We are seeking to appoint a new academic at the level of either Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor in Plant Sciences! Click the link below for more info and how to apply! bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/deta…

Interested in fundamental questions in plant developmental biology and like living in fantastic cities? Come have fun with Arabidopsis in Bristol! I'm recruiting for two fully funded PhD studentships University of Bristol Biological Sciences, details below: findaphd.com/phds/project/h… findaphd.com/phds/project/l…

Our paper is out! 🥳🌿 We show that auxin transport regulates shoot branching architecture in the lycophyte, _Selaginella kraussiana_, suggesting that PIN-mediated auxin transport is an ancestral regulator of branching in vascular plants. Development journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

Gene duplication, transfer, and also loss have shaped the diversity of plants, my Tansley Insight is now out and open access :) It was great fun to write and I've heard it's even more fun to read!! Many thanks to New Phytologist for the opportunity nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Going deep into the very essence of cabbages at #FUTURES2023 FUTURES University of Bristol Biological Sciences University of Bristol

Plants get older, but do they age? Come to University of Bristol Biological Sciences to find out. My new SWBio DTP PhD project is now online, please get in touch for more details! #PhDfunding #plantdevelopment swbio.ac.uk/bioscience-for…

Lovely talk by George R. L. Greiff on the evolution of WOX gene function at the Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG meeting. Thanks Laura Moody and Andy Plackett for organising a great celebration of all the best plant lineages The Genetics Society #moss #plantdevelopment

We've got some good news to end the year! 🎆 We're delighted to announce that Maria Chondronikola Jim Fouracre & @joahepworth are the winners of our 2023 New lecturer grant in nutrition & crop science 👏 Congratulations & good luck with your projects Inst Metabolic Science-Metabolic Research Labs University of Bristol Biological Sciences Durham BioSciences

Ever wondered why ivy leaves change shape as a plant grows or why ants don't like young acacias? Check out mine and Scott Poethig's new review on vegetative phase change in Developmental Cell (mainly for the bits Scott wrote) University of Bristol Biological Sciences authors.elsevier.com/c/1iOZf5Sx5gtx…

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer faculty post in Neuroscience available at University of Bristol jobs.ac.uk/job/DEX688/lec… Deadline 21st Jan Feel free to get in touch if you would like to learn more about the fantastic research environment here. Please RT

Interested in using plants to improve human nutrition? I'm hiring a research technician to study the wonderful potential of Camelina for a year University of Bristol Biological Sciences , funded by Rank Prize. Info below, please get in touch if you'd like more details! jobs.ac.uk/job/DFV558/res…

Fantastic postdoc opportunity to work on a critical question in plant evolution - where do shoots come from? A new collaboration between Jill Harrison University of Bristol Biological Sciences , Sandy Hetherington and others are finding out. Contact Jill for details! thenode.biologists.com/jobs/would-you…

How did bryophytes and vascular plants get so different? I'm looking for a new team member to join my lab for 3 years and find out! The project will involve developmental genetics in Physcomitrium and Selaginella, more info here: linkedin.com/in/jill-harris…

Members of the lab and George R. L. Greiff spreading the green (and dyed blue) word during our celebration of 10 years in the University of Bristol Biological Sciences Life Science Building. Fronds, flowers, fruits and just a little bit of frolicking #plantscience #scienceoutreach

I'm delighted to advertise a fully-funded 4 year PhD studentship for UK students of Black heritage University of Bristol Biological Sciences. Interested in improving yields of an emerging crop while living in a brilliant city? If so please get in touch! @BlackInPlantSci #phdposition findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

PhD position assessing the impact of extreme climate events on bumblebees at University of Bristol Biological Sciences Position with me, Sinead English - find me on Bluesky & @HugoBHarrison Fully funded position for students of black heritage. #blackinSTEM Please RT and circulate. shorturl.at/Iv1Yc

⚠️Fully-Funded PhD⚠️ Interested in how climate change is impacting beneficial insects? 🐝🪰🦋 Fully-funded PhD position with me, ⁦⁦⁦@chris_LeDuck⁩ and ⁦Harry Siviter⁩ at ⁦University of Bristol Biological Sciences⁩ for students of black heritage. Please RT findaphd.com/phds/project/f…

Did you ever wonder why vascular plant shoots don’t terminate in sporangia like bryophytes do? I’m excited to be able to offer a 4-year funded PhD University of Bristol Biological Sciences to find out! Project info on findaphd.com & please get in touch if you’d like to know more.

I'm recruiting for an SWBio funded PhD project University of Bristol Biological Sciences investigating whether slowing plant development can improve herb/salad crop yields. Like microRNAs, coriander and Bristol? Get in touch! Details in the link below. swbio.ac.uk/agriculture-an…