The theme for #ICOM2026 is: “Mycorrhizas in a changing world: challenges, opportunities and solutions"

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 28 August, 4pm AEST/6pm NZST Our July seminar will feature Dr Tarquin Netherway from Aarhus University in Denmark on root associated fungi! Free registration (donations welcome) Ecology Australia ESA Plant-Soil Ecology australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/august-20…

This retired doctor is our very own PhD student Fran Guard (supervised by John Dearnaley) - we are so proud! 🍄🍄 Retired doctor discovers fungi species in rainforests of NSW and Queensland abc.net.au/news/2025-08-2… via ABC Australia University of Southern Queensland UniSQ_SoAES

The call for #ICOM2026 Symposia applications is now open until October 15. Please see: icom2026.org/symposia/

Only ONE more week to #MicroSeq2025! 🤩 The conference booklet (incl. schedule) will be released on Monday, September 1. Registration is open until 11:59pm September 2, so there's still plenty of time to join the fun! Don't miss out! Register below 👇 trybooking.com/events/landing…

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 25 Sep, 12pm AEST/2pm NZST Our September seminar will feature Eric Asare from Edith Cowan University (ECU) on fungal pathogens of peppermint! Free registration (donations welcome) ESA Plant-Soil Ecology Plant Pathogens (APPS) australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/september…

Launching the IUCN Microbial ConservationSpecialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity. Nature Microbiology nature.com/articles/s4156…

Tiny organisms - big impacts: Microbes are finally receiving the attention they deserve 👏👏👏 monash.edu/news/articles/…

Meet our Rising Star Plenary speakers. Dr Nicola Day - from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) - Rising Star in the session "Moving forward while looking into the past: How the evolutionary history of mycorrhizas informs future adaptation pathways" #ICOM2026

We are searching for a 4- year postdoctoral fellow to work us on Microbial Ecology and Crop Disease Management. More details below. The position will start next year. Please circulate and repost. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydneyU…

🚨 Early Career Researcher Travel Award! 🚨 Open to grad students & postdocs presenting at #ICOM2026 ICOM 2026 Apply now! All info👉 url-shortener.me/6QQF 🗓️ Deadline: Nov 14, 2025 📢 Decisions: Jan 30, 2026

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 30 Oct, 12pm AEDT/2pm NZDT Our October seminar will feature Dr. Yi Ding from the University of Sydney on plant-fungal interactions in crops! Free registration (donations welcome) ESA Plant-Soil Ecology Plant Pathogens (APPS) australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/october-2…

Here goes a bit of shameless self-promotion: If you missed my NationalScienceWeek online webinar, it is now available via YouTube. Friends with benefits or frenemies: The role of soil biota in shaping pl... youtu.be/B_hnTfg10TM?si… via YouTube

Meet our Rising Star Plenary speakers. Dr Patricia Silva-Flores - from CIEAM, Universidad Católica del Maule (Chile) - Rising Star in the session "Mycorrhizas in dynamic ecosystems: Plant and fungal biodiversity, biological invasions, soil and impact of climate" #ICOM2026

128 authors - 1 message: Open letter: A global call to strengthen national soil biodiversity action through coordination and harmonization - Marín - PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pp… Thanks Dr. César Marín Soil Biodiversity for leading!

Save the date! 🗓️ Thu 27 Nov, 1pm AEDT/3pm NZDT Our November seminar will feature Prof Sajeewa Maharachchikumbura from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, on pathogen taxonomy! ESA Plant-Soil Ecology Plant Pathogens (APPS) australasianmycologicalsociety.com/post/november-…

The 17 Newsletter is now available: mycorrhizas.org/wp-content/upl… It includes YouTube interviews with Matthias C. Rillig #BeaBock #SmritiPehim (Dr. Bala Chaudhary lab). Tools by #CamilleDelavaux & Manju M. Gupta Top 10 mycorrhizal papers. ICOM 2026 info & more! Thanks Dr. César Marín for this 🤗

How good is this poster from our master's student Genavieve Jurd ?! 👇🎉☺️ If you are attending Ecological Society of Australia conference next week, please support ECRs like Genavieve during the Barbara Rice memorial poster session on Monday evening! Ecology & Environmental Science at UniSQ ILSE University of Southern Queensland

👏Congratulations @WesternSydneyU researcher Chao Xiong - awarded $475K #DECRA to boost crop resilience against climate extremes & pathogens. 🌱 🔗 Read more: westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/new… #ARC #Innovation #ClimateResilience #SustainableAgriculture 🌏