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10 Jan 2013
Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Molecular Plant Pathology, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London Details...
Winter Newsletter now online
01 Dec 2012
Including new details about new BSPP Outreach Officer and meeting reports. More...
New BSPP Outreach Officer
05 Nov 2012
The BSPP welcomes Katie Tomlinson who is the Society's first Outreach Officer. More...
Shortage of Plant Disease Experts Threatens Tree and Crop Health
01 Nov 2012
A press release by the BSPP (01/11/12) has highlighted the impact of the loss of skills and expertise in plant pathology. This coincides with the publication of the BSPP's audit of plant pathology in higher education and the appearance of ash dieback in British woodlands. More...
Special ICPP2013 Travel Fund
16 Oct 2012
An ICPP2013 travel fund is now available for BSPP members. The deadline for applications is 14/12/12 and the maximum award is £800. Details...
Student paper prizewinners
10 Oct 2012
Congratulations to Timothy Miles and Emmanuel Ogwok who have won the 2012 awards for the best student papers in Plant Pathology and Molecular Plant Pathology. Read more...
Online only access to BSPP Journals
15 Sep 2012
Following discussions with Wiley, all members will move to online access only to journals from 2013 onwards in order to maintain low membership rates. More...
Accessing Journal back issues
15 Sep 2012
As a BSPP member, you are entitled to online access to one or more of the BSPP journals which includes back issues. Here's how...
Richard Shattock - New Honorary Member of the BSPP
09 Aug 2012
The Board of the BSPP is delighted to announce that Richard Shattock has been made an Honorary Member of the Society. More...
BSPP Board Membership, Vice President and Honorary Members
31 Jul 2012
Nominations required for Board members for 2013–2015. Suggestions for Vice President and Honorary Members are also needed. Deadline 06/09/12. More...
Top 10 bacterial, fungal and viral plant pathogens
20 Jul 2012
Molecular Plant Pathology has now finshed publishing freely available reviews of the top 10 bacterial, fungal and viral plant pathogens. More...
BSPP Outreach Officer Required
11 Jun 2012
The BSPP is seeking to appoint an Outreach Officer to help publicise the society and promopte plant pathology. More details...
Plant pathologist wins medal
22 Mar 2012
John Innes Centre researcher Dr Christopher Burt has won Bronze at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of his research walking away with a £1,000 prize. More...
New Editor-in-Chief for MPP
01 Mar 2012
The British Society for Plant Pathology and Wiley Blackwell are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Marty Dickman (Texas A&M University, USA) as the new Editor-in-Chief for Molecular Plant Pathology. Marty will take over editorial duties from Gary Foster who is now stepping down after 13 years as Editor-in-Chief. Marty on his appointment stated ‘I am grateful and excited to have the opportunity to serve as Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Plant Pathology'. More...
Hertfordshire Plant Pathologist Awarded MBE
05 Jan 2012
Avice hall, who was BSPP secratary for many years has been included in the New Years Honours list. More...
Cassava virus epidemic in Africa
18 Nov 2011
The UN has warned that cassava virus, first identified by a research group in Bristol and published in Plant Pathology is nearing an epidemic in parts of Africa. More...
BSPP T-shirt Competition Winners
22 Aug 2011
Congratulations to Amarnath Thirugnanasambandam and Hazel McLellan whose confocal image was chosen as the T-shirt competition winner. More...
New BSPP Board Members
25 Jul 2011
After the recent elections, Amanda Bennett (University of Warwick) and Elizabeth Orton (John Innes Centre) are now elected to the Board.
New BSPP Honorary Member
19 Jul 2011
A biographical article about Jeff Ellis, in celebration of his new status as Honorary Member of the BSPP, is now available in Plant Pathology. More...
Wanted: Editor-in-Chief MPP
06 May 2011
Internationally recognised candidates are required to be considered for the position of MPP Editor in Chief from 2013 - deadline 22/07/11. More...
Virology editors wanted for NDR
20 Jan 2011
Are you interested to volunteer as a virology editor for New Disease Reports? Please contact the Senior Editor, Rob Black to find out more. More...
BSPP T Shirt competition
08 Nov 2010
Stocks are running low of our famous BSPP T shirts. Design a new T-shirt in our competition and you could win a £100 Amazon token. More...
Results of BSPP Elections
02 Nov 2010
BSPP members have elected Murray Grant and Ingo Hein to the BSPP board for 2011-2013.
Summer School for PhD students
24 May 2010
The 3rd Summer School for PhD students organised by ENDURE (European Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection strategies) will be held in Volterra, Italy, 4-8 October 2010. More...
Summer Student Funds available
22 Feb 2010
The BSPP funds a number of undergraduate vacation bursaries to support work for students during the summer. The closing date for this years's applications is 15th April. More details...
New Disease Reports: Special Notice (May 2011)
23 Dec 2009
NDR's development as a peer-reviewed stand-alone on-line journal with the objective of providing rapid publication of new and unusual reports on plant diseases is now complete. Significant enhancements made include an expanded format (longer manuscript, more references, etc.) and a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for each paper published. A Portable Document Format (.pdf) version of Reports published online is now available for download to give 'print quality' reproduction of published Reports. (Not available for Reports that were published in Plant Pathology). Prospective authors are asked to look out for new information on the 'Submission' page of NDR's website.
New board members elected
20 Aug 2009
Dr Robert Jackson (University of Reading) and Professor Ralph Dean (North Carolina State University) have been elected to the BSPP Board for the period 2010 – 12.
BSPP Treasurer required
25 Jun 2009
The BSPP require a new treasurer from 1st January 2010. More information about this position and how to apply are now online. More...
Online Membership Payment
25 Jun 2009
The BSPP now has an online payment system for new and existing members and signing up only takes 5 min. Existing members can also earn £10 for anyone they introduce to the Society More...
North-south divide: climate change & oilseed rape
18 May 2009
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have predicted that climate change will result in increased yields of oilseed rape in Scotland, but not in England. More...
Make your own TV documentary
06 Mar 2009
"You Choose the News" is a new computer game created by SCRI scientist Eleanor Gilroy supported by BSPP. The game involves creating a news report about the EU pesticide ban and its effects. More...
Publicity: carrot bugs
27 Feb 2009
If you are planning a school or public activity in plant pathology, we have some 'carrot bugs' that you can give away to inspire the next generation of plant doctors. Get a bug...
Welcome to BSPPWeb 2.0
06 Jan 2009
The BSPP Website has been updated and moved to a new server. Although there have been a few cosmetic changes, over the last few months there have been extensive changes, re-organisation, and re-writes behind the scenes. All intended to create a more dynamic responsive website. We hope you like it, but if there are any teething problems, please bear with us and report them to the webmanager. More...
New Board Members
26 Dec 2008
Louise Cooke (Queen's University Belfast) and Heiko Ziebell (University of Cambridge) have been elected to the board.
Hot Topic: Sudden Oak Death
01 Dec 2008
The BSPP's journal Molecular Plant Pathology has just published a pathogen profile for Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of Sudden Oak Death. Abstract
Board News
21 Nov 2008
The BSPP is sorry to announce that Prof John Whipps, has decided not to become President-Elect in 2009 on grounds of ill health. We wish him all the best for the future. More...
The BSPP Blog
10 Nov 2008
The BSPP is inviting plant pathologists to keep a blog. The invited blogger is currently Eric Boa, a member of BSPP board and manager of the Global Plant Clinic. Read what he has to say...
Live Blog Feed
10 Nov 2008
BSPP Skills Audit
09 Nov 2008
An audit was commissioned by the BSPP in response to a perception that the nature of employment within the profession was changing and that employment opportunities were declining. More...
BSPP Publicity Material
01 Sep 2008
The BSPP has produced a new membership brochure and also a revised logo Download now...