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Botanical University Challenge @bucbotany.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

🌱🌾🌲🌍🌿🍄🌺🌳🌴🌷🪳🥦 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 !

Pictures teams and competition in Botanical University Challenge 2019. Group of around 24 students, and start of text of article about the event. QR code for full text.

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I was in a meeting where we talked about summer projects for undergraduates interested in plant science, & someone shared this link 💚 @apaterlini.bsky.social Some deadlines are as early as January, so pass this on to those who might be interested! www.plantsciencefutures.org.uk/work-experie...

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Plant Science Futures

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Thank you @apaterlini.bsky.social and @plantteaching.bsky.social for sharing our website. We're always on the look out for more UK opportunities to add to the list, so if anyone knows of anymore we should include, please let us know!

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Andrea Paterlini (he/him) @apaterlini.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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...

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A manifesto for plant science education

Plants 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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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

2/ A PhD with John Christie at the University of Glasgow: drive.google.com/file/d/1iBGP... (application deadline 20th December).

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Begonia Trust Ad.pdf

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Our annual membership special offer opens today! Join us this month & you'll enjoy 15 months of membership benefits for the price of 12. Those benefits are so numerous & fabulous you'll have to head over here to see them all: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi... Then join us! bsbi.org/join-us

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📢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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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Hi current plant scientists 👋 We would love to be able to signpost undergraduates to sandwich year opportunities. Do you know of any you can share with us? The plant scientists of tomorrow thank you! 🫶 #plantscience #plantsci #plantbiology

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

This starter pack has been updated with some new researchers 😁👍🥬🌿🥼

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

In honour of #WorldCleanupDay, we’ve published a new article on phytoremediation – take a look! Written by Laurel Tully and @lizrylott.bsky.social www.plantsciencefutures.org.uk/why-plant-sc...

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EPPO @epponews.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

❗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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IPSN @ipsn-bgci.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

📢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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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

And if you are a plant scientist, tag us too! Plant Science Futures on Instagram, Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme on all other socials

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 02/09/2025

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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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 27/08/2025

"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...

Cover of the Journal of Biological Education, September 2025, volume 59, number 4. Image on it is a puffin looking forwards

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Woodland Trust Scotland @wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🗣️ Love trees and sharing that passion with others? 💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland! Learn more and apply below 👇 📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun 📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk

Black text on a lime green background reads: 'Volunteering Opportunity. Volunteer Speaker. Confident speaking to groups? Help give a voice to trees and woods in your area.'

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

"Postdoctoral Research in Plant Science at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK *Application Deadline: 9/26/2025" Read more here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM750/post-doct… #PlantSciJobs

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

"Research Technician in Plant Science at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK *Application Deadline: 9/11/2025" Read more here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM404/research-… #PlantSciJobs

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

📢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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Let us know if you think of another starter pack that could be useful for the aspiring plant scientists of the world

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

When you hit post before you add the link, d'oh! go.bsky.app/Gnj7neP

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Here's another starter pack for you: This one is the learned societies and institutes linked to plant science in the UK. If you think your account should be included and has been missed, drop us a line

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iubmb.bsky.social @iubmb.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

And, of course, if you are an academic that would like adding to this starter pack, drop us a line!

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

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

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Checkout our new starter pack: Academics to follow on BlueSky to keep up to date with cutting edge discoveries in the world of plant science! go.bsky.app/5CYhV8v

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

📢 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 💻

Accessible Science at the Norwich Bioscience Institutes, save the date: Tuesday, 7 October

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🔖 Save the date! 🪱 This year's "Advances in Nematology" will be held at the Linnean Society London & online on December 4th 🪱 📆 Limited in-person registration opens 1st September! Submit an abstract & find out more 🔗 buff.ly/HOgf6af @anikadamm.bsky.social #nematodes #plantscience 🧪

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ABSW @absw.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#ABSWSummerSchool 📆Book your early bird tickets by Wed, May 7 👉 zurl.co/49sPK This is a hybrid event, you can attend either in person or online. 🎫ABSW Student Members and King's College Students: £25 🎫Other students: £30 🎫ABSW Members: £50

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Registration 2025 | Association of British Science Writers

Early bird registration now open until May 7, 2025

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Jake Harris @c-jake-harris.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We are advertising a new postdoctoral position in my group. 3 years of funding to work on a moonshot synthetic biology project funded by the Advanced Research + Innovation Agency (ARIA). Please apply and please RP! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50801/ @camplantsci.bsky.social

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Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob 10 PhD positions: Research training program “AlpsChange: Alpine geo- and biodiversity during environmental changes” ( @fwf-at.bsky.social -funded) @unisalzburg.bsky.social Deadline: 13 April 2025 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

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Job Openings

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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Opening for four-year PhD studentship: Embracing the noise: micro-environmental variability as a means to infer #models for #plant abiotic stress responses at University of Plymouth www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/resear... #PlantSciJobs #drought

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Embracing the noise: micro-environmental variability as a means to infer models for plant abiotic stress responses

University of Plymouth PhD studentship: This project will provide an unprecedented multi-factorial understanding of drought stress physiology that will...

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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

#PlantSciJobs

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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

White writing on a green background: Black in Plant Science Summer Studentship.

Red writing on a white background: one week to go

Four young black people on a white background.

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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

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Department of Plant Sciences Cambridge @camplantsci.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We're looking for a temporary technician to help prepare undergraduate practical classes - starting September 2025. A great opportunity for an A-level student in their final year wanting to study natural science at university. Please help spread the word! www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/technician

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Sue McBean🇺🇦⛵️💚🌱✍️📸🔸🐸 @organicbotanic.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Job opportunity @plantlifeuk.bsky.social Specialist Ecological Advisor Closing date 18th March 2025. Link for information: www.plantlife.org.uk/about-us/car... #Ecology #Diversity #Plant @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @botanybeck.bsky.social @bsbiireland.bsky.social

Screen shot of advert for job at Plantlife - all information is in the link in my post

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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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

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Charles Melnyk @charlesmelnyk.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We're looking for a postdoc to join the lab to work on cell-to-cell communication via the apoplast. Candidate must be brave, as they will have to lead us (me) away from the plasmodesmata-lands we've inhabited for so long! www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

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Postdoctoral Researcher (Faulkner Group) | John Innes Centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Faulkner Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Cell & Developmental Biology.

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