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23.01.2022 The highly anticipated series The green planet has been confirmed to air in 2021 A wonderful opportunity to explore a neglected yet truly remarkable part of the natural world, says Attenborough. Not just for plant lovers

22.01.2022 Following an unexpected change to the Parliamentary Sitting Calendar, the dates for Science meets Parliament have changed. We will now be holding it on 26-27 No...vember. Registrations are extended to 11 November, but spots are filling up fast! Be sure to reach out to your representative organisation or employer to see if they will sponsor you to attend! If you have any questions, please get in touch - [email protected]. To register or to find out more, visit the event website at https://sta.eventsair.com/science-meets-parliament-2019/ See more

22.01.2022 Don’t perish! Watch this step by step guide to writing a scientific paper by Sophien Kamoun https://buff.ly/3ca1VuU

22.01.2022 ASPS is proudly supporting the Plant Biology 2020 Worldwide Summit July 27-31 Virtual event with talks, workshops, posters, networking events and virtual exhibit hall... Visit https://plantbiology.aspb.org/ All talks will be recorded for access on demand by registered participants, and virtual posters will be available for viewing shortly before, during, and after the meeting. #PlantBio20 Note also that there are group rates that bring the cost down significantly.

21.01.2022 Special Issue "Fungal Model Systems: What Can They Tell Us about the Biological Activity of Plant Extracts and Natural Compounds?" https://www.mdpi.com///special_issues/Fungal_model_systems Authors invited by Guest Editor will receive 20% discount on publication fee.

18.01.2022 Our friends at Plantae are running a fantastic new webinar series. To learn more and to sign up, please visit the link below. This Wednesday Prof Matthew Gilliham from the University of Adelaide and Prof Dominique Bergmann from Stanford University will present a double bill of stomatal goodness. Don't miss out!

18.01.2022 ASPS members, at our AGM this year we will vote on whether to adopt state and territory regional reps rather than discipline reps. For pre-AGM discussion and to provide valuable feedback on this proposal please join the ASPS Google Group at https://groups.google.com//australian-society-of-plant-sci

17.01.2022 Are you a graduate student or postdoc in any field of biology with a research story that you want to share with the world? Do you want to learn how to give one ...of the best science talks of your career? Submit a video to the 2020 Competition for the iBiology Young Scientist Seminars Winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the University of California, San Francisco, where they will attend a multi-day science communication workshop led by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, in collaboration with iBiology. During the workshop, they will make improvements to their 30-minute research talks. https://buff.ly/2W9QsFk

16.01.2022 As we enter the second day of our annual conference, make sure to head over to Twitter to follow all of our updates live. https://twitter.com/asps_ozplants

13.01.2022 A plant bacteria has decimated food crops around the world. Authorities are trying to stop it getting into Australia.

12.01.2022 Considering how important writing is to a career in science, many scientists receive little formal training in the writing process. In this webinar, Mary Willia...ms, PhD shares tips to help overcome common writing problems, drawing on her 25 years of teaching about scientific writing. View this recorded Plantae webinar here

09.01.2022 A Toolkit for High Resolution Imaging of Cell Division and Phytohormone Signaling in Legume Roots and Root Nodules (Nadzieja et al., 2019): https://buff.ly/2YtsBEY

09.01.2022 Limiting global warming to 1.5 C requires 'rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.' The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was delivered in October last year. It's now up to leaders of industry and government to take action now.

07.01.2022 Elysia Chlorotica is known as a "solar-powered sea slug". The green sea slug is known for its ability to sequester chloroplasts from its algal prey and survive ...by photosynthesis for up to 12 months in the absence of food supply. Image: Patrick Krug

03.01.2022 Science has improved the way we breed, grow, harvest and use plant crops - fuelled by decades of research and allowing us to feed an expanding population. As ye...t though, we haven't yet unlocked how to improve the process of photosynthesis. Ben is looking to #SolveitwithScience by researching the way blue-green algae process carbon dioxide. He is hoping to increase yield, reduce water use and improve the lives of millions. See more

02.01.2022 Get this one in your calendars!

01.01.2022 50 countries will host #plantday events: - 30 in Europe - 8 in Asia - 7 in the Americas - 3 in Africa... - 2 in Oceania Check out #plantday events in your country: plantday18may.org/countries See more

01.01.2022 The February 2020 edition of Phytogen is now online, featuring: The International Year of Plant Health The Plant Nutrition Trust Awards 2020 meetings including ComBio 2020 and the International Aquaporin Workshop... A final reminder for the ASPS awards Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2vnCMNx