PhD Opportunity! PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge Fixed term Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025. www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue... #PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds

Very excited to share our work published in Nature Comms last week! Here we describe a range of cool things that can be done once you have the power to control deposition of H3K4me3… rdcu.be/eNEf4 A short thread:

Promising epigenome editing paper by the @c-jake-harris.bsky.social lab! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Carbon emissions are helping make older trees in the Amazon bigger. But “it doesn’t mean carbon dioxide is good for the forest," says Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert @camplantsci.bsky.social. "What we’re seeing is resilience, not relief.” eos.org/articles/as-...

A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w

Find out more from @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social about the rare Fen Orchid brought back from the brink of extinction: tinyurl.com/yc5wxy9h @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

As we head into winter, our Head of Horticulture, Sally Petitt, offers some simple ways you can support wildlife at this time of year, no matter the size, shape or style of your garden. Look out for her latest column in this month's Cambridge Edition & read more here: bit.ly/43QIUey

Annie Shelton, PhD student @alexwebblab.bsky.social, was one of 5 Gates Cambridge Scholars to present at the Future of Humanity symposium last week. She talked about issues to do with eating in space – from eating in zero gravity to growing edible plants in space. Read more: tinyurl.com/mpkm8ytr

New tool to fine-tune plant genomes without changing their DNA could offer a fast and precise alternative to GM breeding & play a key role in developing resilient crops in response to climate change. tinyurl.com/5n88wrju 🧪#PlantSci @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social

Last week we held the 2nd @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference in Leeds, full of 🌱science, 🌸art, African crops, careers & mentorship and talent. Highlight was seeing the impacts of our Research Excellence Awards & Studentships. So proud to honour and promote the excellence in our community 💓

Ever seen a pumpkin under a microscope? 🎃🔬 This Halloween, Raymond Wightman & Daniel Sparrow used @slcuplants.bsky.social’s powerful imaging tools to reveal: 🔬 Skin detail with the #Keyence microscope 💡 Beta-carotene via #Raman spectroscopy ❄️ Flash-frozen oval cells via cryo-SEM #HappyHalloween

🎃✨ Pumpkin perfection! We were seriously impressed by the beautifully carved and brilliantly lit pumpkins from @thesainsburylab.bsky.social🕯️ We also got spiritedly competitive with our annual team pumpkin carving competition 😄🎃 Who knew plant scientists were such talented artists? 🪚🎃🌿

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...

✨ Cambridge Botanic Lights returns in just 4 weeks - with a brand-new theme: Night Pollination! 🌙 🌼 Moths pollinate 30% of the world’s flowering plants. 🦇 500+ species rely on bats - including the agave for tequila! Celebrate our amazing night pollinators! #CUBG #WinterLights #Cambridge

Huge thanks to Alison Smith from @camplantsci.bsky.social for visiting our institute and sharing her expertise in “Manipulating the Chlamydomonas #chloroplast #genome.” 🌿 Our #PhD students loved the chance to meet and exchange ideas at lunch and are still buzzing with inspiration! 💡✨

We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology 🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...

Prof Uta Paszkowski has been appointed co-Director of ENSA - a global research project using biological nitrogen fixation to sustainably increase crop yields - in joint leadership with Prof Simona Radutoiu @au.dk. Read more at: tinyurl.com/yeyn8n28 @paszkowskilab.bsky.social

From Part II Plant Sciences to award-winning agri-tech leader & OBE, Belinda Clarke talks about studying Plant Sciences at @cam.ac.uk & how it shaped her career. Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr @yourscambridge.bsky.social @newnhamcollege.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social

Some highlights of the wonderful visit to Huazhong Agricultural University. Great scientific discussions and the best food. Thanks professor Fei Zhang for hosting.

If you want to read about a strong tuneable promoter in a diatom, see our publication: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... It was a team effort! So thank you, Patrick Hickland, Alison Smith, and the rest of the Plant Met lab at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to joining this showcase to present some #climate and #crop health interactions work, and discover some nearby teams with overlapping interests! with @camplantepidem.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social

Could trees be the future of pest control in agriculture? A review led by Dr @aliscottbrown.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social explores how farmland trees & shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management. Read more: tinyurl.com/mryfhx5u @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

Join on 6 Nov for Safer Environments: A Research Symposium with Cambridge Zero & Cambridge Infectious Diseases. Speakers include @jacobwwwsmith.bsky.social from @camplantepidem.bsky.social. 🔗 Book here: bit.ly/4nmfsEB @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social

Some of my favourite research from my PhD was submitted today... I feel very lucky to have worked on this project with such wonderful scientists (and lovely people!) Please check it out on bioRxiv here👇🌱🦠

Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems. Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

Wishing a happy #Diwali to everyone celebrating in the Cambridge community 🪔

✨Have you got your tickets for Cambridge Botanic Lights? ✨ 🌟 New theme & returning favourites ⭐ More festive food & drink 🌟 Flexible, affordable tickets ⭐ Earlier entry & longest run ever Book now 👉 https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-botanic-lights-2025/ #CUBG #Cambridge #winterlights

Great to see this blog from @johninnescentre.bsky.social on work involving @camplantsci.bsky.social's Epidemiology & Modelling group - building global defences against wheat rust. @camplantepidem.bsky.social

Read more about how researchers from @camplantsci.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social are working with international partners to unlock the potential of Bambara groundnut for food security and climate resilience. tinyurl.com/5bdmee4h @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social #plantresearch 🧪

We're delighted to share photos from the @cropscicentre.bsky.social International Partnerships event 2025 - a meeting of over 100 partners & collaborators from around the world celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science. Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu

🍂 A is for Autumn – and for Asters, Acers, Anemones, Apples, and more! 🍁 The Garden is ablaze with colour – from fiery Liquidambar by the Lake to vibrant asters in the Bee Borders.🍏 Visit this Sunday 19 Oct (10am–4pm) for Apple Day – tours, tasting & seasonal splendour! 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/3KMsnBW

Delighted to have contributed to this - Henslow was a truly fascinating character who contributed to both botanical science and pedagogy

Plants @ Cambridge brings together partners in the University of Cambridge and our partners at NIAB to form one the largest groupings of plant scientists in Europe. From molecules to ecosystems. We have a new video youtu.be/4kl0XNYOA4Q?... . 🧪 #plantresearch

Salicylic acid biosensor, SalicS1, tracks the plant immune hormone salicylic acid in real time - revealing propagation of hormone surge during plant pathogen advance Latest biosensor from @xanderjones.bsky.social team In Science doi.org/10.1126/scie... Summary www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/new-bio...

Lovely day sharing ideas with fellow botanic garden directors at Birmingham Botanical Gardens today - and the plants were spectacular too!

New paper - led by Isabella Østerlund Rho-GTPase overexpression can impact the development of cell shape and airspace structure in Arabidopsis. These genetic changes can also reduce photosynthesis, due to lower mesophyll conductance nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A week to go... #EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it! @camplantsci.bsky.social Sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin... #plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana

Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge. It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825. Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9 @cam.ac.uk

Great paper related to my PhD work!!!!!! Must read!!! Editing of rice PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT microProtein genes promotes chloroplast development academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

Have you been to one of the Meet, Greet & Talks, hosted by our #EngBioECRs? It's a great opportunity to meet fellow early career researchers, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections, and find out more about #EngBio activities. Find your next event: bit.ly/cam-engbio-e....

Job opportunity! We are recruiting got a Horticultural Technician: - Crop Science Centre - Fixed term - Closes on Friday 31 October www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/horticu... #plantscijobs #plantsciences

There is still time to apply for an Independent Research Fellowship in our Department. Join us: www.bioc.cam.ac.uk/research/ind...

Think summer is the end of garden colour? Think again. Sally Petitt, our Head of Horticulture tells us how to bring autumn colour to our own gardens in her column in October's issue of Cambridge Edition magazine. Read it and her gardening jobs for October here: bit.ly/4mYuP5N

A really nice man. Always wanted to talk with students and worked in the lab well in to his retirement. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new... 🧪

Super excited to share that our most recent work in the Davies Lab (@camplantsci.bsky.social) has been published in @newphyt.bsky.social... check it out 👉 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ZNKWEJ... #plantscience #plantresearch #calcium

Lots of hard work from Gabriel Ferreras Garrucho, Chai Hao Chiu and Tania Chancellor @cropscicentre.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social . Let us know what you think!

It's been a busy time in the Paszkowski lab! First, a pre-print on how rice distinguishes friend (AM fungi)🍄 from foe (pathogens)👾: doi.org/10.1101/2025... And second, a review on single-cell omic approaches to understand the spatially and temporally complex AM symbiosis 🔬: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

The crocuses in the Garden look absolutely beautiful - fabulous photography!

Next year's Sainsbury PhD studentships have now gone live! 📢 Find out the details about each of the eight exciting opportunities: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...