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News, research and updates from the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.🌱🔬 🌾
https://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/
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"Innovation should serve all, not just those who can afford it."
Hear how Crop Science Centre researchers @cam.ac.uk & partners are rethinking how we grow food for a sustainable future.
#COP30 @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @paszkowskilab.bsky.social @jmhibberd.bsky.social
Hear how Crop Science Centre researchers @cam.ac.uk & partners are rethinking how we grow food for a sustainable future.
#COP30 @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @paszkowskilab.bsky.social @jmhibberd.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Innovation should serve all, not just those who can afford it."
Hear how Crop Science Centre researchers @cam.ac.uk & partners are rethinking how we grow food for a sustainable future.
#COP30 @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @paszkowskilab.bsky.social @jmhibberd.bsky.social
Hear how Crop Science Centre researchers @cam.ac.uk & partners are rethinking how we grow food for a sustainable future.
#COP30 @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @paszkowskilab.bsky.social @jmhibberd.bsky.social
PhD Opportunity!
PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Fixed term
Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
#PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds
PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Fixed term
Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
#PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
PhD Opportunity!
PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Fixed term
Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
#PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds
PhD in Ecology and the evolution of tree size
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Fixed term
Closes on Thursday 20 November 2025.
www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/esquivel-mue...
#PlantSciences #PlantSciencePhds #Ecology #EcologyPhds
New tool to fine-tune plant genomes without changing their DNA could offer a fast and precise alternative to GM breeding & play a key role in developing resilient crops in response to climate change.
tinyurl.com/5n88wrju
🧪#PlantSci @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n88wrju
🧪#PlantSci @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New tool to fine-tune plant genomes without changing their DNA could offer a fast and precise alternative to GM breeding & play a key role in developing resilient crops in response to climate change.
tinyurl.com/5n88wrju
🧪#PlantSci @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n88wrju
🧪#PlantSci @cam.ac.uk @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Prof Uta Paszkowski has been appointed co-Director of ENSA - a global research project using biological nitrogen fixation to sustainably increase crop yields - in joint leadership with Prof Simona Radutoiu @au.dk.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/yeyn8n28
@paszkowskilab.bsky.social
Read more at: tinyurl.com/yeyn8n28
@paszkowskilab.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Prof Uta Paszkowski has been appointed co-Director of ENSA - a global research project using biological nitrogen fixation to sustainably increase crop yields - in joint leadership with Prof Simona Radutoiu @au.dk.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/yeyn8n28
@paszkowskilab.bsky.social
Read more at: tinyurl.com/yeyn8n28
@paszkowskilab.bsky.social
From Part II Plant Sciences to award-winning agri-tech leader & OBE, Belinda Clarke talks about studying Plant Sciences at @cam.ac.uk & how it shaped her career.
Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From Part II Plant Sciences to award-winning agri-tech leader & OBE, Belinda Clarke talks about studying Plant Sciences at @cam.ac.uk & how it shaped her career.
Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Read Belinda's story: tinyurl.com/6up5trcr
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@newnhamcollege.bsky.social
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Could trees be the future of pest control in agriculture?
A review led by Dr @aliscottbrown.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social explores how farmland trees & shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management.
Read more: tinyurl.com/mryfhx5u
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
A review led by Dr @aliscottbrown.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social explores how farmland trees & shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management.
Read more: tinyurl.com/mryfhx5u
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Could trees be the future of pest control in agriculture?
A review led by Dr @aliscottbrown.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social explores how farmland trees & shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management.
Read more: tinyurl.com/mryfhx5u
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
A review led by Dr @aliscottbrown.bsky.social @camplantepidem.bsky.social explores how farmland trees & shrubs can contribute to integrated pest management.
Read more: tinyurl.com/mryfhx5u
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Read more about how researchers from @camplantsci.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social are working with international partners to unlock the potential of Bambara groundnut for food security and climate resilience.
tinyurl.com/5bdmee4h
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#plantresearch 🧪
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@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
#plantresearch 🧪
October 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Read more about how researchers from @camplantsci.bsky.social @cropscicentre.bsky.social are working with international partners to unlock the potential of Bambara groundnut for food security and climate resilience.
tinyurl.com/5bdmee4h
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
#plantresearch 🧪
tinyurl.com/5bdmee4h
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
#plantresearch 🧪
We're delighted to share photos from the @cropscicentre.bsky.social International Partnerships event 2025 - a meeting of over 100 partners & collaborators from around the world celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We're delighted to share photos from the @cropscicentre.bsky.social International Partnerships event 2025 - a meeting of over 100 partners & collaborators from around the world celebrating the power of international partnerships to deliver impact from science.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu
Read more at: tinyurl.com/4kmjeuuu
Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge.
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
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It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Celebrating 200 years since John Stevens Henslow became Professor of Botany at Cambridge.
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
It's almost 200 years to the day since Henslow took an oath before the Vice Chancellor as 'King's Reader in Botany' on 10 October 1825.
Find out more about his legacy: tinyurl.com/4stzwhz9
@cam.ac.uk
Job opportunity!
We are recruiting got a Horticultural Technician:
- Crop Science Centre
- Fixed term
- Closes on Friday 31 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/horticu...
#plantscijobs #plantsciences
We are recruiting got a Horticultural Technician:
- Crop Science Centre
- Fixed term
- Closes on Friday 31 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/horticu...
#plantscijobs #plantsciences
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Job opportunity!
We are recruiting got a Horticultural Technician:
- Crop Science Centre
- Fixed term
- Closes on Friday 31 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/horticu...
#plantscijobs #plantsciences
We are recruiting got a Horticultural Technician:
- Crop Science Centre
- Fixed term
- Closes on Friday 31 October
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/horticu...
#plantscijobs #plantsciences
From space science to dinner plates: the future of farming indoors - on the new paper from an international team reimaging the way we grow food into the future.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/3edf6b93
@aligill.bsky.social @alexwebblab.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Read more at: tinyurl.com/3edf6b93
@aligill.bsky.social @alexwebblab.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
From space science to dinner plates: the future of farming indoors - on the new paper from an international team reimaging the way we grow food into the future.
Read more at: tinyurl.com/3edf6b93
@aligill.bsky.social @alexwebblab.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Read more at: tinyurl.com/3edf6b93
@aligill.bsky.social @alexwebblab.bsky.social @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
Dept. of Plant Sciences | Permanent | Closes on Monday 17 November 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs #academicjobs
Dept. of Plant Sciences | Permanent | Closes on Monday 17 November 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs #academicjobs
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Russell R. Geiger Professorship of Crop Science
Dept. of Plant Sciences | Permanent | Closes on Monday 17 November 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs #academicjobs
Dept. of Plant Sciences | Permanent | Closes on Monday 17 November 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/russell...
#plantsciences #plantscijobs #academicjobs
Job opportunity!
Research Laboratory Technician in Plant Molecular Engineering
Fixed term
Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
#plantsciences #plantsciencesjobs #academicplantjobs
Research Laboratory Technician in Plant Molecular Engineering
Fixed term
Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
#plantsciences #plantsciencesjobs #academicplantjobs
September 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Job opportunity!
Research Laboratory Technician in Plant Molecular Engineering
Fixed term
Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
#plantsciences #plantsciencesjobs #academicplantjobs
Research Laboratory Technician in Plant Molecular Engineering
Fixed term
Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2025
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
#plantsciences #plantsciencesjobs #academicplantjobs
Can British gardens survive climate chaos? From summer heatwaves to winter downpours, Britain’s climate is becoming more extreme. What does it mean for our gardens? Experts at @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social are busy working out which plants are most likely to survive.
Read more: tinyurl.com/55fm35cp
Read more: tinyurl.com/55fm35cp
September 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Can British gardens survive climate chaos? From summer heatwaves to winter downpours, Britain’s climate is becoming more extreme. What does it mean for our gardens? Experts at @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social are busy working out which plants are most likely to survive.
Read more: tinyurl.com/55fm35cp
Read more: tinyurl.com/55fm35cp
New climate resilience & sustainability project co-led by @drrenataretkute.bsky.social with @bioversityciat.bsky.social aims to protect banana production in Africa from crop disease.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2dutb4h2
#PlantSci 🧪
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@camplantepidem.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/2dutb4h2
#PlantSci 🧪
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@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@camplantepidem.bsky.social
July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New climate resilience & sustainability project co-led by @drrenataretkute.bsky.social with @bioversityciat.bsky.social aims to protect banana production in Africa from crop disease.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2dutb4h2
#PlantSci 🧪
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@camplantepidem.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/2dutb4h2
#PlantSci 🧪
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@camplantepidem.bsky.social
Great photos from Anoop Tripathi's recent visit to @keygene.com to demonstrate & discuss grafting technique to improve propagation and breeding in bananas.
#PlantsAtCambridge
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
@anoop333pathi.bsky.social
#PlantsAtCambridge
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
@anoop333pathi.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Great photos from Anoop Tripathi's recent visit to @keygene.com to demonstrate & discuss grafting technique to improve propagation and breeding in bananas.
#PlantsAtCambridge
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
@anoop333pathi.bsky.social
#PlantsAtCambridge
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
@anoop333pathi.bsky.social
Meet 'the man behind the mangroves', Dr Tom Worthington, new A/Prof of Ecology at @camplantsci.bsky.social.
He talks about his work in environmental monitoring of mangrove forests & salt marshes - playing a key role in the restoration of these precious coastal ecosystems.
tinyurl.com/mspem36b
He talks about his work in environmental monitoring of mangrove forests & salt marshes - playing a key role in the restoration of these precious coastal ecosystems.
tinyurl.com/mspem36b
July 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Meet 'the man behind the mangroves', Dr Tom Worthington, new A/Prof of Ecology at @camplantsci.bsky.social.
He talks about his work in environmental monitoring of mangrove forests & salt marshes - playing a key role in the restoration of these precious coastal ecosystems.
tinyurl.com/mspem36b
He talks about his work in environmental monitoring of mangrove forests & salt marshes - playing a key role in the restoration of these precious coastal ecosystems.
tinyurl.com/mspem36b
Congratulations to @sebastianevda.bsky.social who has received this year's @ismpmi.bsky.social Early Career Achievement Award - a reflection of the brilliant work of members of his lab, over several years.
tinyurl.com/mr2d3ubv
tinyurl.com/mr2d3ubv
July 14, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Congratulations to @sebastianevda.bsky.social who has received this year's @ismpmi.bsky.social Early Career Achievement Award - a reflection of the brilliant work of members of his lab, over several years.
tinyurl.com/mr2d3ubv
tinyurl.com/mr2d3ubv
Congratulations to our Part II students who graduated in June. We wish them the very best with the next phase of their careers and are excited to welcome them to our alumni community!
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Congratulations to our Part II students who graduated in June. We wish them the very best with the next phase of their careers and are excited to welcome them to our alumni community!
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@cam.ac.uk
Congratulations to Professor Julian Hibberd on his election to the @embo.org announced today!
tinyurl.com/4b3mnsru
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @jmhibberd.bsky.social 🧪#PlantSci
tinyurl.com/4b3mnsru
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @jmhibberd.bsky.social 🧪#PlantSci
July 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Congratulations to Professor Julian Hibberd on his election to the @embo.org announced today!
tinyurl.com/4b3mnsru
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @jmhibberd.bsky.social 🧪#PlantSci
tinyurl.com/4b3mnsru
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @jmhibberd.bsky.social 🧪#PlantSci
#Botanicon2025 is just 1 week away! We are excited to announce our second careers panel with representatives from the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Wellcome Sanger Institute and APHA, for an engaging discussion with our ECRs🌿🧬
June 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#Botanicon2025 is just 1 week away! We are excited to announce our second careers panel with representatives from the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, Cambridge Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Wellcome Sanger Institute and APHA, for an engaging discussion with our ECRs🌿🧬
We are delighted to announce our first careers panel for #Botancion2025 will have representatives from Wild Biosciences, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Nature Plants, for an insightful discussion on all things careers!🌿🧬 2 weeks to go 🙌
June 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We are delighted to announce our first careers panel for #Botancion2025 will have representatives from Wild Biosciences, Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge, Cambridge University Botanic Garden and Nature Plants, for an insightful discussion on all things careers!🌿🧬 2 weeks to go 🙌
University of Cambridge Library & Archives staff have uncovered a handwritten & illustrated thesis by the famous Bloomsbury artist Roger Fry in the Department of Plant Sciences archives.
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/4d8fktab
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@theul.bsky.social
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/4d8fktab
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@theul.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
University of Cambridge Library & Archives staff have uncovered a handwritten & illustrated thesis by the famous Bloomsbury artist Roger Fry in the Department of Plant Sciences archives.
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/4d8fktab
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@theul.bsky.social
Read more 👇
tinyurl.com/4d8fktab
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@theul.bsky.social
From Plant Sciences PhD to head of the world’s largest kiwifruit breeding programme – where could studying plant sciences @cam.ac.uk take you?
Read Greg's story: tinyurl.com/ky46mwnu
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
Read Greg's story: tinyurl.com/ky46mwnu
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
From Plant Sciences PhD to head of the world’s largest kiwifruit breeding programme – where could studying plant sciences @cam.ac.uk take you?
Read Greg's story: tinyurl.com/ky46mwnu
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
Read Greg's story: tinyurl.com/ky46mwnu
@cambridgebiosci.bsky.social
@yourscambridge.bsky.social
@kingscollege.bsky.social
@gatescambridge.bsky.social
Hands up if you are excited for Plants @ Cambridge #Botanicon2025 🙌 We can’t wait to welcome our early career researchers from across the plant biology network at Cambridge in 4 weeks, for a day full of science, building connections, and exciting workshops!
1 week left to sign up! 🌿🧪 🧬
1 week left to sign up! 🌿🧪 🧬
June 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Hands up if you are excited for Plants @ Cambridge #Botanicon2025 🙌 We can’t wait to welcome our early career researchers from across the plant biology network at Cambridge in 4 weeks, for a day full of science, building connections, and exciting workshops!
1 week left to sign up! 🌿🧪 🧬
1 week left to sign up! 🌿🧪 🧬