulia Torrini @giuliatorrini.bsky.social

⏰️ Last chance to submit an abstract for Sustainable Crop Nutrition ⏰️ Join our invited speakers: 📍 York & Online, 17-18th November ⏰️ Abstract submission closes 28th October Find out more & register now! 👉 buff.ly/38OQYvy #sustainableagriculture #plantscience #soilhealth

Join us for the next webinar in our PlantEd series 🌱 📅 Tuesday 10 Nov 🕑 2PM GMT | 3PM CET 🧬 Ft. talks from: Sotirios Fragkostefanakis @hotplant.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social Eliza Loo @elizaloopi.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social Register for free 👉 buff.ly/Y6KBUMB #plantscience #NGT

This week we hosted our ECPro (Early Career Professionals) Network in Nottingham for Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists 🌱 Here's some of our highlights from a fantastic 2 days of science, networking & careers advice from across sectors! #earlycareer #biology #plantscience

We were overwhelmed by the amazing science shared across the conference, so a special congratulations to our New Phytologist poster & talk prize winners: ✨ Fanny Combe @earlhaminst.bsky.social ✨ Anshika Bhatla @instmolplantsci.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social #plantscience

And thank you of course to our wonderful sponsors: @adasgroup.bsky.social, @wileylifesci.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social and AAB council for helping us to keep costs down for our wonderful #earlycareer community 👏👏 We hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did!

🌱 Science Communication 🌱 We were treated to an excellent session on how to communicate your science, from Forest Research's Head of Communications & Award Winning Comms Expert: Adrian Searle 🗣️ @forestresearchuk.bsky.social #scicomm

🌱 Early-Career Science & Networking 🌱 Of course our programme wouldn't have been complete without our ECPros! Over 2 days we heard science from all across the community with some truly excellent talks & posters 👥 Thank you to everyone who joined us in-person & online! #earlycareer #plantscience

🌱 Resilience and Adaptability 🌱 In a fabulous Keynote to open Day 2, Dr Dana MacGregor (Rothamsted Research) took us through her scientific journey, the struggles & successes of carving out an academic niche and her "early career essentials" 🌟 @plantenv.bsky.social @rothamsted.ac.uk #plantscience

🌱 Changing your Focus in Science 🌱 A great careers session on "moving from fundamental research to application" ft talks from Nick Bird (KWS), Tom Locatelli (Forest Research), Rebecca Joynt (ADAS) & Geraint Parry (AAB)! 🍃 @kwsgroup.bsky.social @forestresearchuk.bsky.social @adasgroup.bsky.social

🌱 Creating inclusive teams 🌱 Profs Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso (University of Leeds) & Sean May (University of Nottingham) led a fantastic workshop on how to build diversity, equity & inclusivity into your career 👏🏳️‍🌈🖤 @yoselin.bsky.social @blackinplantsci.bsky.social #DEI

🌱 Shaping Science Policy 🌱 Kieran Woof (Royal Society of Biology) led us in a workshop focusing on the issues facing early-career biologists and how we can drive chance and impact science policy 🧑‍⚖️ @rsb.org.uk #sciencepolicy

🌱 Sage words of advice... 🌱 Prof Malcolm Bennett (University of Nottingham) took us through his 40 year academic journey and lessons learnt at each stage 💡 @uonresearch.bsky.social #plantscience

🚨🚨 Closing tomorrow 🚨🚨 Don't miss your chance to join us in Leicester for IPPM 2026!

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Just a few days left to register for #IPPM2026: Technological Innovation for Integrated Pest, Pathogen and Weed Management 🐛🦠🌱 ⏰ In-person registration closes 20th October! ⏰ 👉 cvent.me/EyM7bm #IPM #planthealth #plantpathology #plantscience #cropprotection #biocontrol

This #WorldFoodDay why not register for one of our upcoming events on sustainable food systems? 🪲 IPPM 2026 3-4th Nov 🔗 cvent.me/EyM7bm 🌱 Sustainable Crop Nutrition 17-18th Nov 🔗 cvent.me/Q55K5Q 🍎 Horticulture & Healthy Diets 26th Nov 🔗 cvent.me/9ox5Xn 🪱 Nematology 10th Dec 🔗 cvent.me/0EwGbB

🚨 Don't miss this fantastic programme! @oilseedrachel.bsky.social @ipmmark.bsky.social @georgiewildbray.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social @rothamsted.ac.uk @adasgroup.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Registration is now OPEN for #IAPV2027: International Advances in Plant Virology 2027 🍃 📅 6 - 8th April 2027 📍 Cambridge UK & Online Join our invited speakers - submit an abstract by 20th January! Find out more 👉️ buff.ly/61nfFN8 #virology #plantscience @bspp.bsky.social @camphilsoc.bsky.social

@dcb40.bsky.social @thevirusmc.bsky.social @korme001.bsky.social @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

Don't miss your chance to join BiPS 2026 in York! 💚 Open to all who care about promoting diversity, equality and inclusion in #plantscience - not just those of black heritage - this is always a fantastic chance to connect with plant scientists across the UK 💚 ⏰ Registration closes this Friday!!

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If you haven’t already seen, registration is still open for the BiPS Conference 2026. We are looking forward to welcoming students at the very beginning of their plant science journey + those that have been leading the way in plant science research. Join us by registering here: buff.ly/jeEVTqZ

We're all set for Early Career Essentials next week in sunny Nottingham 🏹 There's still plenty of time to register to join us online (and even a couple of spaces available in person!) 👉️ cvent.me/8o1kkP #earlycareer #plantscience #agronomy #forestry #agtech #scicomm

This #BiologyWeek we're resharing our top reasons why you should join a science society! 1. Nurture your Network 👥 2. Develop your Career 💡 3. Make a Difference 👩‍⚖️

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Strengthening the future of science 💪 💡In this PBJ editorial, voices from the @globalplantgpc.bsky.social including our very own exec Geraint, explore why joining a scientiﬁc society has never been more important.. ⬇️ Below are our highlights! Read in full: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

... and of course why not join the AAB? 👋 We're a global science society dedicated to advancing applied biology for sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems & a healthier environment 🌾💪🌍 Find out more 👉 www.aab.org.uk/membership/ #BiologyWeek #sustainableagriculture #plantscience

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But don't just take our word for it... check-out what our community said in our 2025 Members' survey 🌱

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16 h of actin imaging. One root tip. Never left the frame. PlantScope keeps the root upright & automatically tracks the tip. #AUXIN2026 @the.3i.social @aabiologists.bsky.social Data: Fendrych lab @plantmorpho.bsky.social @iebcas.bsky.social 3i PlantScope: www.intelligent-imaging.com/plantscope

Join us at IPPM 2026: Technological Innovation for Integrated Pest, Pathogen and Weed Management 🐛🦠🌱 Register now 👉 cvent.me/EyM7bm ⏰ In-person registration closes 20th October! ⏰ #IPM #planthealth #plantpathology #plantscience #cropprotection #biocontrol

Webinar all aabout Virology 🧬 🌱 📅 Tuesday 27th October ⏰ 2pm GMT | 3pm CET | 10am EDT Ft talks from 🍋 Svetlana Y. Folimonova 🪲 Hana Azuma @camplantsci.bsky.social 🥒 Esperanza Gea Caballero @csic.es Register for FREE 👉 buff.ly/RLCfjrS #planthealth #virology #plantscience

The October edition of our newsletter is out!! 🍃 Featuring all the latest news & events from the AAB and our wider community! On the cover: Spooky season is upon us, with our #ISRFG2026 delegates catching the 24hr bloom of the corpse flower @rbgkew.bsky.social Read it in full 👉 buff.ly/MMo8OQg

AAB are delighted to have been asked to organise the #Auxin2026 conference, which traditionally is held in a seaside venue. As such we are in 🇵🇹 for the week with some great science! 👌

People of ‘pointed’ questions in the first Auxin Signalling session. Stephanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social kicks off S2; apical hooks, auxin and ROS!

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#auxin2026 D2 progressing nicely. Great talk from @minyaaa.bsky.social about floral and leave development in Monkey-flower….

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We’re delighted to be in Albuferia, Portugal this week for #Auxin2026! The JXB special issue affiliated with the meeting, "The Many Faces of Auxin: From Molecular Mechanisms to Morphogenesis" is open now 📝 🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #PlantScience 🧪 @aabiologists.bsky.social

AAB are delighted to have been asked to organise the #Auxin2026 conference, which traditionally is held in a seaside venue. As such we are in 🇵🇹 for the week with some great science! 👌

Jiri Friml kicks off the science #auxin2026 Always something new from the Friml lab….

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🔎 New #OpenAccess study from @annalsapplbio.bsky.social on why #IntegratedPestManagement (IPM) uptake stalls in UK fresh produce: rules, education, social pressure, economics, and tools. 🌽 Lessons that matter for EU's readiness for #FallArmyworm (FAW), too. #EUFAWREADY #IPM

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🐛 New #OpenAccess Article 🐛 Integrated pest management uptake in UK fresh produce: Barriers and opportunities #IPM #planthealth

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ICYMI - you can watch all the talks from this week's webinar all 'aabout' #Nematology over on our YouTube channel! James Price @hutton.ac.uk 👉 youtu.be/Ce_6IxSHcO8 Lilian Atira (SETU) 👉 youtu.be/MVkZ_CABb2M Saulo Chaves (USP) 👉 youtu.be/Ut1wN4au4uw

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📣 The next webinar in our series all 'aabout' #plantscience & #sustainableagriculture will be... All 'aabout' Nematology 🪱 📅 Tuesday 29th September 🕙️ 2pm BST | 3pm CEST | 9pm CST | 9am EDT Register & join for FREE! 👉️ buff.ly/eulcd8Z @hutton.ac.uk @annalsapplbio.bsky.social #nematode

We're delighted to announce the 2026 AAB President's Medallists! 🎉 Celebrating excellence, impact and leadership across applied biology, our 2026 Medallists were nominated by members of the global community & appointed by highly competitive judging process Congratulations to our three winners!

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅 Finally, our inaugural Sustainable Futures Medal is awarded to Noam Chayut (John Innes Centre) for building a national resource into a international research genebank - maximising impact for global crop improvement. @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Please join us in celebrating these incredible achievements! 🎉 Our 2026 Medallists will deliver award talks at the AAB President's Meeting in York (& Online) this November. 👉 cvent.me/Q55K5Q

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅 We're honoured to award the inaugural medal for Accessibility in Applied Biology to Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso (University of Leeds) for her dedication in building inclusive opportunities for Black researchers 🌱 @yoselin.bsky.social @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

🏅 2026 AAB President's Medallist 🏅 For his work on building phenotyping platforms & infrastructure for researchers around the world to develop resilient crops, we're delighted to award the inaugural AAB medal for #PlantScience to Jonathan Atkinson (University of Nottingham) 🌾 @phenomuk.bsky.social

This International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste don't miss our FREE webinar all 'aabout' Nematology Featuring what promises to be a fantastic talk from Dr James Price @hutton.ac.uk on how they're combatting potato cyst nematodes (PCN) to protect potato yields 🥔🪱 #FLWday @fao.org

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us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Webinar all aabout Nematology. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.The AAB Nematology specialist group are happy to present this webinar all ‘aabout’ Nematology Featuring talks from: James Price (The James Hutton Institute): “Nematology on an industrial scale; h...

Plus a highlight from @annalsapplbio.bsky.social: 🫛🪱 Integrating resistance to root knot nematodes in beans 👉 doi.org/10.1111/aab.... Join us at 2pm BST! Register for free: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🚨🚨 Final week to register!! 🚨🚨 Don't miss our fantastic line-up of keynotes, workshops, early-career science & networking opportunities across academia & industry 💡The full schedule is now online! Join us in Nottingham 👇

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Missed the abstract deadline for Early Career Essentials?? Have no fear - registration is still open (and we're still accepting poster abstracts!) 🌱 Register by 1st October to join us in person! 👉️ cvent.me/8o1kkP #earlycareer #plantscience #agronomy #forestry #agtech #scicomm