Catherine Evans
@cathplantsci.bsky.social
Postdoc at Rothamsted Research 🔎wheat, sugars and sustainable agriculture 🌾 gardener 🌷 bookworm 📖she/her
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Excited for a second #GreenHorizons training session with undergrads on #PlantScience that feeds the world! Today we’ll learn about the new tools that are transforming plant breeding, and what the future could look like for wheat. 🌾 🌱 #STEMCareers #FutureOfFood
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Excited for a second #GreenHorizons training session with undergrads on #PlantScience that feeds the world! Today we’ll learn about the new tools that are transforming plant breeding, and what the future could look like for wheat. 🌾 🌱 #STEMCareers #FutureOfFood
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High fibre white flour developed at Rothamsted passes the taste test - Genetic differences in wheat varieties have been used to develop lines with naturally higher dietary fibre - and bread fans love it! 🍞👍 @uniofreading.bsky.social
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/high-fi...
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/high-fi...
October 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
High fibre white flour developed at Rothamsted passes the taste test - Genetic differences in wheat varieties have been used to develop lines with naturally higher dietary fibre - and bread fans love it! 🍞👍 @uniofreading.bsky.social
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/high-fi...
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/high-fi...
@drchrismacdonald.bsky.social inspiring! Protein & taste as key for diet choice fits with my experiences:
At uni, college passed a motion for meat-free Mondays - with backlash on these topics.
My PhD on protein content of wheat; people asked "will it help meat-free diets?"
#sustainablefood
At uni, college passed a motion for meat-free Mondays - with backlash on these topics.
My PhD on protein content of wheat; people asked "will it help meat-free diets?"
#sustainablefood
📢 New paper alert!
In the paper, I explored practical ways to increase sustainable meal choices and I uncovered something highly impactful using a consumer-led approach…
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
#sustainablefood #greennudges
#behaviourchange #climatechange
#vegan #sustainability
In the paper, I explored practical ways to increase sustainable meal choices and I uncovered something highly impactful using a consumer-led approach…
www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
#sustainablefood #greennudges
#behaviourchange #climatechange
#vegan #sustainability
Frontiers | Reducing meat consumption with consumer insights and the nudge by proxy: the anomaly of asking, the power of protein, and illusions of insufficiency and availability
High global meat consumption presents significant environmental challenges. Interventions to reduce meat consumption, such as carbon labelling, have shown mo...
www.frontiersin.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@drchrismacdonald.bsky.social inspiring! Protein & taste as key for diet choice fits with my experiences:
At uni, college passed a motion for meat-free Mondays - with backlash on these topics.
My PhD on protein content of wheat; people asked "will it help meat-free diets?"
#sustainablefood
At uni, college passed a motion for meat-free Mondays - with backlash on these topics.
My PhD on protein content of wheat; people asked "will it help meat-free diets?"
#sustainablefood
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Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#languagebarriers
Proud to be part of #WomenInWheat and learned so much at the event @johninnescentre.bsky.social in July - from creating an elevator pitch to tips for conflict resolution. Look, I'm even in this photo!
BLOG - Women in wheat event provides training to address gender bias in wheat research
This July saw the latest #WomenInWheat event, where 25 early career women researchers attended a JIC training event focused on addressing gender bias in the UK and internationally
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/women-i...
This July saw the latest #WomenInWheat event, where 25 early career women researchers attended a JIC training event focused on addressing gender bias in the UK and internationally
www.jic.ac.uk/blog/women-i...
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Proud to be part of #WomenInWheat and learned so much at the event @johninnescentre.bsky.social in July - from creating an elevator pitch to tips for conflict resolution. Look, I'm even in this photo!
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Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹
I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.
Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)
I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.
Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)
August 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Introducing the 1,000 Flower Collection 🧬🌹
I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.
Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)
I’m creating 1,000 genetically designed flowers each crafted with new colors, patterns, and shapes.
Here’s how I’m making it happen… and how you can join me on this journey 🧵(1/7)
Reposted by Catherine Evans
We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. #SciBooks
royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
August 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. #SciBooks
royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...
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I'm excited to share our work investigating transcriptional compensation in polyploid wheat 🌾
It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
The key take-aways, a 🧵
It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
The key take-aways, a 🧵
Homoeolog expression in polyploid wheat mutants shows limited transcriptional compensation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662569v1
July 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'm excited to share our work investigating transcriptional compensation in polyploid wheat 🌾
It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
The key take-aways, a 🧵
It was fun to work on this project led by @philippaborrill.bsky.social and myself, with key contributions from @emilieknight.bsky.social and @simmojsimmo.bsky.social
The key take-aways, a 🧵
Hello Bluesky, nice to meet you.
I'm Catherine, I'm a postdoctoral researcher in wheat physiology @rothamsted.bsky.social. I'm that friend who falls behind on countryside walks because she's taking pictures of plants. Image: broadleaf plantain
www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-evans-664155196
I'm Catherine, I'm a postdoctoral researcher in wheat physiology @rothamsted.bsky.social. I'm that friend who falls behind on countryside walks because she's taking pictures of plants. Image: broadleaf plantain
www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-evans-664155196
June 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hello Bluesky, nice to meet you.
I'm Catherine, I'm a postdoctoral researcher in wheat physiology @rothamsted.bsky.social. I'm that friend who falls behind on countryside walks because she's taking pictures of plants. Image: broadleaf plantain
www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-evans-664155196
I'm Catherine, I'm a postdoctoral researcher in wheat physiology @rothamsted.bsky.social. I'm that friend who falls behind on countryside walks because she's taking pictures of plants. Image: broadleaf plantain
www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-evans-664155196