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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's not too late to register for this afternoon's seminar. Details below.....

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Sheffield Folk Guide @sheffieldfolkguide.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So much on- and this is just the gigs/ social dances/ special events. There are sessions and sing arounds every day too- please see the Sheffield Music Sessions website for details.

Tuesday 29th September
Nigel Corbett & Lester Simpson at Kiveton Park Folk Club

Wednesday 30th September
Andy Irvine & Quilty at The Greystones
Thursday 1st October
Robin Grey at the Lantern Theatre
Kate Green & Raymond Greenoaken at Crookes Folk Club
Shawn Hess and Derek Dames at Cafe No9

Friday 2nd October
Sherburn, Bartley, Sanders at Beehive Folk Club
Rob Heron & Conrad Bird at Cafe No9

Saturday 3rd October
The Wilderness Yet at Sheffield Community Bike Project
Remember the Coal at St Mary’s Church, Ecclesfield
Jess & Rich Arrowsmith at Wild Traditions, The Gathering Ground, Hillsborough Park
Griffin and Collier at Open House, Hathersage
Mad Dog McRea at The Greystones
Alastair Gordon at Hybrid 3 Studios
Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village

Sunday 4th October
Domino Effect at The Gardener’s Rest 3PM
Harvest Sing at The Rivelin Hotel, Tofts 12 midday
Well Dressed Band Ceilidh at The Broomhall Centre
Cobalt Tales at The Greystones

Wednesday 7th October
Madra Salach at The Foundry
Thomas Carter + Geb at Samuel Worth Chapel
George Sansome and Matt Quinn at Nether Edge Folk Club
Chris While and Julie Matthews at The Greystones
Fairport Convention at Crookes Social Club
A Different Thread at Cafe No9

Thursday 8th October
Martin Simpson trio at Firth Hall
Shawn Colvin at Upper Chapel
Auka at Crookes Folk Club
A Different Thread at Cafe No9
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman at Cubley Hall, Penistone
MAAR at Hagglers Corner Attikk sessions
Kate Green & Raymond Greenoaken at Nether Edge Bowling Club

Friday 9th October
Harvest Barn Dance at Bradfield Village Hall
Young songwriter showcase: George Howard + Rose Ingalill + Owen Blue at Cafe No9
Lucy Huzzard + Claire Vine Gig & Song writing workshop at Highfield Methodist Church
Fri 9th to Sun 11th Oct Electric Folk Dance Party at Hathersage Memorial Hall
Fri 9th to Sun 11th Oct Bella Hardy’s Autumn Sing in Edale

Saturday 10th October
Eddi Reader at The Octagon Centre
Samuel Moore at Cafe No9

Sunday 11th October
Thomas McCarthy/Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at New Musical Traditions, Alder Bar
Domino Effect at The Gardener's Rest 3PM

Monday 12th October
Harry Bird at Sidney and Matilda

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

If you want a six minute summary of how to support trans+ fieldworkers, then why not check out this video we made (voiced by the incredible @izzyvalkyrie.bsky.social)?

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Dominique Bergmann @stanfordstomata.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

1/9 🧵New preprint from the lab! A midpoint in a long journey to understand specificity among bHLH transcription factors in plants. Part IV: how does an accessory domain guide specificity of heterodimerizing bHLHs? #PlantSci #TranscriptionFactors #stomata www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

End of an era! Robbie Waugh retired last week. His lifetime contributions transformed barley research, advancing genetics, genomics & crop improvement. His leadership, collaboration & mentorship have shaped the global barley community & inspired generations of researchers. A truly remarkable legacy.

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

If you have a BBSRC Early Independence Fellowship outline in, check your inbox. Please give professional services teams a few days to design demand management processes as we're finding out the same time as you. The outlines per institute data provided is super interesting; 15 awards available 👀👀👀👀

UKRI – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Annex A – Maximum Number of Applications to the 2026 round of the BBSRC Early Independence Fellowship scheme per HEI
These figures have been calculated based on submissions to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) with the number of Early Independence BBSRC Fellowship applications permitted related to the FTE staff numbers included within each institutions REF submission as follows:
Academic organisations who did not submit to the REF and are not identified within the grouping are permitted to submit one application to this opportunity.

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UKRI – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Annex A – Maximum Number of Applications to the 2026 round of the BBSRC Early Independence Fellowship scheme per HEI

These figures have been calculated based on submissions to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) with the number of Early Independence BBSRC Fellowship applications permitted related to the FTE staff numbers included within each institutions REF submission as follows:

Academic organisations who did not submit to the REF and are not identified within the grouping are permitted to submit one application to this opportunity.

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Higher Education Institution (HEI) Number of outline applications Maximum number of applications to this opportunity
Aberystwyth University 8 1
Aston University 4 1
Babraham Institute 1 1
Brunel University London 1 1
Cardiff University 8 2
Cranfield University 4 1
Durham University 5 1
Earlham Institute 1 1
Edge Hill University 2 1
Harper Adams University 3 1
Heriot-Watt University 3 1
Imperial College London 27 2
Institute of Cancer Research 3 1
James Hutton Institute 1 1
John Innes Centre 3 1
King's College London 28 2
Lancaster University 3 1
Leeds Beckett University 1 1
London School of Hygiene…

UKRI – Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

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Higher Education Institution (HEI) Number of outline applications Maximum number of applications to this opportunity
Northumbria University 1 1
Nottingham Trent University 2 1
Oxford Brookes University 1 1
Quadram Institute Bioscience 8 1
Queen Mary University of London 7 1
Queen’s University Belfast 7 1
Rosalind Franklin Institute 1 1
Rothamsted Research 3 1
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 4 1
Royal Veterinary College 4 1
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre 1 1
Swansea University 2 1
The Francis Crick Institute 5 1
University College London 34 3
University of Aberdeen 2 1
University of Bath 5 1
University of Birmingham 30 2
University of Bradford 1 1
University of Bristol 13 2
University of Cambridge 57 3
University of Dundee 4 1
University of East Anglia 2 1
University of Edinburgh 22 3
University of Essex 2 1
University of Exeter 16 1
University of Glasgow 21 1
University of Hull 2 1
University of Leeds 13 2
University of Leicester 7 1
University of Lincoln 1 1
University of Liverpool 12 1
University of Manchester 25 3
University of Nottingham 11 2
University of Oxford 56 3
University of Plymouth 3 1
University of Reading 8 1

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Faster #stomata evolved to increase photosynthetic capacity rather than water use efficiency Robert A. Brench, et al. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience @julie-gray.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social

Growth and water use under constant or fluctuating light.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Stomatal development and function in the upper and lower leaf surfaces Hõrak @hanna-horak.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Different light responses of adaxial and abaxial stomata in a dicot leaf.

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jessdunn.bsky.social @jessdunn.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

There's still just about time to apply for this postdoc position - a super cool project and I can highly recommend working with Caspar! Deadline 02/11/25

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Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceanu.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Plant scientists Professor Graham Farquhar and Professor Susanne von Caemmerer transformed the world's understanding of photosynthesis, and now they have been jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) from The Royal Society, at a ceremony in London. science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer and Professor Graham Farquhar are receiving an award.

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Jim Rowe @botanicaljim.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice to understand how ABA regulates stomatal dynamics. #PhDposition www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A grey coloured Arabidopsis leaf epidermis, with black cell walls. Each cells has a colourful blobs - a nuclear localised fluorescent ABA sensor, with warm colours indicating high concentrations, and cooler colours indicating lower concentrations.

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

📢 Tomorrow! Join us for New Phytologist Now: Stomata – with Sally Assmann and Keiko Torii. Live Q&A hosted by Hanna Hõrak. 15:30 GMT | 26 November It's free to attend! Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil @sheffieldpps.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

We've created a pack to make it easy to find all our PPS researchers. Check it out and follow them. Let us know if you are a PPS researcher who wants adding to the pack #plantbiology #plantscience #soil #photosynthesis go.bsky.app/FFHrMQ9

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Jim Rowe @botanicaljim.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the dynamic leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice. #PhDposition www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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