I just published: Leave the red shirt out: Scientists, stop complicating the story Scientists are brilliant at finding details. We are less brilliant at knowing which details to shut up about. medium.com/p/leave-the-...

@hhmi-science.bsky.social's #FreemanHrabowski Scholars Program offers early career faculty up to $10M over 10 yrs, plus salary & benefits Stable, sustained support can transform your career: Senior Postdoc? This year's competition has a program for you too. Applications open 11/3! bit.ly/4vhC0LA

We are looking for a Tomato Breeder to join our Team @kwsgroup.bsky.social in Antalya, Türkiye. jobs.kws.com/job/Eski%C5%... Our Vegetable Division is expanding at the moment, and this is a good timepoint to get on board. #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantSciJob

Very sad news

"Why is publishing so expensive?" It's a question I hear all the time, so we at @biologists.bsky.social thought we'd try to dispel some of the myths around publishing economics & provide transparency around our costs. Today, we publish editorials in all 5 of our journals - links in the thread below.

We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share! Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!

Colleagues can find and read your papers wherever you publish. Support your scientific society journals by publishing with and reviewing for them!

A unique opportunity to lead the most wonderful company in scientific publishing (I might be slightly biased here). The Company of Biologists are searching for a CEO. www.inspiredselection.com/jobs/jo00000...

Apply before April 23rd to join us as Associate Professor at Leeds jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

#PlantJob Are you looking for a place to start your independent group and develop all the amazing ideas you have in mind?, consider this to join us @cragenomica.bsky.social www.cragenomica.es/events/sympo...

We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders. We offer: 🔬 World-class IT infrastructure 🧠 Creative freedom for your research 📊 Access to the world’s most comprehensive open biological data Apply by 11 April embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers @johnlees.bacpop.org @embl.org

Do you have a PhD in plant science 🌿 and are you excited by the commercial application of research? Do you want to grow your skills in IP management?💡 We have an exciting opportunity for you ⬇️ VACANCY: TSL Ventures Operations Officer www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t... Apply before 7 April '26

Weeping to see the entire multicellular plant lineage reduced to a guard cells, and those a tiny afterthought in the corner! Nobody puts plants in the corner!!

Ahem. Also faculty positions.

Paid 12-month internship: Communications Officer. We have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to take their first step into a science communication or publishing role. Based Cambridge, UK (& wfh). See the full role description for further details at biologists.com/wp-content/u...

Breast cancer mortality dropped 58% from 1975 to 2019. Localized, early detected breast cancer has a 99% 5 year survival rate. Modern mammogram tech was developed by NASA for telescopes. Last year, RFK Jr. cancelled 87 research grants on breast cancer. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/u...

Please RP 🕊️: Postdoc position in my budding group at OIST. Looking for a colleague to work at the interface of chloroplast biology, evo-devo, and synthetic biology. More info here 📃: www.oist.jp/careers/post...

Interested in one of the top jobs in European biology? @embo.org has opened a call for its next Director, to succeed Fiona Watt Really spectacular opportunity! Spread the word... www.embo.org/features/emb...

If you're studying #Agriculture #PlantBreeding and would be interested in #IndustryPlacement experience, there is an opportunity at our @kwsgroup.bsky.social Breeding Station in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire: jobs.kws.com/job/Thriplow... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceUK #outdoorclassroom

We are excited to be recruiting into 3 Associate Professorship's in @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social. Come join us as a colleague and benefit from our vibrant and multidisciplinary environment. Reach out to me if you have any questions. Please repost! (tinyurl.com/48deybuu) (tinyurl.com/4pdvjaft).

St Pancras station this evening. The Bayeux Tapestry is coming! Through the tunnel (but not on Eurostar). Making the journey on dry land, unlike when it went from Canterbury to Bayeux in the 1070s.

Hiding in plain sight! 2.3M conserved non-coding sequences traced back 300M years across 284 plant species Ground-breaking study out in First Release @science.org from labs of @madelaineb.bsky.social, @idane.bsky.social & Zach Lippman ▶️ doi.org/10.1126/scie... ▶️ www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/hiding-...

Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs jobs.zeit.de/jobs/w3-prof...

C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation 23-25 July 2026 at Lancaster University, UK Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social , @newphyt.bsky.social, @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social, @westsyduhie.bsky.social and others! 🧪🌱 registration.lancaster.ac.uk/C460

Very helpful table from @andymasley.bsky.social comparing water use of different digital activities helping contextualise the popular concern about the water impact of using ChatGPT andymasley.substack.com/p/individual...

Very excited to announce that we are hiring for three faculty positions at @universityofleeds.bsky.social in @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social: A/Prof Plant Science, A/Prof Animal Biology and Lecturer in Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity or Ecosystem Management. Please do get in touch to chat. Links below:

I'm so sad to hear through the grapevine about Ralph's passing. He was the chair when I was hired at Wash U and a truly upstanding person. I interviewed him at one point about what he thought went into making a great leader, and I need to dig those notes up! engineering.washu.edu/news/2026/Ra...

Remembering Barbara McClintock on International Women's Day! She discovered that genes aren't static, they can actually "jump" around on a chromosome. Her discovery of transposons ("jumping genes") fundamentally changed how we understand evolution and the complexity of DNA! 🧬🌽 #WomenInScience

In 2013 Aaron Swartz committed suicide for facing 35 years in prison for mass downloading scientific articles. 13 years later, Meta is almost getting away with an infraction orders of magnitude larger. The law didn't change. torrentfreak.com/uploading-pi...

The School of Biosciences at University of Birmingham is recruiting FIVE Assistant/Associate Profs in areas including fungal biology, plant science and bioengineering. Full details below 🍄🌾🧬🧫

The death of Alan Wilson is an enormous loss to comparative biomechanics. He was a visionary who pushed the envelope of technology to enable rigorous measures of movement and physiology of wild animals. He lifted the entire field by pushing us to address big, integrative questions.

Pls re-post: My department @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social are recruiting for several new faculty positions (links below). Broad search in molecular biology/biochemistry, across prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Interested in understanding life at the molecular level, this job might be for you! 1/n

Me too. Like you, Alan’s work was miles from mine but I got to know him well @biologists.bsky.social Not only was his biology super-cool but his commitment to the community and his wise judgement always impressed Condolences to his family and colleagues

He was a great colleague and friend to those of us who worked with him on the company of biologists board over many many years. He loved those trips to Namibia and also flying the plane. So so sad

Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Join @berasymbionts.bsky.social , @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social and us for a postdoc on the remarkable developmental biology of symbiosis! Applications are due March 25th 🪲🦠 @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social

Rock climbers Lucy Smith and Pauline Rankin of the Ladies’ Scottish Climbing Club, 1908, Salisbury Crags, Scotland #WomensArt Welcome to #WomensHistoryMonth

We are really excited that Euro Evo Devo will take place here in Scotland from the 9th-12th June, at the University of Glasgow! Deadline for Early Bird Registration and Abstract Submission are rapidly approaching in March so do register soon! www.evodevoconference26.com/important-da...

Rhizoid‐mediated phosphate uptake and internal transport in the non‐vascular plant Marchantia polymorpha nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

One as Head of Plant Science at Leeds The new Plant Sciences page is now live and linked to from the FBS Research and Innovation homepage - interested in joining or collaborating? Learn about the research and opportunities by visiting this website! biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/plant-sciences

University of Toronto is hiring: Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology #assistantprofessorposition

Bayer Foundation Fellowships 2026: Funding Opportunities Now Open The Bayer Foundation Fellowships 2026 are now open. Master’s, PhD, medical students, and STEM teachers can apply for up to €10,000 in funding for international research projects, internships, and educational initiatives. Apply…

If you're on the job market and are working in any area of Plant Molecular Biology, check this out. We have a very strong group: Jeff Dangl, Joe Kieber, Greg Copenhaver, Jason Reed, Zack Nimchuk, and an incoming new assistant professor starting in January bio.unc.edu/people/facul...

And publish in society owned journals like @theplantcell.bsky.social @theplantjournal.bsky.social Plant Biotechnology Journal, @jxbotany.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social and many others!

Very sad news. Gail Martin (1944-2026) was a figure in developmental biology. She pioneered the field of ES cells. A great colleague, a friend and a lovely person.

Registrations now open for #SLS26 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium 2026 in Cambridge, UK — Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis! Join us explore how cellular, genetic & mechanical forces sculpt plant form 📅 22–24 Sept 2026 In-person + livestream Limited fee waivers www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls #plantsi

Very useful analysis here for those who are pro universities, setting out the areas which lead to less public/political support for HE. Worth considering how the sector will strategically respond to its critics (even if it thinks some of their views are misplaced)

And breathe 🧘‍♀️…..