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Grant success in time for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2021 by ulrike bauer

What a delightful ‘Christmas present’ to find in the inbox today! We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a… Read more Grant success in time for Christmas

MRes studentship available for shooting fake hail at plants!

Posted on December 8, 2021 by ulrike bauer

Applications are invited for a fully funded 1-year Masters by Research (MRes) project in our lab, investigating the mechanisms underpinning… Read more MRes studentship available for shooting fake hail at plants!

Babies in the lab!

Posted on November 26, 2021 by ulrike bauer

What a lovely surprise to walk into our tropical growth chamber today and find that the whole lot of Nepenthes… Read more Babies in the lab!

Welcome to Nathaniel Kelly!

Posted on November 24, 2021 by ulrike bauer

We look forward to welcoming Nathaniel Kelly who will join us as a postdoctoral research associate in January 2022. Nat… Read more Welcome to Nathaniel Kelly!

New paper out on water shedding from leaves

Posted on November 10, 2021 by ulrike bauer

Our latest review paper on the ecology and biomechanics of water shedding from leaves is available as advance publication in… Read more New paper out on water shedding from leaves

Open postdoc position in our lab!

Posted on September 26, 2021 by ulrike bauer

We are currently looking for a postdoctoral research associate to join our team. You should ideally have a background in… Read more Open postdoc position in our lab!

Welcome!

Posted on September 8, 2021 by ulrike bauer

… to Janine Drube from Bremen City University in Germany, who just joined us for an Erasmus-funded semester abroad and… Read more Welcome!

Congratulations to Anne Lenz for winning a talk prize at the SEB Conference!

Posted on July 9, 2021 by ulrike bauer

Anne successfully braved some technical issues and the general awkwardness of giving a talk online to win the second prize… Read more Congratulations to Anne Lenz for winning a talk prize at the SEB Conference!

Congratulations to Oona Lessware

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ulrike bauer

…who secured full funding for a 3-year PhD with us starting in October 2021. Oona will receive a stipend from… Read more Congratulations to Oona Lessware

Review paper on fast plant movements published in Proceedings B

Posted on May 26, 2021 by ulrike bauer

Our first publication of 2021 is a review paper on the use of elastic structures in rapid trap movements of… Read more Review paper on fast plant movements published in Proceedings B

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