Our Head of School, Prof Thorunn Helgason Prof Thorunn 🇮🇸 🌿, will be giving the next Botanical Society of Scotland evening lecture on the 18th at 6 pm at the Botanics. We hope to see many of you there! Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Catherine Kidner Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh Bot Soc Scot
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Calling all plant science undergrads looking for a summer placement. This is a great lab to join Annis Richardson with loads of interesting work in crop genetics and plant science.Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Plant Science

We've got an exciting opportunity for a PDRA to join our multi-UK lab Chlamy engineering team! Working with the Edinburgh Genome Foundry, we aim to enhance photosynthesis through a high-throughput plastome engineering strategy. Pls do apply if interested shorturl.at/bnCM8

If you want to know what polyploidy is and how does it affect wheat, read our new blog: An interview with Dr Phillipa Borrill Philippa Borrill John Innes Centre Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Thank you to Heather Jones ed.ac.uk/biology/plant-…

We had a great time #InternationalWomensDay2024 Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences discussing various issues from combining maternity and science to mentoring and career progression and how to enable a positive culture Catherine Kidner Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh #InspireInclusion2024 @UoE_IA

Late-breaking funded PhD opportunity in my group in Edinburgh - application deadline 15 March to start this October. Math modelling of antibiotic resistance evolution. Description here: ed.ac.uk/biology/study-…

We are all very excited and looking forward to more photos Sandy Hetherington The Molecular Palaeobotany and Evolution Group Spoel Lab The Leverhulme Trust Very proud up here in Scotland Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Prof Thorunn 🇮🇸 🌿

Excellent news and many congratulations, Dr Williams and the supervisory team! Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh

Thanks so much for the invitation to present the Sporne lecture - it’s been a brilliant day!

If you are interested in plant ID there is an excellent talk @RBGE_Science on 15 February from 6 - 7:00 pm 'The Quest for a Perfect Plant ID Method for Beginners' by our brilliant Richard Milne Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Access via the Science Buildings main reception, 20A Inverleith Row

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Submit your abstract now for the Second Scotland - Rheinland-Pfalz Life Sci and Biotech Conference on May 14th (online)

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Had a fantastic time chatting with BioPod @EdinburghUni about genetics & evolution teaching Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh, 🌱 plant science goals within Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ EDI actions (with Dr Katharine Hubbard and others) and important 🙂 role models during my career (@OttolineLeyser, Dr Adam Rutherford) #HE

What an excellent addition to the team Early Career Lecturers in Biosciences HUBS Royal Society of Biology We are so fortunate to have Andrea Paterlini (he/him) here Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh. Well done Andrea👏

PhD CASE opportunity to join our ECOFLU work on avian influenza and other pathogens in seabirds with Dr Sarah Burthe and APHA via the fantastic E4 Doctoral Training Partnership . Closing date 12 noon 4th Jan. More info edin.ac/48tGRNM Please share or get in touch to find out more

Well done Laura Cooper and Zishan Fu (傅子珊 Sannie) for two great flash talks Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG #phloemevolution Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences

Job alert!! Still time to apply for a Lectureship in Plant Science and join a very vibrant and friendly department. Looking forward to receiving your application. Deadline 5/1/24 Global Plant Council Catherine Kidner SRUC Research James Hutton Institute Horticulture Research HortQFLNet

Well done Rafael Cruz 🪴🔬🧬🇧🇷 #FernAlly and The Molecular Palaeobotany and Evolution Group 👋 Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh

Really enjoyed the challenge of presenting a lab overview at todays Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences Plant Science Day 🪴

Thank you everyone else in Halliday Lab for teaching me all about your projects

Photo credits to Mengke Zhou-lavender

It’s Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences Plant Science Day!

Incredible plenary talk by Alex Twyford Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences Plant Science Day.