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SUMMARY:Early Career Essentials for Applied Biologists
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\nThe membership of the Association of Applied Biologists includes a unique cohort of early career professionals. This group includes ECPs who work across academia\, industry\, farming and agriculture. This sets the AAB apart from other societies whose membership cohorts are more homogeneous. We surveyed the AAB ECPs and there was a consensus choice for AAB to organise an event that mixes opportunities to present their research and participate in workshops that discuss skills\, careers and other challenges/opportunities outside of research. \nSchedule Details \nThis two-day meeting is a mix of oral and poster presentations and workshop sessions.\nDay 1: October 20th 2026\nMeeting begins at 10am:\nKeynote talk\nDelegate short talks.\n– Lunch\nWorkshop- Shaping science policy: Understanding and Impacting the system\n– Break\nWorkshop- Careers Panel: Changing your focus within science\nPoster Session\nNetworking evening at local venue \nDay 2: October 21st 2026\nKeynote Talk\nDelegate short talks.\n– Break\nWorkshop – Creating inclusive teams: collaboration\, leadership\, and communication\nWorkshop- Building Resilience in and out of Research\n– Lunch\nWorkshop- Communicating your Science: Promotion and Publication \n\nSubmit an Abstract to present your research
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/early-career-essentials-for-applied-biologists/
LOCATION:UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM\, Jubilee Hotel\, Jubilee Campus\, University of Nottingham\, NG8 1BB
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Technological Innovation for Integrated Pest\, Pathogen and Weed Management
DESCRIPTION:The annual AAB event on IPM again broadens it’s focus by looking at the real world situatiion in which integrated management plans must consider all treats to plant health\, \nSave the Date
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/technological-innovation-for-integrated-pest-pathogen-and-weed-management/
LOCATION:Belmont Hotel\, 20 De Montfort St\, Leicester\, LE1 7GR\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261119
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Crop Nutrition: AAB President's Meeting 2026
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\n17 November 2026 – 18 November 2026\nThe Guildhall York\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInorganic nutrients that are critical for crop growth\, health and productivity must be absorbed from the soil and distributed around the plant. Research over past few decades has established the fundamental mechanisms underpinning inorganic nutrient transport. \nHowever\, plant-soil interactions and regulatory processes that enable efficient absorption and distribution are only just becoming understood. This meeting will address issues of crop nutrition from a global sustainability perspective\, ranging from soil health and fertilizer use to distribution of minerals that are essential for human nutrition to edible parts of plants. \nThe AAB President’s Meeting is a biennial celebration of the research interests of the outgoing AAB President. We are delighted to organise this event on behalf of Professor Dale Sanders FRS. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInvited Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to confirm these invited speakers: \nTony Miller (John Innes Centre): Rank Prize Talk \nStephanie Swarbreck (Niab): Uptake of nutrients: Wheat Nitrogen Requirements (Title tbc) \nUte Kraemer (University of Bochum): Distribution of nutrients within crops (Title tbc) \nTim Mauchline (Rothamsted Research): Impact of structure and function of crop root microbiomes on nutrient cycling \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe encourage abstract submissions in the following themes\, although this is not an exhaustive list. \n– Soil-plant interactions \n– Fertilizers and the environment \n– Nutrient distribution within the plant \n– Improving nutritional quality \n– Technological advances for analysing crop-nutrient interactions \nSUBMIT an ABSTRACT
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/sustainable-crop-nutrition-aab-presidents-meeting-2026/
LOCATION:Guildhall\, York
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Horticulture and Healthy Diets Conference
DESCRIPTION:Supporting Healthy Diets with a Thriving UK Horticulture Sector\nVISIT EVENT WEBSITE \n\nJoin us for a dynamic one-day event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the edible horticulture sector. Hosted by The East Malling Trust and the Association of Applied Biologists (AAB)\, this conference almost uniquely we will bring together biologists\, nutritionists and sociologists to explore how horticulture can increase the quality of nutrition in the UK diet. \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Expect! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe conference will showcase cutting-edge research and practical innovations across scientific and sociological aspects to bring more horticultural crops into the UK diet. \n\nSession 1 – UK Horticulture’s role in improving the quality of nutrition in the nation’s diet.\nSession 2 – Nutrition and Plant Science\nSession 3 – Bitesize Research supporting Horticulture and Healthy Diets\n Session 4 – How do we improve the UK diet with domestically grown produce?\nSession 5 – Investing in ourselves and the Horticultural sector\n\n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n– Henry Dimbleby MBE – Author\, National Food Strategy and co-founder Bramble Investors \n– Prof. Cathie Martin\, John Innes Centre – ViTaL D and Biofortification in horticulture crops \n– Prof. Martin Warren – Chief Science Officer\, Quadram Institute \n– Dr Sven Batke\, Edge Hill University and Green Innovation Consortium – NHS\, Patient Care\, & Horticulture \n– Dr Eleftheria Stavidou\, Niab – Iron-enriched tomatoes in the UK and Consumer Acceptance and Willingness to Pay \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract Submission \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit an abstract to present your own research at this exciting event! \nAll early career professionals who have their abstract accepted will have their registration fee waived. Successful applicants will be invited to provide a short introduction to their poster (1-minute talk). Posters will be presented in the extended lunch-poster session.  \nECPs are anyone within 5 years of completing their final degree\, including career breaks. \nAbstract Submission deadline is September 15th 2026
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/horticulture-and-healthy-diets-conference/
LOCATION:East Malling Trust\, New Rd\, East Malling\, ME19 6DZ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Advances in Nematology 2026
DESCRIPTION:The annnual AAB Advances in Nematology meeting will take place on Thursday December 10th 2026 at the Linnean Society inn central London. \nMeeting details to follow in Spring 2026!
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/advances-in-nematology-2026/
LOCATION:The Linnean Society\, Burlington House\, Piccadilly\, London\, W1J 0BF\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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SUMMARY:International Advances in Plant Virology 2027 (IAPV27)
DESCRIPTION:VISIT EVENT WEBSITE\nPlant  viruses cause global and regional economic and societal losses\, being  responsible for a significant proportion of devastating emergent and  re-emergent plant diseases. \nThe  AAB ‘International Advances in Plant Virology (IAPV)’ conference has a  broad remit where we invite participation from scientists who are  interested in all aspects of plant virology. These research areas might  be on the molecular mechanisms of plant-virus interactions; the applied  consequences of plant virus infection; evolutionary and ecological  aspects of plant viruses and exploring how plant viruses can be utilised in biotechnology. \nWe are very excited that IAPV27 will be organised at the University of Cambridge in the UK. This follows on the very successful IAPV25 in which over 250 delegates joined the meeting online or in Murcia\, Spain. \nIAPV27 is organised in collaboration with the Euphresco projects VIRNET2 and VALORHIGHTS and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network Viroidoc. Each project contributes to a session at IAPV27 in order to increase exposure to their activities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConfirmed Speakers and Schedule \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will share the full schedule in February 2027 but we are delighted to welcome these confirmed speakers: \nManfred Heinlein (Institute of plant molecular biology IBMP\, Strasbourg\, France) \nChristina Wege (University of Stuttgart\, Germany) \nDavid Baulcombe (University of Cambridge) \nMarion Clavel (Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology\, Potsdam\, Germany) \nJohn Carr (University of Cambridge) \nLouise McNamara (Teagasc\, Ireland) \nRichard Kormelink (Wageningen University\, The Netherlands) \n\nWe encourage abstract submissions from anyone working in the broad research topic of Plant Virology. \nImportantly there will be plenty of opportunities for early career professionals to present provide an oral or poster presentation. \nAbstract submission deadline for Oral presentations: January 13th 2027 \nAbstract submission deadline for Poster presentations: February 13th 2027 \nSUBMIT ABSTRACT HERE \nTopics for abstract submissions: \nWe will ask you to select the broad topic that is the best fit for your abstract. This does not rule you out for being selected for other  sessions but just helps abstract management. \ni. Viroids \nii. Viromics and characterisation of novel viruses \niii. Ecology and community analyses \niv. Virus transmission \nv. Host responses \nvi. New research tools\, technology or resources \nvii. Mechanisms of infection \nviii. Virus diagnostics \nix. Other
URL:https://www.aab.org.uk/event/international-advances-in-plant-virology-2027-iapv27/
LOCATION:Robinson College\, Cambridge\, Grange Rd\, Cambridge\, B3 9AN
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ORGANIZER;CN="Geraint Parry":MAILTO:geraint@aab.org.uk
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