#AnnualReport flashback: Scion researchers, Rotoiti 15 Trust & indigenous communities from Australia came together to tackle the pressing threat of myrtle rust & its impact on #biodiversity loss on both sides of the Tasman. Watch the video & learn more scionresearch.com/?a=122971

"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice." On #InternationalDayOfEducation, take a look back at this #ScienceWorkingLife on teaching students about scientific failure. scim.ag/4joffQj

Your first draft doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to be a complete pile of garbage that makes you question your worth as a person

Today marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! At Scion, we celebrate #WomenInScience today and every day. We spoke to four of our talented scientists, who shared their advice for young women dreaming of a science career. See their answers below! #IDWGS2025

Recruitment for graduate student deadline few weeks away. We are based in Palmerston North City findaphd.com/phds/project/s… Get in touch if you want to build career in this research space with us

🗞️ February Science Recap 🌱 #GeneTechnology Bill – Scion backs the Gene Tech Bill to drive innovation and productivity. Hear from Dr. Alec Foster and dive into our submission. 🌳 Branching Out Podcast – Discover the history of #indigenousforestry with Ki-Taurangi Bradford and

Did you miss our global webinar event celebrating #WomeninSTEM? 👩‍🔬🌲🌳🌴 We got you covered! Find the recorded sessions on our YouTube Channel 👇👀 youtube.com/watch?v=aDnvgw… #foresthealth #entomology #pathology #climatechange

This morning on 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵, US Forest Service Research Forester Mark Finney shared how controlled burns in Canterbury are yielding key insights for wildfire response. Watch the full interview to see how Scion’s 20+ year partnerships are advancing wildfire risk management

Does science make you rich? No. Is there good work-life balance? No. But at least it’s easy, right? Also no

The APPS is committed to suporting students and ECRs. With our partners Atlas of Living Australia, The Crawford Fund, and the Australasian Mycology Society we have further bursaries on offer to attend the upcoming Biennial conference. Closing 28 March apps2025.org/apps-bursary-s…

🚨 #job 🚨: The Department of Forest Ecology and Management at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), is hiring a full-tenure Professor in silviculture with a focus on silvicultural systems, mainly in boreal forests. A silvicultural

Standing room only! Members of the New Zealand Forest Nursery Growers Association came to visit Scion Research nursery. Our researchers gave talks to an engaged audience on nursery practices in Canada, terminal crook disease, and propagation with tissue culture. #growingideas

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Angus Carnegie opens the NZ Biosecurity Conference 2025 with this: "Declining capacity in Forest Health expertise." Attributed to: Change in forest ownership Attrition Restructures Industry hires Changing research focus (genetics to climate change) University of Canterbury Scion Research

🇳🇿 Forestry leaders & biosecurity specialists visited the Basque country, Spain to witness the 'frontline' of a serious pine needle disease, Lecanosticta. Nothing like seeing the devastation in-person vs the many reports and papers on the pathogen. Scion Research #biosecurity

Scion has launched NZ’s first field trial of gene-edited #conifers using CRISPR technology! We’re testing how gene editing can boost #timber quality & create high-value bioproducts for a low-emissions #bioeconomy. 🔗 Full release: lnkd.in/ggANtRiE