New publication! My report in @hepi-news.bsky.social looks at racial equity in UK higher education, and finds that even in TEF Gold institutions there are large awarding gaps and serious underrpresentation of Global Majority staff #HigherEducation #Equity www.hepi.ac.uk/reports/maki...

Making Metrics Matter: A more ambitious approach to tackling racial inequity in higher education - HEPI

A new paper by Dr Katharine Hubbard, Making Metrics Matter: Tackling Racial Inequity in Higher Education (HEPI Debate Paper 43), argues progress towards racial equity in English higher education has b...

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New review from P Genschik’s team in @jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins. 👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology. ▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext

Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ubiquitin recognition integrates plant immune signaling by cell-surface and intracellular receptors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.06.703835v1

And publish in society owned journals like @theplantcell.bsky.social @theplantjournal.bsky.social Plant Biotechnology Journal, @jxbotany.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social and many others!

The Global Plant Council@globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Why do scientific societies matter now more than ever? Scientists board explore how societies support researchers, foster global collaboration, & shape the future of science. A must-read for all career stages 👍 🔗 buff.ly/YW2XUN3 #plantscience #science

Congrats to @robertoskar.bsky.social for passing his PhD viva last Friday, investigating the role of mobile signals in ‘vaccinating’ plants against diseases!!🥳🎊🥳 Many thanks to examiners @jurriaanton.bsky.social and @drannisr.bsky.social !!

Congrats to @tamatar.bsky.social for passing her PhD viva with flying colours, studying the role of diverse ubiquitin topologies in plant immunity!!🥳🎊🥳 Many thanks to examiners @djgibbs.bsky.social and Lucas Frungillo!

We were delighted to welcome Steven Spoel @spoel-lab.bsky.social to Cologne. Thanks to the @sfb1403.bsky.social for supporting his invitation. We learned a lot about ubiquitin chains and their role in plant immunity 🤯.

Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

A manifesto for plant science education

Plants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists....

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1/2 This manifesto is the result of a collaborative effort started earlier this year at the Plant Biology Education conference in Lancaster, UK. We are delighted to see it out and we are proud that our Comms team contributed to such an important resource for the community! 🌱

Andrea Paterlini (he/him)@apaterlini.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

Watch the Community Impact Awards Presentations! Times: 5:20-15:06: Jose Dinneny. 19:35-30:07: Jade Bleau. 33:30-15:06: Joanna Friesner. 46:40-1:01: Q&A by Mary Gehring @jadebleau.bsky.social @jfriesner.bsky.social @josedinneny.bsky.social @stanfordstomata.bsky.social @spoel-lab.bsky.social

2025 Community Impact Awards: Jose Dinneny, Jade Bleau & Joanna Friesner

YouTube video by NAASC

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The New Phytologist Foundation is delighted to support this year's @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference! #PlantScience

NicolaJPatron@nicolabiologist.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social

Excited to welcome speakers and delegates to Black In Plant Science 2025, today in Leeds! Thanks @newphyt.bsky.social & other sponsors! @blackinplantsci.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @yoselin.bsky.social

Ready…Set…GO!!! for the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at The Helix in Leeds today!!🎊🎊

We are advertising a PhD project investigating a cellular mechanism that ensures protein quality control during mRNA translation in plants. Please get in touch on here or via email if you are interested and I can provide further details! Lab website: sites.google.com/site/danielg...

Daniel Gibbs Lab

Welcome to the lab website of Professor Daniel Gibbs @ University of Birmingham

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FRET sensor for SA developed. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly controlled...

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SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly controlled...

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RSVP to join the October 29th webinar and hear from the 2025 Arabidopsis Community Impact Awardees! bit.ly/naascawards @jadebleau.bsky.social @jfriesner.bsky.social r.bsky.social @josedinneny.bsky.social

Pleased to have been awarded a Proof-of-Concept grant from @erc.europa.eu In collaboration with Elsoms Seed Ltd, Dr Lindsay Williams in our team will aim to improve the longevity of some of world’s most popular vegetables!! @instmolplantsci.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social tinylink.net/Z348F

Researchers receive funding to boost the shelf-life of vegetables | Biological Sciences | Biology

A project led by Professor Steven Spoel and Dr Lindsay Williams has been awarded funding by the European Research Council to improve the longevity of some of world’s most popular vegetables.

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I’m happy that our commentary is out! (It would be wonderful if this made a difference!) In defense of funding foundational plant science academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

In defense of funding foundational plant science

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🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 Registration for the 2nd UK Proteostasis Network meeting in Dundee is open until 30 April! 🧬 Plenty of chances for selected talks from abstracts 📅 3–5 June 2025 📍 Dundee 🗓️ Program now live! Sign up and view the programme here: dundee.ac.uk/events/joint...

Joint 2025 Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK conference | University of Dundee, UK

Welcome to the 2025 joint “Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK” conference!

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!!New Preprint!! On the activation of RRS1-R/RPS4 paired NLRs!! Thanks to @jonathandgjones.bsky.social for this opportunity to work on this project, and thanks to all the coauthors for their effort and support! Thread (1/) @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social t.co/aHNCKj4KUn

How does immunisation establish durable disease resistance in plants? Mobile immune signals released upon immunisation boost effectiveness of the defence hormone salicylic acid by ten times!😲 This results in higher immune gene expression and systemic acquired resistance against infection.

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

Mobile immune signals potentiate salicylic acid-mediated plant immunity via WRKY38/62 transcription factors https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.17.649115v1

Pseudomonas syringae secretes the iminosugar glycosyrin to block plant immune recognition. It mimics galactose to inhibit β-galactosidase, disrupt flagellin sensing, and rewire host glycobiology! doi.org/10.1126/scie... Huge congrats to Tee and everyone involved! #PlantImmunity #PlantChemeticsLab

Bacterial pathogen deploys the iminosugar glycosyrin to manipulate plant glycobiology

The extracellular space (apoplast) in plants is a key battleground during microbial infections. To avoid recognition, the bacterial model phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 produces ...

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Seed and tuber collections are really, really, REALLY important. A short thread 🧵 1/5 🧪 #plantscience

Opinion | Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? (Gift Article)

Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.

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Two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting in Durham!

Spoel Lab@spoel-lab.bsky.social · last yr.

The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research meeting is back this year on 8-9 Apr 2025 in Durham, UK. Join us to hear about exciting recent advances in plant science from a great line up of speakers and selected abstracts. Register cheaply here👉🏾 genetics.org.uk/events/seed-...

Could you be amongst the next cohort of BiPS Summer Studentships? This year we want to ensure that it's more accessible for those from low economic backgrounds and ensure that there is adequate support from host labs. You can apply and learn more about the last cohort here: https://buff.ly/4b7frji

February 25th, 11AM EST. Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas. rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w... Open to all, come be a part of it! #BlackHistoryMonth

📢Find out how you, an African scientist, can get access to genome sequencing services and bioinformatic skills development through the GetGenome project. Dr. James Canham will speak at the African Plant Genomics Symposium about how @getgenome.bsky.social addresses inequitable access to genomics. 🌱🧬

“ERC succeeds because it’s different. Its simple, tailored procedures allow Europe’s best researchers to thrive. Bureaucratic processes designed for other programmes should not be imposed on it.” @marialep.bsky.social spoke up for an independent ERC with a doubled budget today @europarl.europa.eu

European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · last yr.

Later today, you can listen in to the ERC's President Maria Leptin exchanging views with the 🇪🇺 European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). 📅 19 February 🕓 16:00 to 17:00 CET Livestream 🎥 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

Shocking and appalling Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies

White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

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