Day 1 of #IWC2026Bologna 🌾 I enjoyed hearing about how we can try and make wheat more sustainable and enjoyed meeting old (and new!) friends all connected by a common interest in wheat. Looking forward to day 2 tomorrow....

Exciting start to #IWC2026Bologna, this morning highlighting that optimising wheat crops needs to look beyond the plant, to nutrient cycling, crop rotations, precision planting and more. #research #sustainableagriculture

The programme is out now! 🌐 Find it here: www.iwc2026.com/program/ Start planning your #IWC2026Bologna agenda! 📅

I saw this minute water lily at Kew Gardens in 2023 but had no idea how narrowly it was brought back from the brink! Image: Nymphaea thermarum next to a larger waterlily #waterlily #conservation #plantstories Full story -> www.kew.org/plants/nymph...

And that's a wrap on #Monogram2026! Thank you to our sponsors @kwsgroup.bsky.social, RAGT, @newphyt.bsky.social & @novogene-europe.bsky.social Huge congratulations to our New Phytologist poster prize winners Natasha Brock, Zoe Marshall & Hardik Patel 👏 👏 👏 See you all next year in Nottingham!

"People are underpinning all of our success and I think making more of those people is key" - Dame Ottoline Leyser @slcuplants.bsky.social spoke with @stephaniemswarbre.bsky.social on career insights and cultivating a diverse, inclusive research environment at #Monogram2026 #WomeninSTEM

Enjoying #Monogram2026 so far, including talks on how wheat and barley interact with pathogens and the root microbiome, and how understanding these can unlock crop resilience! Thanks to @aabiologists.bsky.social for giving back to the plant science community by coordinating the conference.

I am a scientist. If you're a PhD student, a postdoc, a technician - you are a scientist. Own it 😃. I enjoyed sitting on the panel for this Q&A session, thanks Dana @plantenv.bsky.social for creating a space to talk about skills & research culture #careerdevelopment #phdlife

Rothamsted Research@rothamsted.ac.uk · 5mo ago

Now a “Things I Should Know” panel session organised by Dana Macgregor plantenv.bsky.social - a practical, honest conversation covering topics like imposter syndrome, resilience, communicating science, and skills for research careers in and beyond academia! #phd #researchculture

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated at day 1 of the PhD Symposium! Roll on day 2…. #phd #agtech #Agriculture #agriscience

Enjoying the Rothamsted PhD Symposium today - so many exciting posters and projects from single genes to tiny insects to wide agricultural landscapes @rothamsted.bsky.social #cropscience #phdlife

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

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...

@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

Dr Chris Macdonald@drchrismacdonald.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📢 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

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

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!

John Innes Centre@johninnescentre.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

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)

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...

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 🧵

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · last yr.

Homoeolog expression in polyploid wheat mutants shows limited transcriptional compensation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.01.662569v1

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