The innovations presented in this #SpecialIssue make clear that solutions to many of our most pressing global challenges lie beneath our feet. www.newphytologist.org/news/from-in... #PlantScience @katiefield4.bsky.social @jurriaanton.bsky.social @frewecologist.bsky.social

Latest Special Issue: Plant and soil sciences for people and planet

The innovations presented in this Special Issue make clear that solutions to many of our most pressing global challenges lie beneath our feet.

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From innovation to integration: Plant and soil sciences for people and planet An introduction to a Special Issue by @katiefield4.bsky.social, Yolima Carrillo, Stuart A. Campbell, @jurriaanton.bsky.social and @frewecologist.bsky.social 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PlantScience

Plants, People, Planet is 7 today! 🎂 We've shared some highlights from our seventh year 👇 www.newphytologist.org/news/plants-... #PlantScience @katiefield4.bsky.social @christhorogood.bsky.social

Plants, People, Planet is 7 today!

Plants, People, Planet celebrates the seventh anniversary of the publication of its first issue with highlights from 2025.

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Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/post-do... www.schornacklab.net

🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄 I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:

So much fun to record this with Tabby, really looking forward to future episodes! listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/wood-... or search (+ subscribe) ‘That’s Science’ on all podcast platforms 🤩

Wood Wide Web: Myth or Science? | The University of Sheffield Player

Discover the truth behind the Wood Wide Web with plant scientist Professor Katie Field from the University of Sheffield.

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The new podcast, 'That’s Science', explores the myths and truths in science! In the first episode, we investigate the Wood Wide Web - from its origins to what modern science really says about it. Listen: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/wood-...

📨 Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters! We invite groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change. Find out more about the new format 👇 www.newphytologist.org/news/announc... #PlantScience

Announcing Open Letters: a new format in Plants, People, Planet

Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters, a new format for groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change, such as…

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If you’re looking for a PhD studentship in some really exciting areas of plant science 🌿 take a look at this year’s Sainsbury PhD studentships - you could come and study orchid mycorrhizas 🌸🍄 with me & @garethphoenix.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

FindAPhD : Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation

Apply for a PhD: Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation

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Professor Katie Field (@katiefield4.bsky.social) from our School of Biosciences, has been awarded an £8 million, ten-year The Royal Society Faraday Fellowship! 🙌 sheffield.ac.uk/science/news...

University of Sheffield leads £8 million study unlocking fungi's power for boosting food security and tackling climate change

A transformative £8 million project aims to revolutionise global food security and climate change strategies by uncovering the fundamental role of soil fungi.

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Incredibly honoured & excited to be awarded one of the @royalsociety.org's new Faraday Discovery Fellowships - this means SO much, huge thanks to everyone who has contributed, supported, & encouraged. Loads of mycorrhizal research @sheffielduni.bsky.social to come!🤩 royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

Exceptional research leaders awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships | Royal Society

Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.

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We're seeking a new Senior Editor! ⏰ Are you... 👉intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management? 👉a clear communicator who enjoys working as part of a team? 👉committed to maintaining high editorial standards? More info 👇 bit.ly/4lPzaIx

Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society

Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 07 Sep 2025.

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Steak for breakfast anyone?

Pina colada flapjack is an absolute WIN 🍹🍍🥥

🔎 We are looking for new associate editors to join our Biological Flora team! 🌱 Do you have expert, comparative knowledge of one or more aspects of diverse species of vascular plants? 📑 Can you provide detailed & authoritative reviews of submissions? 👉 More info: buff.ly/ulefHX6

Heading to Birmingham for the @newphyt.bsky.social #NGS25 meeting - repping @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social 🌱👥🌍 programme looks GREAT and can’t wait to meet everyone 🤩 - and you can stream online for free over the next few days. www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

Our latest paper just came out in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social! 🌱🍄‍🟫💊 I really enjoyed every part of this truly interdisciplinary and collaborative effort led by @carterlj.bsky.social on the impacts of emerging contaminants in soils on plant-fungal symbioses. Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability

Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promisin...

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Such a fantastic time over the last few days in Tartu 🇪🇪 at the @newphyt.bsky.social symposium to celebrate Maarja Öpik’s appointment as EiC. Super enjoyable and inspiring meeting! 🤩🦠🍄🌱🌍

I’m absolutely delighted to be taking on the role of deputy EiC for @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social! 🥳

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We are delighted to welcome @katiefield4.bsky.social to her new role on the Plants, People, Planet editorial board as Deputy Editor-in-Chief! Katie is a plant environmental physiologist and specialises in mycorrhizal symbiosis. www.sheffield.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/katie_field

Early start but excited to be heading off to Tartu today for the @newphyt.bsky.social symposium ‘microbes as hidden or prominent players in plant life’ www.newphytologist.org/symposia/eic...

I did not want to like this… and yet… here we are…

Tom Parker @hutton.ac.uk and I wrote for @theconversation.com discussing why it’s important to find out what’s out there in terms of mycorrhizal fungi following a the revent review in @currentbiology.bsky.social by the @spun.earth team. Read it here: theconversation.com/most-plant-f...

Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists

Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.

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This week we publish our latest concepts special and it’s a cracker. I did the piece on the wonders of symbiosis www.newscientist.com/article/2483... With orchid intel from @katiefield4.bsky.social

How symbiosis made Earth what it is – and why it’s key to our future

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more fully, we might be able to harness it to heal our planet too

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Plants remember stress! The PlantMemo project, led by ‪@jurriaanton.bsky.social‬, has secured an ERC Advanced Grant for an exciting project decoding how stress “memories” boost plant resilience—paving the way for hardier crops. 🔗 www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/... #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #ERC

New research aims to unlock stressful plant memories

New research led by Prof Jurriaan Ton aims to uncover how plants adapt and survive in challenging environments with the ultimate goal to create more resilient crops.

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Super plenary talk by @frantecol.bsky.social in the beautiful McEwan Hall today - the huge, long-term experiments she’s running highlight how important a longer term approach can be for getting meaningful data from field-based research 🤯

Thrilled—and deeply grateful to the European Research Council, the LS9 panel & 10 reviewers—for awarding me an ERC Advanced Grant! Excited to work with collaborators @utrechtpmi on plant stress memory @PPS_UoS @sheffielduni @erc.europa.eu 🌿 #ERCAdG #PlantScience #Epigenetics #Microbiome

Excited to be heading to Edinburgh today for Rhizosphere 6! 🦠🍄‍🟫🌱

What’s in a name? The case for standardised nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’ academic.oup.com/jxb/article/... "...to improve clarity, consistency, and distinguish them from 18 similar fungal groups."

What’s in a name? The case for standardised nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’

Nathan O A Howard, Victor H Rodriguez-Morelos, Lewis Allen, Pedzisai Chinoruma, Louis D Cohen, Grace A Hoysted, Anne D Jungblut, Isabella Lamb, Sara Moeskj

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We are looking for a research ecologist to join the Board of @britishecologicalsociety.org. This influential role will help to set the strategic direction and priorities of the Society. Deadline 30 June with the role to start in December.

Join the BES Board of Trustees - British Ecological Society

We are seeking an ecologist working in academic research

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Fantastic news for PPS Sheffield! Huge congratulations to jessdunn.bsky.social and Alex on winning prestigious #BBSRC Fellowships! Excited to see the innovative work they produce over the next few years! bit.ly/3RRbh6f @sheffielduni.bsky.social #Fellowship #Research #Bioscience #Sheffield