This time next week, it's the #THEAwards! Technician Commitment sponsors the Outstanding Technician of the Year award, this year there's 8 incredible finalists Meet the technicians here buff.ly/3CBXmN6

An exciting opportunity is now available to pursue a fully-funded PhD study on green roof function in the UK context, supported by the Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) doctoral research training programme. Applications deadline: 8 Jan 2025 buff.ly/3Zli37H

Interested in using the circadian clock to enhance nutritional quality in hyperlocal urban farms? Check out this PhD at the University of York findaphd.com/phds/project/p…

4-year PhD studentship available in my group using pangenomes and genetics to improve amaranth and cowpea for 🇿🇦 smallholder farmers. Collaboration with 🇿🇦 ARC. Part of the new BBSRC Yorkshire Bioscience doctoral training programme. Deadline Jan 6th findaphd.com/phds/project/y…

Apply for a PhD in my group at #CNAP, University of York. Deadline Mon 6th Jan 2025. We enjoy fab #plantsci, tackle #realworldproblems, #collaborate with #industry, cogitate with academics, #travel, #chuckle and learn #funstuff. findaphd.com/phds/project/d…

Latest NERC rejection in. Any thoughts on who might fund research into mechanisms by which #earthworms boost #plant growth as a follow up to this study sciencedirect.com/science/articl… and as a means to identify methods to try and reduce #fertiliser inputs welcome!

Under 30, working or studying in horticulture... fancy winning a £2500 travel bursary for a hort trip anywhere in the world? Young Horticulturist of the Year 2025 is OPEN!! flexiquiz.com/SC/N/Young-Hor… #YHoY Chartered Institute of Horticulture

Well-chuffed to get a chance to talk with razor-sharp Professor Dame Angela McLean, Government Office for Science about our elementalhub.org metal-recovery willow project, at University of York. She loves peonies too, WNTL?!

It's Awards season! The Norah Stucken award: a £500 prize for a project which has made a significant impact within the industry Full details can be found on the CIH website. buff.ly/3ngzxyg

#job 🚨 for a Technician in Biology at York working with Department of Environment and Geography on projects to improve nutrient retention, water retention, and carbon sequestration in soils: gathering and analysing data. Apply by 30/3/2025 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/techni…

Proper hard grafting! Biology at York University of York #horticulture with Jason Daff, Harry Stevens, Alison Fenwick and Mike Hirst, retired senior lecture from Houghall College, Durham teaching student Plant & Fungi Sci Soc.members (and me!) how to graft apple varieties for Walled Gdn

Take a look at our new pre-print: ELF3 controls trait heterogeneity in Arabidopsis and barley. doi.org/10.1101/2025.0…

Researchers are working with scientists based in York’s twin city of Nanjing to further understanding of how the mint family of plants produce therapeutic benefits. york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Fantastic selection of early blossom 🌸 on University of York Campus West, including Magnolia x soulangeana and Prunus 'Shirotae' #sakura uoy_grounds_and_gardens

One week to go! Wishing all 8 finalists the best of luck at the 2025 #YHOY Competition Grand Final next week #Horticulture #Competition

One-eighth of horticulturist survey respondents diagnosed with skin cancer hortweek.com/article/1916801 #Horticulture Chartered Institute of Horticulture #SkinCancer #Gardening APL Professional Gardeners' Guild

This #MelanomaAwarenessMonth Melanoma Focus UK is urging you to #KnowYourSkin ☑️Check your skin & contact your GP if you notice new or changing moles or lesions ☑️Protect your skin from the sun with SPF30+ sunscreen & avoid sunbeds Find out more: buff.ly/3N8ELve

Surely this is a no-brainer ... Horticulture organisations urge UK Government to remove VAT on sunscreen hortweek.com/article/1921420 #Horticulture Chartered Institute of Horticulture HTA News PlantNetwork Melanoma Fund British Association of Landscape Industries The RHS APL NFU Political

Why horticulturists must ditch 'cavalier' attitude to sunburn + employers must step up HortWeek Podcast tackles the very real risk of skin cancer #horticulture workers face - with Jason Daff , Susanna Daniels + Andrew Poole hortweek.com/article/1920943 Melanoma Focus UK Chartered Institute of Horticulture

🌞 1 in 8 horticulturists have been diagnosed with skin cancer, according to a recent CIH survey. HortWeek spoke with CIH’s Jason Daff, Melanoma Focus & survivor Andrew Poole about how employers can help protect outdoor workers. Listen now: shorturl.at/YUJkG