Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme

Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme

@gpsep.bsky.social

The future of plant science relies on future plant scientists! Raising the profile of #plantscience across the UK & beyond. Funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Jointly based at Botanic Garden and Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

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🌱🌾🌲🌍🌿🍄🌺🌳🌴🌷🪳🥦 Semifinal & final Botanical University Challenge #BUC2026 will be at University of Reading in August. Whole event held here one day 2019. Only 6 teams. Memories from @drmgoeswild.bsky.social in recent issue of our newsletter. How many teams will be in #BUC2026? Definitely over 30 !

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Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

doi.orgA manifesto for plant science educationPlants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists....

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#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

Plant Physiology@plantphys.bsky.social

Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Early Land Plant Evolution – Phylogenetics, Paleobotany, and Evo-devo Physiology. Submission Deadline: 03/2026. academic.oup.com/plphys/pages... #plantscience

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#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

Plant Physiology@plantphys.bsky.social

Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Algae and Aquatic Plants. This Focus Issue welcomes the submission of research articles on photosynthetic organisms found in aquatic or semi-aquatic environments. Submission Deadline: 11/2025. https://academic.oup.com/plphys/pages/plant-physiology-call-for-paper…

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📢Announcement! The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟 It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships & in 🧵

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❗Don't forget to submit your abstracts for posters or presentations for the upcoming EPPO Conference on Diagnostics of Plant Pests ⏱️ Abstract submission CLOSES on the 30th September! (Registration closes 30th November) Register and submit abstracts here: meeting.eppo.int/index.php/M8...

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📢Call to Action (UK-based initiative)! Help us monitor the health of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)🌳and Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)🌸across the UK 📙Protocols & guides provided 🔎Monitor & sample trees at your site ✅Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/xvi0rsvfVh

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Replying to @rsb.org.uk

Take part by filming a ‘day in the life’ video of your job or by sharing an image of yourself with a caption about what your role entails! Post it during #BiologyWeek (Oct 11-19) on any social media channel, use the hashtag #IAmABiologist & tag us! We look forward to seeing your posts! (2/2)

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"Why do biomedical students need to study plants?" In the latest issue of the Journal of Biological Education, Lara Grollo makes the case: from tackling AMR, to biofortified crops, to plant-based vaccines - plant science is medicine’s foundation. Read the article: doi.org/10.1080/0021...

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📢Workshop Announcement: Culturally Sensitive Mentoring Chaired by Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso alongside Dr Katharine Hubbard and Chloe Lewis this interactive workshop equips mentors with the tools to engage meaningfully across cultures. To find out more, head to our website: buff.ly/huckAbw

What a great way to meet interesting people and build your network

British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org

⏰Application deadline: 1 September, 17:00 (BST) 🗓️Working dates: 15–18 December 📍Edinburgh, Scotland Find out more and apply here 👇

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This is what plants are chatting about When they are hurt or under stress they release volatile compounds that inform and prepare other plants. In this way plants can prepare for predators but also heat or water stress. #STEM #Fascinating #PlantBiology #Nature

Woah! What a neat idea to demonstrate the diversity of form created with tweaks to the genome

Nick Desnoyer@nickdesnoyer.bsky.social

Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹 I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes. Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)

A really fun way to get involved with plant science! Good luck to all the finalists, we will see you there!

Botanical University Challenge@bucbotany.bsky.social

🌱🌲🌻🌾🌿🧪 #BUC2025 Botanical University Challenge 2025. See more about the 4 amazing teams in the semifinal - Reading, Aberdeen, Eden Project University Centre, Plymouth - and what they are studying. Which one will be the overall winner? Watch YouTube from 13:30 BST Weds 20 August.

Organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna, who we have had the pleasure of working with at the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School, this is a great opportunity not to be missed! Just 2 more days to apply for a funded place if you are an ECR

The Company of Biologists@biologists.bsky.social

Deadline approaching: Friday 15 August Early-career researchers, apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales' organised by Mark Fricker, Alexander Johnson, Joseph McKenna and Markéta Šámalová. www.biologists.com/workshops/fe...

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📢 SAVE THE DATE 🌟 Calling all teachers, A-level science classes and colleges - we're excited to announce the return of the Norwich Bioscience Institutes Accessible Science Talks! 🗓️ Tuesday 7 October 2025 Keep an eye out for the registration to join over the coming weeks 💻

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There’s only one week left to apply for the BiPS Summer Studentship. Like the students from our cohort last year, you will have the opportunity to present at the 2025 BiPS Conference. Head to the link in our website for the list of projects that you could possibly take part in: buff.ly/lDqP68H

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🚨Happening on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 10:00 am Eastern Time. Don’t miss it!🌱 👉 Free registration at plantae.org/plantaeprese... #plantscience

Plantae.org@plantaeofficial.bsky.social

📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on March 26 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱 👉 Free registration at https://plantae.org/plantaepresents-inspiring-undergraduates-to-pursue-academic-research/ #plantscience

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#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob 📍 @unihalle.bsky.social 📆 Deadline: 25 March 2025

Carolin Delker@carolindelker.bsky.social

We are looking for a postdoc to study the impact of interspecific variation of ELF3 at the #mlu-halle within the EU-funded research consortium #ValuePlant. www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss... Please share within your networks!

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A PhD position is available in my group @_SLU. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden to work on plant regeneration and graft hybrid formation! Details below. Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience

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📣Happening tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12 at 1 pm Eastern time. Don’t miss it! 👉Learn more and register at blog.aspb.org/march-12-wha... #PlantScience

American Society of Plant Biologists@aspbofficial.bsky.social

📣Join us for the upcoming ASPB Member webinar on Wednesday, March 12 at 1 pm Eastern time, hosted by ASPB’s Early Career Plant Scientists Section. 👉Learn more and register at https://buff.ly/3XhLtmC #plantscience