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 💓

I am pleased to share this paper. A beautiful and useful collaboration between a group of researchers and lecturers who care about plant Science education. Thank you to all that contributed! Check it out! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Big shout to all authors, including @lizalvey.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social @plantpollinator.bsky.social @spoel-lab.bsky.social @discontinuedap.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social @katharinehubbard.bsky.social @gomollonsara.bsky.social @gpsep.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

Love it! I am soo lucky to belong to the amazing brotherhood and sisterhood that is @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

It feels soo close!! Very excited to host the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference this Friday at Leeds. Download the official program here blackinplantscience.org/bips-confere...

About 10 tickets left. register today and be part of the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social community Registration closes this week. blackinplantscience.org/bips-confere...

The lab is celebrating double birthday today. Thanks to all team members for spending a bit of your Friday to share birthday celebrations. Go Team! #femalepower

We are so honoured that we are hosting our second Black in Plant Science Conference which wouldn't be possible without our incredible sponsors: @TheGatsbyFoundation @SEB @JohnInnesCentre @UniversityofLeeds @GrowMoreFoundation @NewPhytologist @ThePlantJournal @BioImaging UK and @PhysicsofLife

📢You have until this Sunday evening to register for the Black in Plant Science Conference 2025! Join us for an unforgettable day of connection and celebration and hear from some of the leading plant enthusiasts from the UK and beyond. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1362997455...

I can't stress it more. This conference has been designed for us by us. Support @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at the University of Leeds funded by the SEB, Faculty of Biological Science at Leeds, the Grow More and New Phytologist foundations and Gastby. Join us on 24/10, details below.

Thank you for sharing our research funded by @ukri.org and shining a light to plant sciences! This is the work of a team and collaboration spread across multiple disciplines

I can't stress it more. This conference has been designed for us by us. Support @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at the University of Leeds funded by the SEB, Faculty of Biological Science at Leeds, the Grow More and New Phytologist foundations and Gastby. Join us on 24/10, details below.

📢Panel Announcement: The Journey of Plants through Black Botanist Join us for an inspiring and educational panel exploring the profound connections between plants, people, and the powerful legacy of Black botanists throughout history and today. Register here: buff.ly/D0t0mgb

📢Speaker Announcement: Lisa-Dionne Morris 🧾Workshop: Working beyond academia, different routes Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris is a distinguished UK-based Black female leader who is transforming the landscape of leadership, equity, and diversity in academia & beyond. Learn more here: buff.ly/sFFQC8y

🌿 Calling All Undergrads! Black in Plant Science Conference 2025 - Friday 24 September - 🤝 Meet fellow students & researchers - 🎤 Hear from inspiring speakers - 🍃 Build your academic and social community - 🎓 Student Fee: £15 🔗 Register Here: buff.ly/cdIr29N

📢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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📢Speaker Announcement: Bharat Pokhrel 🧾Workshop: Working beyond academia, different routes Dr Bharat Pokhrel is a Research Development Manager, where he supports the development of large-scale research and innovation proposals in engineering and physical sciences. Learn more here: buff.ly/XYpRIHy

Always a pleasure sharing with the team the lab. Last week afternoon break becomes a battle at snakes and ladders #smallpleasures

Re-join the New Phytologist next generation scientists live stream at 18:30 BST (UTC+1), when we'll be delighted to welcome Noni Franklin-Tong for a special evening lecture on 'A research career focused on investigating how self-incompatibility works' 👉 www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

Today I had the chance to hear @noxmakunga.bsky.social talk at New Phytologist next generation meeting. She is amazing. If you have an opportunity to engage with Nox and her work on medicinal plants, please take it!! #greatcommunicator

📢Speaker Announcement: Beatrice Ifie 🧾Workshop: Delivering Impact on African Crops Dr Beatrice Elohor Ifie is a Senior Research Fellow in Plant Breeding at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University, Wales. Learn more here: buff.ly/sFFQC8y

📢Speaker Announcement: Oluwaseyi Shorinola 🧾Workshop: Delivering Impact on African Crops Oluwaseyi (Seyi for short) Shorinola is an Assistant Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Birmingham. Learn more about Seyi and register here: buff.ly/sFFQC8y

🎉We're pleased to announce that our very own Jade Bleau has been awarded the NAASC Earlier Career Community Impact Award. We would also like to extend our congratulations to the other winners: 💐Joanna Friesner, Jose Dinneny, Dawn Nagel, Natanella Elouz-Elias, Nick Provart and Anna Stepanova.

Registrations are open for our conference: The 'Black in Plant Sciences conference' with amazing speakers, opportunities to network and to grow as a community. Apply for travel awards and Join us as indicated below or visit our link @blackinplantsci.bsky.social

Remember, tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm, join us in the anatomical theatre for a great discussion about "Building a diverse community through effective teaching & mentoring" #ICAR2025

I would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program! It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025 blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

Re-upping this for those who stay off social media on the weekend (👍) Please, please, raise your voice to support Pride this month. Living in San Francisco in the 1980s I saw how quickly society can rise up against the queer community, and I see it happening now. Flags, pins, stickers, show it. 🌈

Meet us at ICAR2025 in about 2 weeks!!! With @apaterlini.bsky.social and @plantteaching.bsky.social building community and diversity in plant sciences. Also come and meet the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social research awardees!! See you in Gent!

Our study on the effect of strigolactone signaling on vessel formation and water usage is now peer reviewed: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!

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PhD opportunity in Plant photobiology with Dr Toledo-Ortiz in Wageningen 🌱☀️🌱 www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/... #PlantSciJobs #photobiology

I had the best time @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social conference. Highlights were the excellence of orals and posters, the smart and confident PhD and MSc students, and the welcome from all, especially the EPS organizers Juliane, Ingrid, Anja, Rianne Luck and EPS director Luisa Trindade. THANK YOU!!!

Attending #ICAR2025? Don't miss our Workshop on "Building a diverse community through effective teaching and mentoring" Thurs 19 June (1400- 1530) icar2025.com With @apaterlini.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social @mehta-lab.com, & Sophie Goormachtig & Agnes Uhereczky Now more than ever!

It was really great to host UK Plant Biomechanics today. Big thanks to @instituteofphysics.bsky.social and Viv especially for all their help!!! A photo from today!

And we are off at the UK Plant Biomechanics meeting 2025! With Yoel Forterre talking about the mechanics of movement in Venus trap and Mimosa pudica.

An opportunity for the brightest in mid-years of a STEM degree in the UK. A paid studentship for those of Black-heritage to contribute to research and learn through an inclusive experience. Apply by Sunday March 30th!

Pens are here. Are you ready? Plants biomechanics meeting is at Leeds Next Friday March 28th. #psrticipate

Time is flying by and opportunities to apply for this summer studentships are running out. Apply soon!!

📸📷 Plasmodesmata cell walls in the plant response to drought and symbiotic microbes - Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso #cienciaparalagricultura #CSIC @csicdivulga.bsky.social @csicandalextrem.bsky.social @iascsic.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social www.ias.csic.es?p=37658

Introducing Sibongile Zimba, a Black African, originally from Malawi. She’s been in academia since 2012 and has always been fascinated by plant biology and enjoys working on projects that cut across multiple disciplines to influence policy. Head to our website for more: https://buff.ly/3Qmqziv

Could you be amongst the next cohort of BiPS Summer Studentships? This year we want to ensure that it's more accessible for those from low economic backgrounds and ensure that there is adequate support from host labs. You can apply and learn more about the last cohort here: https://buff.ly/4b7frji

SAVE THE DATE – Friday 24 October 2025 It’s time to mark your calendars and get ready for the Black in Plant Science Conference 2025. This year’s conference will be taking place at The University of Leeds in the cutting-edge Helix venue. Details of registration and the programme soon to follow.

We are proud to be great supporters of #womeninscience. Please join us in celebrating the numerous women that have contributed to building our network. We intend to #AccelerateAction so that next year we can see more women in plant science and science more generally. #IWD2025 #BlackinSTEM

For International Women's Day, let's pay homage to the great plant anatomist Katherine Esau. In her long career, she transformed our understanding of plant structure through her research and her very important books. She is my academic grandmother, advisor of my advisor.

Few places remain to attend this meeting, very close to maximum capacity! come and join the UK Plant Biomechanics conference. Register by Sunday 9th of March, 2025.

Excellent to see them doing soo well @blackinplantsci.bsky.social we appreciate their contributions to the community and your support as their group leader! Go team!

Calling on all researchers in the Plant Biomechanics/ biophysics/ mechanobiology area Join Us in UK for the www.iop.org/events/uk-pl... Registration ending soon