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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16d

Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’

New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023 Governments around the world are ramping up coal, gas and oil extraction which will put climate goals beyond reach, new data has shown. Far from reducing reliance on fossil fuels, nations are planning higher levels of fossil fuel production for the coming decades than they did in 2023, the last time comparable data was compiled. Continue reading...

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Sustainability @sustainableplanet.bsky.social · Sep 6

Some great Principles ♻️ 🌎

#sustainability #recycle #rethink #refuse #reduce #reuse #refurbish #repair #repurpose #sustainable #sustainableliving #green #waste #pollution #renewables #plastic #environmental #change #sustain

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Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fantastic news! Many congratulations 🥳

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Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Rosa @rosalindanne.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am 76 & I have had most of these vaccinations at one time or another. Also vaccinations against Covid, Tetanus, plus Cholera & Yellow Fever when travelling in foreign countries.
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!

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Sustainability @sustainableplanet.bsky.social · Sep 1

Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍

#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky

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Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · Sep 1

Stort til lykke med den nye stilling, Tonni 🥳. Rigtig godt gået og held of lykke!

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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · Aug 25

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Join us and be part of shaping the future of #plantscience at Oxford as we move to the new Life and Mind Building lifeandmind.web.ox.ac.uk/home (recognised for its potential to change the World edition.cnn.com/2025/01/01/s...) @biology.ox.ac.uk www.biology.ox.ac.uk

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Laura Moody @moodytomato.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 To all molecular mossers 📢

The Moss Workshop will be held in (not always as sunny as this) Oxford next year (30th June until 2nd July 2026). More details will follow soon, but in the meantime please make a note of the dates 😃 👍

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · Jul 17

We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute:

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

🗓️ Closes 25 August

Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in...

🗓️ Closes 5 September

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · Jul 16

GROUP LEADER VACANCY

JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences.

If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply.

www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

www.jic.ac.uk

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EPS Graduate School @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌱 Passionate About Plant Development?
Join the "Summer School", a dynamic three-day intensive program tailored for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs eager to deepen their understanding of plant developmental biology. Register here: www.graduateschool-eps.info/events/eps-s...

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Dolf Weijers @dolfweijers.bsky.social · Jul 7

Come join us in Wageningen for awesome plant developmental biology!!!

EPS Graduate School @epsgraduateschool.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌱 Passionate About Plant Development?
Join the "Summer School", a dynamic three-day intensive program tailored for enthusiastic PhD students and postdocs eager to deepen their understanding of plant developmental biology. Register here: www.graduateschool-eps.info/events/eps-s...

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · Jun 18

Matyas Fendyrch introduces his auxin work #ICAR2025
A reminder AAB are organising Auxin2026 and the logo design competition is OPEN…. a free registration for the successful designer! 🤩 @diorkelley.bsky.social @larsostergaard.bsky.social
auxin2026.info

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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our second logo design competition of the week is now live!

🌱Auxin-artistes: Enter a logo for #Auxin2026 and the winner will receive free registration for our conference in Portugal next October!

🗓️Submission deadline: 15th July
> auxin2026.info

#plantscience #sciart

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · May 20

We are delighted that Professor Philip Poole has been elected as a Fellow of @royalsociety.org!

Phil’s work focuses on the rhizosphere – a nutrient-rich area which is key in plant productivity – and how bacteria establish symbiotic interactions with plants 👇
bit.ly/3H3LvJJ

Professor Philip Poole elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

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Ulrich Hammes @uhammes.bsky.social · Apr 22

Finally out…
„Transport of phenoxyacetic acid herbicides by PIN-FORMED auxin transporters“ www.nature.com/articles/s41.... A collaboration between my group and @bjornppedersen.bsky.social led by the magic duo @lukas-schulz.bsky.social and @unglam.bsky.social

Transport of phenoxyacetic acid herbicides by PIN-FORMED auxin transporters - Nature Plants

PIN transporters are key players in distributing phenoxyacetic acid herbicides. Mutagenesis and cryo-EM structures elucidate substrate specificity and transport mechanisms, paving the way for improved...

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Leonie Luginbuehl @lluginbuehl.bsky.social · May 4

Join our group (www.luginbuehllab.com) at @camplantsci.bsky.social! Are you excited about mycorrhiza, (single-cell) transcriptomics, carbon physiology, and the model crop rice? We have a 2-year postdoc position available, starting ASAP. Closing date 23rd May 2025!

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51214/

Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Research Assistant / Research Associate (Fixed Term) in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk

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Legume Hub @legumehub.bsky.social · Apr 2

#LegumeGenerationCrops

🤔How can the breeding of lupins in Europe🇪🇺 be advanced?

Learn in the visual below 👇

ℹ️ legumehub.eu

@LegumeHubEU

#lupins #innovation #research #legumes #plantbreeding

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · Apr 1

In his 1957 filibuster, Strom Thurmond said "Negroes ... are not so well qualified to vote as are the white people.”

A Black senator just broke the record Thurmond set with that speech.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...