Controlling liquid flow on surfaces underpins diverse technologies for critical 21st Century applications that can help to optimize production processes,… Read more Fully funded PhD opportunity – apply by 4th October 2024
Dr Golos!
Just under two weeks after Anne defended her thesis, our second first-generation PhD candidate, Michal Golos, followed suit. While Anne… Read more Dr Golos!
Dr Lenz!
Congratulations to Dr Anne-Kristin Lenz, first successful PhD graduate from the Mechanical Ecology Lab! Anne breezed through her viva on… Read more Dr Lenz!
Soapbox Science 2024 – save the day!
We are thrilled to be part of Soapbox Science once more – this time in our new home town of… Read more Soapbox Science 2024 – save the day!
Pitcher plant trap evolution makes the front cover of Science
The New Year started with a bang for the Mechanical Ecology Lab: our latest paper, explaining the independent evolution of… Read more Pitcher plant trap evolution makes the front cover of Science
German-language postcast episode on carnivorous plants out
Earlier this year, Ulrike spoke to the producers of a German postcast series about carnivorous plants. The episode in the… Read more German-language postcast episode on carnivorous plants out
Join us for the first UK Plant Biomechanics Day on 18 April 2024!
For the first time, the whole of the UK Plant Biomechanics community is meeting up in person for a day… Read more Join us for the first UK Plant Biomechanics Day on 18 April 2024!
Fully-funded 4-year PhD project on hail resistance in crops now open for applications
Come and join us in Exeter next autumn! Applications are now open for a BBSRC SWBio DTP studentship to investigate… Read more Fully-funded 4-year PhD project on hail resistance in crops now open for applications
Coming soon: fully funded PhD opportunity on understanding and improving the hail resistance of crop plants
Do you like weird whacky interdisciplinary research at the forefront of discovery? Would you like to fire objects at plants… Read more Coming soon: fully funded PhD opportunity on understanding and improving the hail resistance of crop plants
We’re moving!
We’re excited to finally share the news that, at the end of this year, the Mechanical Ecology Lab will be… Read more We’re moving!