VACANCY: Senior Lab Support Technician. Support the development of a new plant immunity platform within TSL Ventures that explores RNAi-based disease resistance. Apply online, deadline 29 Oct 2025. buff.ly/IhskRvq #PlantSciJobs #PlantScience #STEMJobs

The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. Electrification+renewables are far more efficient. medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

Ready to take molecular ecology into the wild? @arc-pbtc.bsky.social is seeking a PhD student to use eDNA to protect Northern Australia’s biosecurity. Mix molecular biology, remote fieldwork and real-world impact. Generous stipend + national training network. See link to apply tinyurl.com/mw5uk32z

📣 We're pleased to open applications for a new Group Leader in Artificial Intelligence (#AI) in Biology. Join our collaborative and inter-disciplinary research environment, exploring the natural world through the lens of #genomics. 🗓️ Applications close: 24 Oct ➡️ buff.ly/YRz3YLe #machinelearning

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

A fun week on Skomer rebuilding rat detection boxes and enjoying the sights and sounds

Where does the cranberry sauce comes be from? It was fun to visit a cranberry bog at U mass Amherst with Scott Soby. They are grown in peat bogs which when flooded cause the berries to float so they can be mechanically harvested. This is their fruit sorter.

Last Chance to register for #PPATH2025 and #ECPP2025 9-11 September | University of Nottingham Programme includes: Applied Plant Pathology AI in Plant Health Induced Resistance in IPM Programme: www.bspp.org.uk/wp-content/u... Register: bspp.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Perfect conditions for the balloon fiesta

Late-breaking abstracts for #ECPP2025 are still open, but not for long. Deadline: July 31 Join global experts in plant pathology and contribute to the conversation. Details: www.bspp.org.uk/final-call-f...

The dry weather is encouraging the rusts- like this one on willow, probably a Melampsora species I think

Just learned that Frank Stahl (of the Meselson and Stahl DNA replication experiment ("the most beautiful experiment in biology") died at the beginning of April, to no fanfare. Here's a lovely video of them reminiscing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-tn...

Nominations Open: RKS Wood Prize 2026 Celebrate excellence in plant disease biology! 🧬 £1000 prize + BSPP lecture Deadline: 31 July Details: www.bspp.org.uk/rks-wood-pri... #PlantPathology #SciencePrize #BSPP

With @pietrospanu.bsky.social Spanu and 4 days into a port tack from Lands End now off the Mull of Kintyre

📢 JOB: Lead a landmark project to sequence 20,000 fungi & lichens from one of the world’s largest fungarium collections. Shape science, support biodiversity, and help safeguard our fungal future 🌍🧪 👉 careers.kew.org/vacancy/seni... 🗓️ Apply by 25 May #PlantSciJobs #fungi

📣 🥳 🧑‍💻 Our department is hiring: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark Deadline June 1st Thanks for sharing! mbg.au.dk/en/news-and-...

The Trait Discovery Group @kwsgroup.bsky.social is looking for a new Leader. "The candidate will lead a team focused on identifying and characterizing genes for genome editing that contribute to key trait product launches in KWS crops." #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...

Tweeps, please spread the word. We're still looking at recruiting a structural biologist (any level) to study plant-pathogen protein complexes especially in the context of coevolution. Direct inquiries welcome. Please include a cover letter. Applicant from US welcome? medium.com/@kamounlab/2...

Phyto-World! 🌿 I am looking for a Peronospora variabilis isolate (downy mildew in quinoa). Please spread the word and help connect me with anyone who’s got a culture or experience. 🙏 Any leads appreciated! Thanks!🎉 #PlantPath #PeronosporaVariabilis #Quinoa #DownyMildew #Phytopathology #Oomycete

🚨 Site crash update: We’re extending the Early Bird deadline to Tues, 6 May, midnight! Still can’t register? Email [email protected] by then & we’ll count you in. Thanks for bearing with us! 🙏 #BSPP #RegistrationUpdate

The last 3 meetings of the BSPP have had attendances of 84, 161 and 280. If that trend continues, we will definitely exceed capacity. Also, we begin selecting amongst the offered papers for talks immediately after Early Bird ends.

VACANCY - We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic individual to join us as the Course Director for our highly regarded MSc degree in Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/ms... Closing date - 21 May 2025 Contract - Full-time or part-time, indefinite

VACANCY - We’re seeking an Archivist and Collections Engagement Co-ordinator, to manage the rare, scientific JI Collections and share insights from them with the world, to encourage others to access and use them www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/ar... Closing date - 14 May 2025 Contract - Full time, 5 years

The last 3 meetings of the BSPP have had attendances of 84, 161 and 280. If that trend continues, we will definitely exceed capacity. Also, we begin selecting amongst the offered papers for talks immediately after Early Bird ends.

Genetically modified pod borer resistant cowpeas now boosting food security for smallholder farmers in Ghana #plantscience 🧪 theconversation.com/ghanas-first...

It is the final week to submit your abstract for #PPATH2025 & #ECPP2025! We want to hear about your work in plant health, disease resistance, microbiomes, digital ag & more 🌿 🗓️ Submit by: 1st May 🔗 Details: buff.ly/mJsUvUO

Only one week to go to register and submit your abstract before the Early bird period ends. If you or someone you know hopes to give a talk, get your abstract in now. We begin selection immediately after Early bird ends.

Pesticides in flea treatments for cats and dogs are killing the chicks of blue tits and great tits, according to recent research from the University of Sussex, funded by the charity SongBird Survival. Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/in-the-back

Early Bird ends in 2 weeks! Whether you're presenting, networking, or learning from global leaders in plant health — don’t miss your chance to join #PPATH2025. 🗓️ Register by 1st May 📍 Nottingham | Sept 9–11 🔗 www.bspp.org.uk/conference-i...

Astounding factoid from @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social: 80% of the nitrogen in your body has been through the industrial Haber-Bosch process that makes nitrogen fertiliser. #EMBOclimateResilience

www.ft.com/content/6328... Greenpeace has blocked cultivation of Golden Rice braking an innovation slated to save lives by enriching diets w/ vitamin A. In a world beset by food insecurity,climate change,water scarcity & conflict,the future of rice is mired in a stew of science, politics & economics

📣 Short-term #postdoctoral #position in plant disease epidemiology modeling @inrae-bioger.bsky.social @inrae-save.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social. Please share it! 🙏 eng-bioger.versailles-saclay.hub.inrae.fr/content/down...

Exciting opportunity to apply to become Executive Officer of @bspp.bsky.social Apply by April 11th -> www.bspp.org.uk/job/executiv...

There is still time to apply to our international MSc: Agrigenomics. The website might look a bit old, the course contents are up to date: everything from Molecular Biology to Applied Genomics, in an agriculture context! Questions? message me! www.agrigenomics.agrar.uni-kiel.de/en/application

We are recruiting three new Editors-in-Chief covering medical, veterinary and forensic entomology. We are looking for enthusiastic researchers committed to building the profile of the journal and handling manuscripts with integrity. Read more and apply today 🔽 www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

📣 Don’t miss out on Early Bird Registration for #PPATH2025! Save your spot at the UK’s leading plant pathology meeting 🌱 Join scientists from around the world this Sept in Nottingham. 💸 Early Bird ends soon! 🗓️ Register early www.bspp.org.uk/conference-i... #PlantPathology #PlantScience #ECPP2025

The Yealm entrance looking good today

The Yealm entrance looking good today

The public has been advised not to leave pet hair out for nest-building birds in case they come into contact with chemicals found in anti-parasite medicine:

New to bluesky - would appreciate a "retweet" please, so I can find everyone from twitter.

Thysanotus sparteus - Leafless Fringe Lily Even in the heat of our summer, there are still flowers to be found for those brave enough to get out for a bush walk. The Leafless Fringe Lily is endemic to Western Australia. #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants

7 PhD positions open at Kiel University in our graduate program TransEvo focused on translational evolutionary biology. Two of the projects focused on adaptive evolution of crop pathogens. Check out: www.kec.uni-kiel.de/news_events/...

I finally made it to meet the Medieval Women at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social And we had a lovely time.

@jonathandgjones.bsky.social at the Norfolk Farming Conference sharing plans to bring to market late blight- and virus- resistant potato varieties using technologies permitted under the Precision Breeding Act. Check out biopotatoes.tsl.ac.uk to learn more

Thanks to four of our colleagues braving the cold this morning, twenty new oak tree saplings have been planted in hedgerow gaps at our field site, Church Farm in Bawburgh. The acorns came from the oak tree near our Conference Centre! 🌱 #FromLittleAcorns #LifeAtJIC

🦇 Start thinking about how you can turn your garden into a bat haven, so it's ready for bats when they start waking up in spring! After months of hibernation they will need all the food they can get. Find out more here: https://buff.ly/2HkKSuq

Emptying a bin in the Netherlands. Having these large bins on residential streets ensures there is no "bin day", residents are free to put their rubbish out whenever they please, which leads to less litter in the street. A sensor tells the local authority when it's full, meaning fewer truck journeys

Queensland comes to Bristol. Reds were too big and too fast but the mostly young bears side stuck to their guns