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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Yesterday I had the privilege to be on the examination panel for Kohsuke Tanigawa's PhD defence. My first experience in this role in Sweden. An impressive PhD & many interesting discussions. It was also great to meet Steven Allison, Johannes Rousk, and Kristiina Karhu.

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We composited soil cores and lost 49 AM fungal taxa doing it. Sequencing individual subsamples found them. The ones that vanish are rare, patchy, and phylogenetically clustered. Also drying vs freezing made no difference really. Sample at the scale your question lives at. doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

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Stephanie Watts-Fawkes @mycoresearch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of my favourite things about #ICOM is catching up with what my friends are working on! I ran between @frewecologist.bsky.social and @camilledelavaux.bsky.social’s talks. It made me realise we spend most our chats talking about grants we‘re writing, and experiments we’re planning - not results!

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

A pleasure to have Professor Katie Field From @sheffieldpps.bsky.social visit Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment this week before ICOM time hits us! Such a nice set of research and exciting stuff ahead! @katiefield4.bsky.social @westernsydneyu.bsky.social

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I’m so happy that Dr Kostas Georgopoulos will soon join our group as a postdoctoral researcher. Kostas brings experience in plant–soil interactions, microbial ecology, and dual mycorrhizal forest systems.It's great to have him in the group as we grow a little more! @umeaplantsciencecentre.se

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Research students: Government guarantee of minimum wage would be nice? Edu Minister @jasonclaremp.bsky.social: Nah. Universities can pay that if they want. Unis: We’re sacking researchers & defunding our research scholarship programs. What a “system”! Below-minimum wage = below-minimum research

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PhD student Maxim makes $18 an hour to research children’s cancer – it’s barely above Australia’s poverty line

Skyrocketing living costs and lack of government support are deterring potential PhD candidates. Experts say the obvious solution is to lift the stipend

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

From innovation to integration: Plant and soil sciences for people and planet An introduction to a Special Issue by @katiefield4.bsky.social, Yolima Carrillo, Stuart A. Campbell, @jurriaanton.bsky.social and @frewecologist.bsky.social 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PlantScience

Photo of the trunk of a tree, looking up. The trunk has scientific apparatus attached to it.

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 16/04/2026

🧪🌾 INTERVIEW - Discussing ideas is what he enjoys most in his work @stephanevrg.bsky.social, group leader at UPSC and recently appointed docent, reflects on his research, career path, and the role of collaboration in shaping new ideas. Read the interview here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

Two men (Stéphane Verger (right) and his PhD student Özer Erguvan (left)) at a huge microscope, one is sitting in front and one is standing next to him, both are looking into the camera.

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 24/03/2026

🧪🌾VACANCY - Postdoc in fungal ecology & modelling🧬 This 2-year postdoc focuses on mycorrhizal fungal biogeography using large-scale metabarcoding data and species distribution models.🌍 Join the group of @frewecologist.bsky.social and work with us @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! 📅 Apply by 30 April

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Surnames, although widely used, are not obligatory in many parts of the world. I'm interested to know how people have navigated this when it comes to publishing? www.nature.com/articles/452... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Give south Indian authors their true names - Nature

Nature - Give south Indian authors their true names

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Postdoc (2 years) in mycorrhizal fungal biogeography & species distribution modelling @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Work with large-scale metabarcoding data and modelling. Deadline is 30th April www.umu.se/en/work-with...

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Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in mycorrhizal biogeography and species distribution modelling

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

PhD opportunity: How flexible are AM fungi? This project explores fungal trait plasticity and consequences for plant growth and nutrient uptake. Experimental + quantitative focus. www.upsc.se/jobs/6672-ph...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre - PhD position in plant science with a focus on plant-fungal interactions: Phenotypic plasticity in mycorrhizal fungi

Umeå Plant Science Centre - A centre of excellence for experimental plant biology in Umeå Sweden. ©UPSC

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Mycelial networks doing their "carbon" magic in soils!

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I enjoyed reading this paper. Many hypotheses focus on plant performance only, treat the mycorrhizal fungi as interchangeable. When should fungal identity and fitness should be front and centre in theory and experiments? doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

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Mycorrhizal ecology: in the land of the one-eyed king

This review pulls together the theory on mycorrhizas from before the era of modern community sequencing and the theory of today, and hierarchically cluster

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The massive delays ARC announced for all grant schemes – with longer processing times & 3-month announcement windows – were examined in Senate Estimates recently. Here’s John Ross reporting on it, & the confusing Estimates hearing, for Times Higher Ed👇 www.timeshighereducation.com/news/grant-d...

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Grant delays feared as ARC ramps up ‘due diligence’

Researchers brace for renewed funding uncertainty as security checks prove ‘more time-consuming than imagined’

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Some news: I’m joining Umeå Plant Science Centre at Umeå University next month as a group leader! Expanding the mycorrhizal adventures to new systems, forests, collaborations & opportunities. I’ll recruit students & postdocs soon Very much still part of the HIE! with my research continuing there

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Disperal ecology meets fungi! It is more than just spores people! Check this paper led by ECR @sarahcuprewich.bsky.social and Kristin Barbour! Fun collab supported @cu-esiil.bsky.social One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi url: academic.oup.com/ismej/articl...

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One hundred unanswered questions on the dispersal ecology of fungi

Abstract. Fungi comprise millions of species that play numerous varied roles in Earth’s natural and managed ecosystems, engaging in a multitude of positive

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Filamentous growth everywhere! It is really fascinating that no matter if you are the fungus that grows as a "mold" in bread or on decomposing wood, in very unrelated lineages; the trademark is filamentous network growth!

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Please enjoy our research paper on how Bluesky is the preferred home of academics of all stripes, including professors of rare moths. (Yes, we actually have lots of entomologists here). academic.oup.com/icb/article-... 🧪

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Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Boreal forest soils are major carbon reservoirs. But how does soil biodiversity shape the fate of this carbon? Thanks to the Finnish Cultural Foundation, @sanslan.bsky.social and I will untangle how soil fauna–fungi interactions influence carbon pools in Finland. #skr2026 skr.fi/en/news/trac...

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Tracing forest carbon pools – Finnish Cultural Foundation – SKR

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ICOM2026 @icom2026.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

ℹ️ Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is OPEN! 🦘 Deadline is 28th February, 2026 💻 Submissions here 👇 icom2026.org/abstract/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

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ICOM2026 @icom2026.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

IMS Research Awards 2026 – Nominations open! 🏆 Eminent & Mid-Career Awards 🗓 Deadline: 15 March 2026 🏆 Early-Career & Student Awards (Publication) 🗓 Deadline: 31 March 2026 🏅 Awards presented at ICOM 👉 mycorrhizas.org @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #Mycorrhiza

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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Long-read sequencing can revolutionise the way we monitor #biodiversity. A comprehensive guide for using #ONT & #PacBio for analysis of biodiversity through #eDNA, #metabarcoding, metagenomics Just published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

She can’t sit up on her own, but she makes good coffee!

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

How #fungi sense and respond to light. Primer in our current issue👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...

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ARC Tracker @arc-tracker.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

#ARCschedule Jan26 update ARC announced huge delays & 3-month announcement windows (used to be 2 weeks). Delay in months per scheme: 🔹LP25: 1–4 🔹IC/IH26: 1–4 🔹FT26: 1–3 🔹LP26: 2.5–5.5 🔹LE27: 2–5 🔹DE27: 1.5–4.5 🔹DP27: 3–6 Just … appalling. Unworkable. Data ▶️ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ARC grant scheme timetable, including open, close and anticipated outcome announcement dates for Expressions Of Interest and full applications, plus rejoinder periods and selection meeting dates.

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ICOM2026 @icom2026.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Reminder: Abstract submission for #ICOM2026 is now OPEN! Deadline is 28th February, 2026 Submissions here 👇 icom2026.org/abstract/ @mycorrhizaims.bsky.social #mycorrhiza

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

hello again Umeå! ☃️❄️ I know this isn’t that cold, but coming from 38degC, I’m soaking up as much fresh cold air as possible before returning to the oven of Sydney. 🥵 @umeauniversitet.bsky.social @umeaplantsciencecentre.se

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Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros @aguilart.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Excited to share our new paper! (1/4) Fungi grow as networks, but how much these networks actually vary? Turns out: not as much as we think. Across four species, network traits stayed consistent, even when grazed by soil fauna! doing.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70281

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Not Extremely Plastic: Testing the Limits of Morphological Plasticity in Fungal Mycelia in Response to Soil Grazers

Using image analysis to track the development of fungal networks in the presence of predators, we found that even in modular organisms, plasticity is more nuanced and limited than previously assumed....

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ESA Plant-Soil Ecology @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Congratulations to the winners from the Plant-Soil Symposium at the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference last week generously sponsored by the @britishecologicalsociety.org. Thank you for supporting the fantastic research being led by these student researchers in plant–soil ecology in Australia! 🧵

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Mark A. Anthony @anthomycota.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Coming to the @egu.eu General Assembly in 2026? Consider submitting an abstract to our mycorrhizae session if you are working on these organisms and their linkages to ecosystem functioning. Last year, this new session was a huge hit, so let's make year two even better!

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ESA Plant-Soil Ecology @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Fascinating talk by Jiahoa Wen (@westsyduhie.bsky.social) on the differential response of plants to distinct arbuscular mycorrhizal communities #ESA2025

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ESA Plant-Soil Ecology @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

✨ It was a pleasure to have @manjeet786.bsky.social from @westsyduhie.bsky.social join our symposium, presenting both a poster and a speed talk. He shared fascinating insights into how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can—and cannot—support sorghum in the fight against charcoal rot. #ESA2025

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

What are the major questions unanswered relating to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi? It is just me, or are too many fundamentals still not resolved around some basic biology and ecology? Their genetics, their growth patterns, host-preferences, sporulation, and so on.

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ESA Plant-Soil Ecology @esaplantsoilecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We are excited to share the latest in plant-soil research in Australia today! Come join our symposium in Riverbank room 2 from 13:30-17:00👇

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Plants, People, Planet @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We are delighted to announce Thomas Reviews, a new format for impact at the intersection of plants, people and the planet. The three inaugural Reviews have been published in Plants, People, Planet today! Read the Editorial 👇 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PlantScience #ThomasReview

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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🌟 I’ve recently moved to The University of Manchester! I'm advertising several PhD projects on plant–microbe interactions 🌱🦠🪲 🧪🖥️ Projects span experimental to computational. Diverse supervisory teams, collaborating across the UK Plant Microbiome community. Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...

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Katie Field @katiefield4.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄 I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:

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Vasilis Kokkoris @vkokkoris.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I had such fun thinking, reading and writing this Tansley Review on #arbuscular #mycorrhizal #fungal mycelia. We need a more fungal-centric view to better understand not only the AM fungi, but also their many ecological roles. @newphyt.bsky.social 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/DHGB3S....

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Christina Birnbaum, PhD 🍃 @christinabirnbaum.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

128 authors - 1 message: Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization - Marín - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Thanks @cmarin.bsky.social @thegsbi.bsky.social for leading!

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Another successful night of pretending I might sleep again someday

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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Does the Pacific Koel intentionally attempt to wake up toddlers before sunrise when you’ve finally got the baby to sleep? not loving that predawn coo-eee every night.

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