www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's been a long time coming, but delighted to say that the first major output from my Royal Society Fellowship is now published. 🙂 #PlantScience

The post-fertilization archegonium gene network of seedless plants contributed to the origin of seeds - Nature Communications

The authors identify conserved gene networks across fern and angiosperm reproductive development, including between the sporophyte ovule and the fern gametophyte egg-chamber. Repurposing of this netwo...

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Current Biology@currentbiology.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Here is some weekend reading for you 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol... Our special green issue, chokeful of reviews and short-format introductory pieces on plant #evolution! 🌱🌿🌵🍃 #Plants

Here is some weekend reading for you 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol... Our special green issue, chokeful of reviews and short-format introductory pieces on plant #evolution! 🌱🌿🌵🍃 #Plants

Had a great time this week at my first #EuroEvoDevo2026 conference! Presented my first poster on my current work and saw the amazing range of work going on in the Evo-Devo world! What an exciting field to have joined!

And just had a fantastic keynote by @beverleycubg.bsky.social . Thank you very much! #Euroevodevo2026

Having a great time at #Euroevodevo2026 About to hear a talk by @sandyheth.bsky.social about his research. Go Sandy!

Please share! My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

Excited for this meeting on Epigenetic Memory in #plantscience in Amsterdam next week and present our latest work 🌱🌊

EpiSeedLink@episeedlink.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🥳 We are delighted to announce that more than 150 scientists will gather for our upcoming @episeedlink.bsky.social international conference¡ It’s inspiring to see such a vibrant community coming together to exchange ideas, strengthen collaborations, and shape the future of our research.🧬🌾🌱

Still buzzing from #NonSeedUK2025 @gensocuknonseed.bsky.social Organizing energy: calm and cool (@philcarella.bsky.social) And the questions were flying — no holding back, just pure curiosity. Loved it! Edinburgh 🏰 next year? Absolutely, UK-based or not 🙃!

Andy Plackett@seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It was a great meeting, thanks to all the speakers, particularly @sramundo.bsky.social and @rensingstefan.bsky.social for their keynotes. Next year is already announced, looking forward to #NonseedUK2026 in Edinburgh,organised by @justingoodrich.bsky.social and @sandyheth.bsky.social 🙂 #Plantscience

Huge congratulations @puginiercamille.bsky.social for receiving the Prix Locoq from the French Academy of science @academiesciences.bsky.social !! @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social www.univ-tlse3.fr/actualite-de...

Yesterday's #nonseedUK25 meeting fot me thinking 'what about lichen, how do they fit in?' and lo and behold. Fascinating 🙂 #Plantscience

PM Delaux@pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · 8mo ago

link for the work related to the prize 🔽 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG@gensocuknonseed.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The 4th annual non-seed plant flash talk showcase extravaganza didn’t disappoint #nonseedUK25 🌱

Today's the day! Thanks so much to Phil Carella of JIC for hosting this meeting at Norwich. #Plantscience

International Marchantia Workshop 2026 Nov. 27th – 29th, 2026 Kobe, Japan sites.google.com/view/marchan...

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Had a blast at the @embo.org workshop 'Plant evolution: from origins to diversification on land' hosted by the Gregor Mendel Institute Vienna. Would 100% recommend. Thank you so much to the organisers incl @isabelmonte.bsky.social and @moodytomato.bsky.social for all their hard work! #Plantscience

warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... I also have a plant evo-devo PhD opportunity open to study the evolutionary origins of female meiosis with me ^^. Deadline Thursday 27th November, so if you know anyone who might be interested, please do let them know! #Plantscience

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI115/r... A postdoc position is open in my group for a bioinformatician with expertise in RNA-seq as part of our tree speedbreeding project with @forest-protection.bsky.social. If interested in speeding trees, please apply, deadline Dec 2nd 🙂 #Plantscience #Plantscijobs

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Centre for Forest Protection@forest-protection.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our 'Speed Breeding Technologies for UK Broadleaved Trees' team recently came together for their first in-person meeting at @niab-uk.bsky.social East Malling, to inspect their trees after the first season under speed breeding conditions🌱 🔗 Read more: forestprotection.uk/2025/11/13/s... #TreeHealth

And when I (finally) grow up I want to be as amazing a scientist as @bkoskella.bsky.social, who gave not one but two entirely separate inspirational talks about her science whilst visiting us at Uob!

We had a stellar end to #NGS2025 today! 🎉 Thank you to everyone for coming, it was a pleasure to host you at the University of Birmingham. A massive thank you to the local committee and especially the New Phytologist Foundation for making this work. 🙂 All the best for next year's NGS! #PlantScience

Today was Careers focused at #NGS2025 Thank you so much to all our panellists for their time and for sharing their varied experiences and views with our delegates. 🙂 #PlantScience

Advances in understanding seed formation could be crucial for future food security. Dr. Duarte Figueiredo explains why studying the molecular mechanisms behind reproduction matters and shares advice for aspiring botanists. wp.me/pdRZhH-mgq #Botany #PlantScience

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 starts very soon - at 13:30 BST (UTC+1)! Join in for free online via the livestream: www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent... #PlantScience #Botany

Katie Field@katiefield4.bsky.social · last yr.

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...

We've had a great first day of the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Symposium, with fantastic talks from delegates and a lively panel discussion on publishing. Looking forward to tomorrow! #PlantScience #NGS2025

I have a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position starting in January to study the evolution of seed gene networks using the fern Ceratopteris! Interested? More info here: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNU179/r... Closing date 31st July. 🙂 #PlantScience #PlantSciencejobs

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I was extremely flattered to be asked to contribute to this Voices piece. Hope folks find it interesting and that it tempts you to try working with new models. 😁 #PlantScience

Yuli Ding@yuliding.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm very pleased to present the @cp-devcell.bsky.social Voices on plant model organism: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... While we appreciate the diversity of plant models, one often questions which model is the "best"?

📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Plant Reproduction: From Sporogenesis to Seed Formation Under Normal and Stress Conditions Concurrent Session!🌱 buff.ly/GOvIDIt #plantscience

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR)@tairnews.bsky.social · last yr.

"Postdoc position in plant genetics at University of Liege, Gembloux, Belgium" Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=20250404_Liege.pdf #PlantSciJobs

We have another opportunity to join the lab! We and @jmhibberd.bsky.social are looking for a technician to focus on the development of a NAM population in the orphan crop and C4 model species, G. gynandra 🌱☀️ Includes collaborations with partners at NIAB, Wageningen 🇳🇱 and in Cotonou (Benin) 🇧🇯

Great start to the final day of #ICIPS2025 with a talk by @dromius.bsky.social showcasing the work of @davidjhoey.bsky.social about genetic control of marchantia reproductive strategies