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Edition 18 of GARNish now online
10th Dec 2012
Edition 18 of the GARNet newsletter, GARNish, contains the latest news from the plant science community. Big Science is a major theme, with an overview of the 1001 Genomes Resource from Arthur Korte, and summaries of next generation sequencing providers in the UK (with a focus on BBSRC-funded TGAC)...
Plant science outreach toolkit: what do you want?
3rd Dec 2012
The UK Plant Sciences Federation (UKPSF) is working with Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) to develop an 'outreach toolkit' for plant scientists carrying out engagement activities.They would like to find out more how this toolkit could help people working in the plant science community, and so...
Opportunities at the University of Bristol
23rd Nov 2012
Research Fellowship Opportunities at the University of Bristol Plant Science Research at Bristol is expanding. The new School of Life Sciences is seeking highly motivated individuals to join us as Independent Research Fellows. We recognise the importance of this step in the career of a young...
Second annual general meeting of the UKPSF
19th Nov 2012
The UK Plant Sciences Federation (UKPSF) is the group that brings together everyone in the UK doing, or associated with, plant sciences. Member organisations include representatives from across the plant sciences – from molecular biologists to ecologists, educators and industry bodies. The second...
Shortage of Plant Pathology expertise
1st Nov 2012
The British Society of Plant Pathology (BSPP) Audit of Plant Pathology Training and Education in the UK was published in November. It reports a major decline in teaching and research on plant diseases in British Universities. Fewer than half the institutions that teach biology, agriculture, or...
