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Official account of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S), an international research consortium building novel solutions for long term space habitation and on-Earth sustainability.

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Follow along for the latest news and research from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S).

Learn more about P4S: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVp...
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We are pleased to share that P4S Research Fellow @jamespblloyd.bsky.social from the University of Western Australia was recently awarded a Grains Research and Development Corporation Mid-Career Research Fellowship 🌟

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July 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Come join us at UWA & @plants4space.bsky.social on the @aria-research.bsky.social funded project to build the first synthetic chromosome for plants!

We are looking for specific expertise with microscopy to look at the synthetic chromosome we are building.

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Prospective staff : Jobs at UWA : The University Of Western Australia
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July 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
From blazing trails to opening doors to learning, this year's finalists for the SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards have been announced. We’re pleased to share that P4S Centre Director, Prof Matthew Gilliham, is among finalists for SA Scientist of the Year 🚀🌱

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July 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Last week, #HIAF welcomed the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (@plants4space.bsky.social) Director, Matthew Gilliham (@ionplants.bsky.social) and CI, Jenny Mortimer (@jennymortimer1.bsky.social) to discuss how our space beamline can help them send plants to space! 🌱🌌

#HIA #P4S #NCRIS
June 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
As part of National Science Week, we invite you to imagine the future of food in space with Grow 4 Launch 🚀

Learn more and register to receive your FREE STEM research kit 👉 www.scienceweek.net.au/event/grow-4...
June 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
P4S Chief Investigator Prof Ryan Lister and P4S Research Fellow Dr James Lloyd are part of a world-first effort to build an artificial chromosome entirely from scratch in plants.

Read more about the project, which has received more than $12 million in funding from the UK’s ARIA 👉 lnkd.in/g6CX8JHD
$12 million grant backs global team to create first synthetic plant chromosome
World-first project to build synthetic plant chromosome aims to boost crop traits like resilience, backed by $12M UK ARIA funding.
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June 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We are pleased to announce the release of "PLACE", our 2024 annual report 🌱🚀

👉 To view and download the report, visit: plants4space.com/about

#P4S #SpaceResearch #PlantScience
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May 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🥈 Silver Award winners at Perth Garden Show! Thank you to everyone who visited our Plants for Space stall. Your enthusiasm for our interactive displays made the three-day event truly special!

#P4S #PerthGardenShow #SpaceAgriculture
May 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Earlier this year, we hosted a thought-provoking workshop on ‘Biomolecules from Plants Enabling Deployable Technologies for Surgery in Space’ at the University of Melbourne.

Read more here 👉 shorturl.at/ZV5ZT

#Collaboration #SpaceResearch
May 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Last month, Plants for Space Chief Investigators gathered at our University of Western Australia Node.

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May 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
We were thrilled to welcome local primary school students to the Inspiring Women workshop last week.

Led by Dr Lieke van der Hulst, the students took part in an interactive, hands-on session - exploring the wonders of plant and space science 🌱✨

Catch-up on the highlights 👉 tinyurl.com/3hpbcbwb
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We were thrilled to welcome local primary school students to the Inspiring Women workshop last week. Led by P4S Engagement and Communications Officer, Dr Lieke van der Hulst, the students took part i...
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April 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Last week, we invited primary and secondary school teachers to join us for a day of exploring and co-designing Plants for Space teaching modules at our University of Melbourne and La Trobe University nodes 💭🌱

Learn more here 👉 shorturl.at/BiMSm
April 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
On the lookout for a #PhD opportunity in psychology?💡

Applications are open for a PhD project as part of P4S, based at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social and supervised by Professor Eva Kemps and Dr Kenneth Sim.

Learn more here 👉 shorturl.at/uMJln
April 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Hello Bluesky 👋

Follow along for the latest news and research from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S).

Learn more about P4S: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVp...
ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space - Launch
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March 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM