And that's a wrap for YRSPP2026!🌱♥️ It has been an incredible journey, & we are grateful to everyone who helped make this symposium such a success. We now pass the torch to the next committee & wish them all the best in continuing to grow & support the young photobiology community✨

Congratulations to the winners of our Best Talk and Best Poster awards🎉 🏆Best Talks: • Hannah Walters • Laura Schmidt • Beatrice Pancenza • Mengke Zhou 🏆Best Posters: •Isaac Terrington •Peter Danks A special thank you to @agrisera.bsky.social for sponsoring the Best Poster Prize🌱

We are incredibly grateful to our six keynote speakers for their inspiring talks, sharing their career journeys and their research. Their insights into science, challenges, and opportunities were a true highlight of the programme and sparked many great discussions. 🧬🌱♥️

Thank you to our sponsors for making the event possible @proteintech.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social @eppendorf.bsky.social @promegauk.bsky.social @Aralab brought incredible value by their booths, engaging discussions & by providing resources to help participants with the research questions

Day 3 wrapped up a fantastic programme of scientific talks and a lively poster session, followed by our official symposium dinner at Vittoria on the Bridge 🍽️✨ It was a wonderful evening of great food, laughter, and relaxed conversations after an inspiring day of science talks.

Science by day, ceilidh by night! From Day 2 onwards we enjoyed an exciting programme of talks, but the highlight for many was the ceilidh that evening. Huge thanks to the Òr Ceilidh Band for an amazing night of Scottish music, dancing, and fun! 💃🕺🎻

Looking back at #YRSPP2026 📸 Day 1 began with on-site preparations for the symposium before we headed on a walk through the Edinburgh Botanic Garden. We rounded off the day with drinks, snacks, and great conversations at the UoE Dome Pleasance Bar. A fantastic start to the week!

Our sponsors will be in the Alder Room at the Nucleus Building from tomorrow onwards! A big thank you to @proteintech.bsky.social @promegauk.bsky.social @eppendorf.bsky.social @aralab @novogene-europe.bsky.social for their support 🌱 Do stop by, visit their stands, and learn more about their work!

As we kick off YRSPP 2026 tomorrow, a huge thank you to our grant supports & sponsors. Made possible by you! ❤️ 🌱@newphyt.bsky.social @gpsep.bsky.social @proteintech.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social @novogene-europe.bsky.social @agrisera.bsky.social @promegauk.bsky.social @eppendorf.bsky.social

If your one true love is plant photobiology, then we have the symposium for you! 💚🌱 This Valentine’s Day, register for YRSPP 2026 and make it official ✨ 🔗 yrspp.github.io/register

📢 Don’t miss the YRSPP Symposium Dinner! Join us on 17th April 2026 at Vittoria on the Bridge, Edinburgh, for an evening of great food & networking. 🍷✨ vittoriarestaurant.com/vittoria-on-... Secure your spot now, register today! yrspp.github.io/register

Get ready to dance! 🕺💃 We’re excited to welcome Ór Ceilidh Band to play live at the YRSPP 2026 social evening! 🎻 Join us for a traditional Scottish ceilidh orscotland.com 🗓️Registration closes 15 February. Time is running out!⌛️yrspp.github.io/register

⏰ Registrations close on 15th February! Planning to attend YRSPP 2026? Register now: yrspp.github.io/register ✈️💰 Need a Travel Bursary and/or Registration Subsidy? Email us at yrspp.mail@gmail.com before 31st January, 2026

We are delighted to announce that the registration for YRSPP 2026 is now open! ✨ Visit yrspp.github.io/register to register and for more info. Looking forward to seeing everyone in April! ☀️🌱

📢Registrations open next week! Join the mailing list for first access👉 forms.gle/YznZ1unBeNzQ... Learn more: yrspp.github.io #YRSPP2026 #PlantScience #Photobiology

Rounding off our YRSPP 2026 keynote lineup with Dr. Uriel Urquiza-García! 🌿 His research explores using synthetic biology, optogenetics, and genomics to understand how plants perceive and integrate light, temperature, and circadian signals.🧬🌱☀️ More info & mailing list in bio!

Welcoming Dr. Jordi Moreno-Romero as a YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker! 🌿 His research explores how epigenetics, particularly polycomb-group proteins, shape plant responses to light and environment, paving the way for crop improvement. More info & mailing list in bio!

Excited to welcome Dr. Charlotte Gommers as a YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker! @charlottegommers.bsky.social 🌿 Her lab investigates how chloroplasts act as environmental sensors, sending retrograde signals to help plants adapt development under abiotic stress. Check bio for info & join the mailing list!

We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Anne-Sophie Fiorucci as a YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker! 🌿 She investigates the interaction between phytochrome-dependent growth responses and nitrogen nutrition. 🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io 📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs

Presenting our next YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker: Prof. Ute Hoecker! ✨ Her lab investigates how photoreceptors and the COP1/SPA E3 ubiquitin ligase regulate light-controlled development in Arabidopsis, algae and moss.🌱☀️ 🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io 📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs...

We are thrilled to announce our first YRSPP 2026 keynote speaker: Prof. Kerry Franklin! Her work explores how light and temperature signalling shape plant architecture. 🌐 More info: yrspp.github.io 📝 Join our mailing list: forms.gle/E4Tgavm6wKLs... Stay tuned for more! #YRSPP2026

Meet the team behind #YRSPP2026! We’re excited to bring the next Young Researchers’ Symposium on Plant Photobiology to Edinburgh in April 2026 🌿

We're online! Check out our new website at yrspp.github.io (or search 'YRSPP 2026') to learn about the symposium, venue, sponsors, schedule and more 🌿 We'll be adding updates over the coming months as we confirm speakers and more, so stay tuned! #YRSPP #YRSPP2026

We are excited to announce that the 4th Young Researchers' Symposium on Plant Photobiology (YRSPP) will take place from 15-18 April 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland's beautiful capital city. 🪴🍃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More details to follow soon! #YRSPP #YRSPP2026 #earlycareer #plantscience #photobiology

Let’s not forget to celebrate the best poster prize for Anil Can Önder and the best talk prize for Johannes Rötzer! Well done both of you #YRSPP2024

We want to thank all the participants and speakers for making this an amazing #YRSPP2024 ! We hope you enjoyed yourselves just as much as we did, and can’t wait to see you all in Edinburgh in 2026!!!

And there we are, the very last speaker of the #YRSPP2024 😢 The honor is for Beatrice Pacenza from the CRAG in Spain! She will be speaking about a gun screen in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to unravel chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signaling #YRSPP2024

Our second to last speaker is Alessio Baldini from the Università degli studi di Milano in Italy! He will tell us about how he is trying to unveil the role of an epigenetic component in the light perception of Arabidopsis thaliana! #YRSPP2024

Another non-Arabidopsis talk by Eline Eggermont, also from the WUR in the Netherlands! She will tell us all about chloroplast development and retrograde signaling in Physcomitrium patens #YRSPP2024

The last session, really??? Time truly flies! And what better scientist to talk about time than our very own Andrés Romanowski from the WUR, Netherlands. Let him take us on a rhythmic journey across continents! ⏳🕰️ #YRSPP2024