Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme

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....

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...

Deciphering Calcium Signalling Pathways in Root Legume Endosymbiosis (CHARPENTIER_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership Are you passionate about plant biology, endosymbiosis, system biology or bioengineering? Join a cutting-edge research project exploring how plants communicate with beneficial soil microbes to enhance…

Two opportunities in Myriam Charpentier's lab at JIC (application deadline 2nd December):
1) Open to international students:
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/dec...

2) Restricted to applicants who qualify as UK/home students:
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/sig...

2/ A PhD with John Christie at the University of Glasgow: drive.google.com/file/d/1iBGP... (application deadline 20th December).

Vanishing Virulence: Investigating pathogenicity loss in a plant pathogenic fungus (TALBOT_T26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership What makes a plant killer lose its edge? This project will investigate why fungal pathogens lose virulence when they are grown in laboratory culture away from their host plant. Use cutting-edge…

1/ Here are some exciting PhD opportunities!

A BBSRC DTP studentship with Nick Talbot at The Sainsbury Laboratory Norwich:
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/van... (application deadline 2nd December)

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

Next year's Sainsbury PhD studentships have now gone live! 📢
Find out the details about each of the eight exciting opportunities:
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

Have you checked the Science and Plants for Schools website? It might not be quite at the level you are looking for. www.saps.org.uk

Our annual membership special offer opens today!
Join us this month & you'll enjoy 15 months of membership benefits for the price of 12.
Those benefits are so numerous & fabulous you'll have to head over here to see them all:
bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi...
Then join us! bsbi.org/join-us

#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators

Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵

Hi current plant scientists 👋
We would love to be able to signpost undergraduates to sandwich year opportunities. Do you know of any you can share with us?
The plant scientists of tomorrow thank you! 🫶

#plantscience #plantsci #plantbiology

This starter pack has been updated with some new researchers 😁👍🥬🌿🥼

In honour of #WorldCleanupDay, we’ve published a new article on phytoremediation – take a look!
Written by Laurel Tully and @lizrylott.bsky.social
www.plantsciencefutures.org.uk/why-plant-sc...

❗Don't forget to submit your abstracts
for posters or presentations for the upcoming EPPO Conference on Diagnostics of Plant Pests

⏱️ Abstract submission CLOSES on the 30th September! (Registration closes 30th November)

Register and submit abstracts here: meeting.eppo.int/index.php/M8...

📢Call to Action (UK-based initiative)!

Help us monitor the health of Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)🌳and Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)🌸across the UK

📙Protocols & guides provided
🔎Monitor & sample trees at your site
✅Register your interest: forms.office.com/e/xvi0rsvfVh

And if you are a plant scientist, tag us too! Plant Science Futures on Instagram, Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme on all other socials

Take part by filming a ‘day in the life’ video of your job or by sharing an image of yourself with a caption about what your role entails! Post it during #BiologyWeek (Oct 11-19) on any social media channel, use the hashtag #IAmABiologist & tag us!

We look forward to seeing your posts!

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Cover of the Journal of Biological Education, September 2025, volume 59, number 4. Image on it is a puffin looking forwards

"Why do biomedical students need to study plants?"

In the latest issue of the Journal of Biological Education, Lara Grollo makes the case: from tackling AMR, to biofortified crops, to plant-based vaccines - plant science is medicine’s foundation.

Read the article: doi.org/10.1080/0021...

Black text on a lime green background reads: 'Volunteering Opportunity. Volunteer Speaker. Confident speaking to groups? Help give a voice to trees and woods in your area.'

🗣️ Love trees and sharing that passion with others?

💚 We're looking for Volunteer Speakers from #Glasgow and the #WestCoast to help spread the word about the wonders of woodland!

Learn more and apply below 👇

📍 Glasgow buff.ly/LuUDIun

📍 Oban & Argyll buff.ly/lIsjjlk

"Postdoctoral Research in Plant Science at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
*Application Deadline: 9/26/2025"

Read more here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM750/post-doctoral-research-fellow-in-plant-science-fixed-term

#PlantSciJobs

"Research Technician in Plant Science at University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
*Application Deadline: 9/11/2025"

Read more here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOM404/research-technician-fixed-term

#PlantSciJobs

📢Workshop Announcement: Culturally Sensitive Mentoring

Chaired by Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso alongside Dr Katharine Hubbard and Chloe Lewis this interactive workshop equips mentors with the tools to engage meaningfully across cultures.

To find out more, head to our website: buff.ly/huckAbw

What a great way to meet interesting people and build your network

Let us know if you think of another starter pack that could be useful for the aspiring plant scientists of the world

When you hit post before you add the link, d'oh!

go.bsky.app/Gnj7neP

Here's another starter pack for you: This one is the learned societies and institutes linked to plant science in the UK.

If you think your account should be included and has been missed, drop us a line

This is what plants are chatting about

When they are hurt or under stress they release volatile compounds that inform and prepare other plants.

In this way plants can prepare for predators but also heat or water stress.

#STEM #Fascinating #PlantBiology #Nature

Woah! What a neat idea to demonstrate the diversity of form created with tweaks to the genome

And, of course, if you are an academic that would like adding to this starter pack, drop us a line!

A really fun way to get involved with plant science! Good luck to all the finalists, we will see you there!