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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Been a great few weeks as a supervisor! Khaled passed his viva and Vaishali just submitted her thesis today! more exciting stuff to come!

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Seema Sheth @seemasheth.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Amy Angert and I are recruiting 2 temporary field technicians to assist with demographic surveys across the range of scarlet monkeyflower in California and Oregon. Perfect for recent graduates who are considering applying for grad school. Apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/231.... Please share!

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Temporary Plant Ecology Field Technician - CA/OR

The Sheth evolutionary ecology lab in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina; USA) and the Angert Lab in the Departments of Botany an...

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 05/05/2026

Plant phenology tends to track with climate warming, but it could also be sensitive to biotic factors. This study shows that a single year of tree responses to intense insect herbivory can counteract a decade of environmentally driven shifts in spring phenology 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Satellite data show trees delay budburst across landscapes to escape herbivores - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Plant phenology tends to track with climate warming, but it could also be sensitive to biotic factors. This study from a temperate forest landscape in Germany shows that a single year of tree response...

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Rishi De-Kayne @rishidekayne.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our team at @arcadiascience.com is hiring! We're looking to hire a computational evolutionary biologist interested in asking how and why protein sequences/structures/functions differ across the tree of life 🧬 jobs.lever.co/arcadiascien... Please share widely!

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Arcadia Science - Platform Scientist: Comparative Protein Evolution

A Bit About Us: We're Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and ...

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Being a supervisor is: exciting and daunting at the start, filled with concern when life throws them curve balls, frustrating when they don't understand my point (because I'm always right and always clear...Or not!!!), joyous for each win they have, exhausting reading their thesis chapters.....

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I have created a new blog site! arplants.weebly.com A place for me to muse about plants generally as the whim takes me! Could be an "interesting" ride! First blog posted! For my professional research... that's not here 😉 (look for arlab.co.uk yes I need to update that over the summer too!)

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AMANDA'S PLANT MUSINGS

I'm Amanda, an amateur gardener and big time plant geek. In fact I'm so passionate about plants that my life is centred around plants! My day job involves teaching students (often about plants) and...

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Evaluating nitrogen uptake: Methods and applications for plant research A new #AppsPlantSci review by Pierce, @razda5.bsky.social, Huddell & @erinsparks.bsky.social bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @danforthcenter.bsky.social #botany #plantscience #nitrogenfertilization #nanoSIMS

Close-up view of maize roots growing in soil within a rhizobox. Three roots are within clear plastic tubes with liquid and have an associated post-it note with details of the treatment next to the tubes. Photo credit: Erin Sparks

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It's gift-giving season! Why not give the gift of plant knowledge? Here are some excellent, accessible books to engage & excite. Fantastic offerings from @berondam.bsky.social (& a new one out in Jan) @jondrori.co.uk (& a new kids book) @razda5.bsky.social 💚 @ferrisjabr.bsky.social 👍 Novels too!

Plants need champions! People who can tell engaging stories about plants. People who understand plants and explain how plants function
People who can explain that plants are critical for human survival.
Books shown from David Attenborough, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Jonathan Drori, Richard Powers, Danny Chamovitz, Ferris Jabr, Malcolm Wilkins, Charlotte McConaghy, Andy Weir, Beronda Montgomery, and Amanda Rasmussen.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Super stoked to see work from our lab on BBC tonight! tree cuttings prepared by Vaishali Panwar, one of my PhD students, were CT scanned by Brian Atkinson and Craig Sturrock in the hounsfield facility were shown on Gardeners World this evening! watch it on iPlayer!

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The AAB Applied Tree and Forest Biology group is hosting ‘Creating Canopies II’ at the grand Crown and Mitre hotel in Carlisle. 🌳 Kicking off w Chris Quine and Ruth Mitchell #AABCreatingCanopies

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The Scottish Forestry Trust @forestrytrust.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The Scottish Forestry Trust is proud to have once again supported the Association of Applied Biologists' Travel Grants for early-career professionals attending the Creating Canopies II Conference. #AABCreatingCanopies web.cvent.com/event/7e93d2...

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Summary. - Creating Canopies II: Resilience, Adaptation and Regenerative Approaches

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Fantastic D1 #AABCreatingCanopies with great talks, stimulating discussion and a successful (dry) forest walk!

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

D2 morning includes trees from the urban environment in Toronto and then plenty about Ash! 👏 Well done Scarlet Maguire for a great first conference talk! #AABCreatingCanopies

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Also had a very proud supervisor moment as my PhD student Vaishali gave a wonderful talk today about her tree cuttings #AABCreatingCanopies

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Apologies my account wouldn't load but it's been a fabulous 2 day meeting with #AABCreatingCanopies thanks to @aabiologists.bsky.social and all our funders. Thanks to everyone who came along! Thanks to Ted and the wonderful volunteers who took us around Coombs wood yesterday!

Photo of tall pines with diverse broadleaf and shrub understory.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Our first keynote, Chris Quine introducing forests and forestry, preparing the context for our meeting #AABCreatingCanopies

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Kicking off with #AABCreatingCanopies Ted introducing us to Carlisle and the forest surrounds! @aabiologists.bsky.social

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Today is the last day of my two weeks annual leave, but gees what a doozie of a day it is.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Learn how some plants are adapted to certain conditions...I hope it helps people choose plants better suited to changing local climates....out now! www.hachette.co.uk/titles/amand...

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RHS What to Grow for a Climate Resilient Garden

As the world's climate changes, this timely book from plant expert, Dr Amanda Rasmussen, explains what we should be planting in our outdoor spaces. What t...

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Calm before the storm at Science in the park!

Me sitting behind a table with plants on it. The plants were used in medieval medicine. Blue skies outside the Camelia house windows.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

As a dual AU/UK citizen, with family and friends just hit by a cyclone, I've been thinking about the way each culture faces adversity...UK: keep calm and carry on; AU: hold my beer (Cracking jokes). Born into AU, that's my natural state but it's worth noting that doesn't mean we don't care...😉

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Love the sound of students having fun! Best cohort yet in my third year class. It's a self-directed group work session and the majority of the class are here, talking, laughing, working.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

A few snaps from Kew Wakehurst where we're visiting the millennium seed bank for an event tomorrow @vilasjohn.bsky.social

Winter garden with bright pink and white heather flowers under a brilliant white birch tree

Looking up toward the sky along the trunk of a conifer into the twisted branches above.

Purple crocus scattered on the hillside sloping toward the waterfall.

Me at sunset with the misty trees in the background.

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🌿 The Michael Cichan Paleobotanical Research Grant, presented by the BSA Paleobotanical Section, is open! 🌿 Up to $2500 for post-docs or non-tenure track positions to support researching paleobotany. Apply by March 15, 2025: botany.org/home/awards/... #BSAawards #IamaBotanist

A fossilized leaf imprint is embedded in a textured stone background. Overlaid on the image are bold white banners with black text. The top banner reads “BSA Paleobotanical Section Awards,” the central banner highlights “Michael Cichan Paleobotanical Research Grant,” and the bottom banner displays the application deadline, "March 15, 2025." The website "www.botany.org" is listed at the bottom.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

What I love about teaching? Having students come back after a break in our 3 hr class telling me they were just messaging their mum to tell them about stuff they just learnt! (a 3rd yr, not a 1st yr!)

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

#BlackHistoryMonth Now more than ever, we must uplift, amplify, & celebrate Black scientists, scholars, & leaders. Beronda Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social is a plant scientist who researchers & teaches about mentoring & culture. Read "Lessons from Plants" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Book cover. The title is Lessons from Plants, the author is Beronda L. Montgomery. The cover is pale green with colorful drawings of plants surrounding the title.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

My 3rd yr class uses Teams to collaborate for a semester-long project (more on my webpage)...this week a 3rd yr student told me they hadn't used Teams since secondary school....🤯..we really have reverted to preCOVID dark ages...good to know students are well prepared to use Moodle in the real world!

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David Green, PhD @ecologistgreen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

#PeerReview and #ScientificPublishing should focus on collaboration instead of gatekeeping. We'll create a more inclusive environment and get better science because of it. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. 🧪

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Healthy Crops @healthycrops.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🌾 Postdoc Opportunity! 🌾 Join Prof. Dr. Wolf B. Frommer’s research team at @hhu.bsky.social for an exciting postdoc position in disease resistance in rice! 📩 Apply now! Send your CV & motivation letter to apply_healthycrops@hhu.de RT & share! 🌱 #Postdoc #PlantScience #RiceResearch

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I'm excited to share my first book! #ClimateResilientGarden Plant physiology for gardeners really! Thanks to lots of people! Especially Ana Mogus for the illustrations @quercusbooks.bsky.social

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Plant Science Council at UF @ufplants.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

🌱 The 9th Annual Plant Science Symposium is Tomorrow! 📅 Join us on Jan 21, 2025, at 8:30 AM EST! ✨ Highlights: ✅ Inspiring talks from 10 keynote speakers ✅ FREE two-day hybrid event 👉 Event Newsletter: www.ufplants.org/symposium See you there! 🌿 #PlantScience #PSS2025 #Botany

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Undergraduate students can now apply to our Summer Studentship scheme, supported by @theplantjournal.bsky.social and the Gatsby Foundation. For more information, head to our website: blackinplantscience.org/2025/01/17/b...

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Beautiful day in Sherwood forest today! Filming with Georgie Scurfield who is making a documentary for an exhibition on the major oak that will happen later in the year at Nottingham Castle

Georgie filming fungi growing on a fallen trunk

The major oak in winter, it's leafless branches stretching to the blue sky.

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Great rugging up to potter in the garden! Then coming in, pulling on my slippers that were warmed on the heater, sitting by the window in the sun. Hot cuppa in hand! 🌱❄️

Frozen cup of water with stones, the garden visible in the background

Mahonia leaf with white frozen frost highlighting the jagged leaf edge

Part of a fern frond, big ice crystals frosting the edges and central vein.

Brown leaf, resting on a white windowsill. Everything coated in white ice crystals.

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Heisler Lab @heisler-lab.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Please re-post. Fantastic postdoc opportunities in our ERC funded project, Re-engineering symmetry breaking in development and evolution (RESYDE). Openings close soon! Read more and check job opportunities here: www2.hu-berlin.de/resyde/

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RESYDE: Re-engineering symmetry breaking in development and evolution. A consortia of plant scientists from Europe and Australia has been awarded a prestigious research grant from the ERC, which will ...

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Gilia capitata @giliacapitata.northsky.social · 10/01/2025

now for some sexy bark 🌱

Lagerstroemia (crepe myrtle) ‘Natchez’ with winter sun on its gleaming orange bark

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Katharine Hubbard @katharinehubbard.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

And that’s a wrap! What a fantastic meeting #PlantSciEd in Lancaster turned out to be! So many rich discussions, and lovely to meet new people as well as catch up with old friends. Watch this space for meeting outputs, including potential Manifesto for Plant Biology Education

Plant Biology Education - creating a vision for the future

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Jitka Klimesova @jitkaklimesova.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Seventh edition of Go_Belowground course on practical assessment of moprhological and anatomical traits on belowground organs and their importancy: Go belowground! 2025 klimesovajitka.wordpress.com/go-belowgrou...

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Go belowground! 2025

The Department of Experimental and Functional Morphology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences organize the 7th edition of PhD course of functional ecology „Go belowground!“ 1…

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Thanks @plantpollinator.bsky.social Kelsey Byers for sharing knowledge about accessible fieldwork & a link to a useful guide created by Chloe Stevens. Take homes include bidirectional communication and trust, and improving accessibility helps EVERYone!! #PlantSciEd www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Enrique Lopez-Juez from Royal Holloway talked about the importance of practicals (👍👍👍👍👍 agreed). The SEB has a portal with same practicals for higher education, see below. #PlantSciEd www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...

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Repository of biology practicals

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Dr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

“Academics from poorer backgrounds introduce more novel scientific concepts, but are less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.” www.nber.org/papers/w33289

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Climbing the Ivory Tower: How Socio-Economic Background Shapes Academia

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy new year everyone!! So do we have a term for peeps on bluesky??? Skeet is not an appealing term...and skeeters sounds like the Aussie word for mosquitoes! Flutterers maybe🦋??? What are people using??

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Alida de Flamingh @adeflamingh.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

This is an amazing resource for ECR, please consider adding your grant apps!

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Kelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Hey All, plz repost, and share with grads, post-docs and disease folks! We are hiring a post-doc to work on mechanisms of immune responses of frog hosts to Bd infections. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Details for the position can be found at the link below. 🐸🐸🐸 zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...

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Post-Doc position in the KZLab! Immune responses to pathogen infections in frogs

We are looking for an NSF-funded post-doc in our lab in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. The work will examine immune mechanisms that potentially underlie…

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