Rachel Pringle
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Rachel Pringle
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Program Coordination things at SPUN
| MSc Biodiversity & Sustainability | #ProtectTheUnderground
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Who lives underground?

Find out now in our new paper published in @nature.com.

Key finding: 90% of predicted mycorrhizal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas.

Read here: buff.ly/WmDqAP3 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Fungi in the spotlight. Extraordinary feature in @nytimes.com showing a behind the scenes look into our latest lab research.

Led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF, we're tracking underground fungal networks in real-time. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/s...
March 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Our newest research on plant-fungal trade published today in @nature.com.

The work, led by scientists from Vrije Universiteit, Princeton University, SPUN & AMOLF combines robotics, mycology & biophysics to reveal underground supply-chain dynamics.

Open access:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
An amazing and VERY cool fungal lab at the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment is looking for a technician in plant-fungal symbiosis 🌱🍄https://workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/technician-in-plant-fungal-symbiosis-amsterdam-1142817
Vacancy — Technician in plant-fungal symbiosis
Are you experienced in culturing microbes and plants? Do you want to apply advanced microscopy, imaging, and molecular techniques to study fungal-plant interactions? Then this position is for you!
workingat.vu.nl
February 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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A single gram of soil can contain up to 90 meters of fungal networks.

Nearly all plants on Earth form partnerships with mycorrhizal fungi for nutrients. It's a relationship that spans 450 million years.

Watch to the end to see these fungi in action. Video by Tuane Eggers & music by Beto Mohr.
February 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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📣 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Are you a researcher exploring the underground? 🍄

Apply to become an Underground Explorer. Gain funding and support from our thriving community of myconauts.

Help us spread the word.

🗓️ Deadline: 21 March
👉 Find out more and apply: https://buff.ly/3CludWr
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM