Alison Scott-Brown
aliscottbrown.bsky.social
Alison Scott-Brown
@aliscottbrown.bsky.social
Plant-focused research, ecology and behaviour of thrips pollinators, thrips pests and vectors of plant disease at Kew. Championing predictive modelling tools for protecting plant health & biodiversity for resilient food systems, University of Cambridge.
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Excited that my project idea was selected! AI-driven summaries of crop disease forecasts. Our team is looking forward to the journey from idea to impactful prototype with support @ai.cam.ac.uk and @cimmyt.bsky.social.
@camplantepidem.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social
🚀 Seven new AI-powered projects have been selected to tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges.

These projects will use #AI to deliver real-world impact - from improving women’s health outcomes to supporting global food security.

➡️ Read more: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/from-di...
November 26, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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The 'Farmland trees & integrated pest management' review was a UK DEFRA-funded multidisciplinary collaboration with co-researchers from @rbgkew.bsky.social, @cranfielduni.bsky.social, @uniofreading.bsky.social, @harperadamsuni.bsky.social & Royal Agricultural University.

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Could trees be the future of pest control in agriculture? | Department of Plant Sciences
A recent review led by Dr Alison Scott-Brown from the Epidemiology and Modelling group, University of Cambridge, explores how farmland trees and shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management – p...
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October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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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.

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BLOG - Battling crop diseases without borders: how a research community maintains global defences against wheat rusts

For 15 years, DEWAS, an international research collaboration @cimmyt.bsky.social, has been studying, detecting and defusing outbreaks of the devastating crop disease wheat rust.
Battling crop diseases without borders | John Innes Centre
DEWAS is one of the world’s largest crop pathogen surveillance and advisory systems, protecting wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM