Katie Field

Plants, People, Planet is 7 today! Plants, People, Planet celebrates the seventh anniversary of the publication of its first issue with highlights from 2025.

Plants, People, Planet is 7 today! 🎂

We've shared some highlights from our seventh year 👇
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#PlantScience @katiefield4.bsky.social @christhorogood.bsky.social

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Plz RP. Come join us at @slcuplants.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk to study effector-targeted plant processes impacting plant cell biology and development.
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1. Postdoc in plant-fungal interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

2. Postdoc in molecular plant-microbe interactions: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

3. Research technician: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...

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🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄We’re recruiting!!🌿🍄‍🟫🌱🍄

I’m looking for two postdocs and a technician to join my group @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffieldpps.bsky.social to work with me on my exciting @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship project, details for each post as follows:

So much fun to record this with Tabby, really looking forward to future episodes! listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/wood-... or search (+ subscribe) ‘That’s Science’ on all podcast platforms 🤩

Announcing Open Letters: a new format in Plants, People, Planet Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters, a new format for groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change, such as…

📨 Plants, People, Planet is delighted to announce Open Letters!

We invite groups of experts to present bold and succinct calls to action to those in positions to elicit and enact change.

Find out more about the new format 👇
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#PlantScience

FindAPhD : Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation Apply for a PhD: Prestigious Sainsbury PhD Studentships in plant sciences at Gatsby Charitable Foundation

If you’re looking for a PhD studentship in some really exciting areas of plant science 🌿 take a look at this year’s Sainsbury PhD studentships - you could come and study orchid mycorrhizas 🌸🍄 with me & @garethphoenix.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

Big congratulations!! 🥳 🙌🥂

And big congratulations to you! So exciting!! 🥳🙌🥂

Take lots of care Franciska

Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route | Royal Society The Faraday Discovery Fellowships Accelerated International Route provides a fast-track option for attracting mid-career researchers looking to relocate to the UK from overseas, providing up to £4m ov...

There’s always the accelerated international route for Faraday fellowships if you were interested in coming back…. ;-) also, are you BES-ing this year?? royalsociety.org/grants/farad...

University of Sheffield leads £8 million study unlocking fungi's power for boosting food security and tackling climate change A transformative £8 million project aims to revolutionise global food security and climate change strategies by uncovering the fundamental role of soil fungi.

Professor Katie Field (@katiefield4.bsky.social) from our School of Biosciences, has been awarded an £8 million, ten-year The Royal Society Faraday Fellowship! 🙌

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University of Sheffield leads £8 million study unlocking fungi's power for boosting food security and tackling climate change A transformative £8 million project aims to revolutionise global food security and climate change strategies by uncovering the fundamental role of soil fungi.

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Ahhh thanks Adam! 🤣

Exceptional research leaders awarded first Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellowships | Royal Society Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.

Incredibly honoured & excited to be awarded one of the @royalsociety.org's new Faraday Discovery Fellowships - this means SO much, huge thanks to everyone who has contributed, supported, & encouraged. Loads of mycorrhizal research @sheffielduni.bsky.social to come!🤩 royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 07 Sep 2025.

We're seeking a new Senior Editor! ⏰

Are you...
👉intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management?
👉a clear communicator who enjoys working as part of a team?
👉committed to maintaining high editorial standards?

More info 👇
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Steak for breakfast anyone?

You’re very welcome! I’m glad @unnegative.bsky.social shared nicely 😂🥥🌴🍍

Pina colada flapjack is an absolute WIN 🍹🍍🥥

🔎 We are looking for new associate editors to join our Biological Flora team!
🌱 Do you have expert, comparative knowledge of one or more aspects of diverse species of vascular plants?
📑 Can you provide detailed & authoritative reviews of submissions?
👉 More info: buff.ly/ulefHX6

Heading to Birmingham for the @newphyt.bsky.social #NGS25 meeting - repping @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social 🌱👥🌍 programme looks GREAT and can’t wait to meet everyone 🤩 - and you can stream online for free over the next few days. www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

Awesome!! Sounds super exciting, congratulations @philcarella.bsky.social!

Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability Global food production is increasingly threatened by soil degradation, climate change and the rising costs of synthetic fertilisers. Circular agriculture, which promotes resource reuse, is a promisin...

Our latest paper just came out in @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social! 🌱🍄‍🟫💊 I really enjoyed every part of this truly interdisciplinary and collaborative effort led by @carterlj.bsky.social on the impacts of emerging contaminants in soils on plant-fungal symbioses. Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

Such a fantastic time over the last few days in Tartu 🇪🇪 at the @newphyt.bsky.social symposium to celebrate Maarja Öpik’s appointment as EiC. Super enjoyable and inspiring meeting! 🤩🦠🍄🌱🌍

I’m absolutely delighted to be taking on the role of deputy EiC for @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social! 🥳

Early start but excited to be heading off to Tartu today for the @newphyt.bsky.social symposium ‘microbes as hidden or prominent players in plant life’ www.newphytologist.org/symposia/eic...

Not for three quid a go I didn’t!! 😂

I did not want to like this… and yet… here we are…

Most plant-friendly fungi are a mystery to scientists Most fungi that partner with plants are known only from trace DNA sequences left in soil.

Tom Parker @hutton.ac.uk and I wrote for @theconversation.com discussing why it’s important to find out what’s out there in terms of mycorrhizal fungi following a the revent review in @currentbiology.bsky.social by the @spun.earth team. Read it here: theconversation.com/most-plant-f...