BSPP Sponsored Meetings
BSPP1996: Unlocking the Future: Information Technology in Plant Pathology
University of KentPresident: Peter R Scott The BSPPs Presidential Meeting in December 1996 was Unlocking the Future: information Technology in Plant Pathology, the President
BSPP1997: Global Perspectives of an Applied Science
York, UKPresident: Nigel Hardwick The BSPP Presidential meeting in 1997 was entitled 'Plant Pathology - global perspectives of an applied science'
ICPP98 – 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology
Edinburgh, ScotlandThis archive contains abstracts of all the papers presented at the 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology, held in Edinburgh,
BSPP1998: Detection, Isolation and Manipulation of Soil and Rhizosphere Micro-organisms
University of WarwickPresident: David Ingram The 1998 BSPP Presidential conference was held at at the University of Warwick, from 15 - 17
BSPP1999: Biotic Interactions in Plant-pathogen Associations
Hertford College, OxfordPresident: Mike Jeger The 1999 BSPP Presidential conference was held at at Hertford College, Oxford, UK from 19 - 22
BSPP2000: Plant-pathogen Interactions: Understanding Mechanisms of Resistance and Pathogenicity for Disease Control
Wye College (University of London), Wye, Kent, UKPresident: John Mansfield The 2000 BSPP Presidential conference was held at at Wye College (University of London), Wye, Kent, UK
BSPP2002: Plant Pathology and Global Food Security
Imperial College, London, UKPresident: Roger Plumb The 2002 BSPP Presidential conference Plant Pathology and Global Food Security was held at at Imperial College,
BSPP2003: Plant Pathogen Genomics – From Sequence To Application
Jubilee Campus, University of NottinghamPresident: John Lucas The BSPP Presidential meeting was held on 15-18th December, 2003 at the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham
BSPP2004: Discovery, Development and Delivery in Plant Pathology
Old Aberdeen Campus at the University of Aberdeen, ScotlandPresident: Stuart Wale 7th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology & BSPP Presidential Meeting 2004: Discovery, Development and Delivery
BSPP2005: Plant Pathology with a Purpose
University of Nottingham, Jubilee CampusPresident: Professor Phil Russell As part of my introduction to the theme of the 2005 presidential meeting ‘Plant Pathology with
BSPP2006: 25th Anniversary Celebratory Meeting
Imperial College, London, UKPresident: Peter Mills Imperial College, London 19th December 2006 To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the foundation of the British
BSPP2007: Attack and Defence in Plant Disease
President: Richard Cooper Secretary: Gerry Sadler This three-day international meeting was designed to provide an exciting and wide ranging view
BSPP2008: Cereal Pathosystems
Queen Mary College, LondonPresident: Graham Jellis Queen Mary College, London, 16 to 17 Dec 2008 The Group Ooh La La The rise in
BSPP2009: Darwin to Disease: Crops and their Pathogens.
Museum of Natural History, OxfordPresident: Sarah Gurr The BSPP Presidential Meeting in 2009 had a very special theme: to celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Darwin
BSPP2011: The Impact of Bioactive Small Molecules in Plant Pathology
Gillespie Centre, Clare College, Memorial Court, Queens Road, University of CambridgePresident: George Salmond We have lined up an exciting list of speakers who will address the topics of how microbes
BSPP2012: Fitness Costs and Trade-offs in Plant-Parasite Interactions
Norwich UKPresident: Prof. James Brown Disease resistance involves trade-offs with many other aspects of a plant's phenotype and may cause reduced
BSPP2013: Visions of plant disease management in 2050
University of Aston, Birmingham,President: Prof. Mike Shaw It will be hotter, the weather more varied and the world more populous. Unmanaged vegetation will
BSPP2014 – Some Like It Hot
St Andrews UniversityPresident: Prof. Lesley Torrance Global warming will affect disease incidence, the emergence of new strains and effectiveness of control measures.
BSPP2015 – The Impact of Plant Pathogens on Everyday Lives
University of Bristol, UK,President: Prof. Gary Foster The theme of the meeting will be centred around 'the impact of plant pathology on
BSPP2016: Food Security, Biosecurity and Trade: The Role of Plant Health
St Hugh's College, OxfordPresident: Dr Julie Flood The doubling of cereal and livestock production in the last half of the 20th century should
Grand Challenges in Plant Pathology Interdisciplinary Study Group
St Hugh's College, OxfordSt Hugh's College, Oxford 14th to 16th September 2016 This conference directly follows the BSPP presidential conference which runs from
MBPP2017 – Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens 2017
JIC Conference Centre, NorwichMBPP will take place at the JIC Conference Centre, Norwich, on the 18-19 March 2019, with the conference dinner at Norwich City FC restaurant
BSPP2017: BMS Joint Presidential Meeting – Fungal Control and Exploitation
University of Nottingham Jubilee CampusPresident: Prof. Richard Oliver Sponsored by Elsevier and CABI About the conference The meeting will be a joint venture with
BSPP2018 – What Lies Within: Imaging Plant Microbe Interactions
You can view the conference booklet from this event here President: Prof. Murray Grant Registration is invited for the BSPP
BSPP2019: Arms race: Evolution of plant pathogens and their hosts
UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre (ECC), University of the West of England, BristolPresident: Dawn Arnold PROGRAMME: click here VENUE: Exhibition and Conference Centre, University of West England, Frenchay campus. ARRIVING BY CAR:
BSPP Plant Pathology Outreach Workshop 2020-2021
During the lead up to UK Plant Health Week (21st- 27th September) please join us for an online workshop to
BSPP WEBINAR: Biocontrol of plant disease – the use of living organisms to suppress the effects of disease
To mark UK Plant Health Week 2020, David Collinge (BSPP President Elect) presented our first live webinar on Monday 21st
BSL webinar – Visualising how plants and microbes function in sign language
During Plant Health Week 2020, we had the pleasure of welcoming a team from the Scottish Sensory Centre to present
Plant Health Summit for Future Leaders – Royal Society of Biology
The Summit will be a national virtual conversation operating in three stages between October 2020 and January 2021, culminating in
BSPP Plant Health Club: Science Communication for outreach activities
James Piercy will present on the theme of Science Communication for outreach activities. His first role, in 1995, was as
Write Now! Residential course on popular writing about plant health
Oxon HoathYou can view the full programme here The conference booklet is available here Write Now! is aimed at postgraduate students
BSPP Plant Health Club: ‘Living Science’ personal careers and experiences in plant pathology
‘Living Science’ - Santa Olga Cacciola (University of Catania, Italy), Lucy Carson-Taylor (APHA), and Eric Boa (BSPP) will discuss personal
BSPP Plant Health Club: Publishing a paper in Plant Pathology
Prof. Matthew Dickinson – Senior Editor of Plant Pathology will talk about the process of publishing a paper - including
BSPP Plant Health Club: Collaborative working in Plant Pathology
Presenter: David Collinge BSPP Chair: David Collinge Co-chair: Dr Helen Rees, Researcher at SRUC Registration to close 6th Sept Meetings
BSPP Plant Health Club: Entrepreneurship in Science
Speaker: Ale Maiano BSPP Chair: Trisna Tungadi Co-chair: Lauren Chappell Meetings are recorded and are available for BSPP Members here
British Society for Plant Pathology LGBTQIA+ Networking Event
Virtual on ZoomWe would like to invite LGBTQIA+ BSPP members to join us for a virtual discussion. The focus of this event
BSPP Plant Health Club: ‘Living Science’: Personal careers and experiences in plant pathology – 2
Siân Deller (Syngenta) and Adrian Fox (Fera) will discuss personal careers and experiences in plant pathology BSPP Chair: Gail Preston,
BSPP2021 – Our Plants, Our Future (OPOF) – Joint conference from BSPP and the EFPP
Edgbaston Conference Centre, University of Birmingham, UKEdgbaston Conference Centre, University of Birmingham, UK. All presentations will be streamed live and VIRTUAL REGISTRATION is now available. See
BSPP AGM 2021
The forthcoming annual general meeting of the British Society for Plant Pathology will be held on Monday 6th December at 12.15
BSPP Plant Health Club: Plant Health Policy
Nicola Spence will discuss plant health policy. BSPP Chair: Gail Preston, BSPP Vice President and Chair of the EEDI committee
BSPP Plant Health Club: Research Fellowships
Sebastian Eves-van den Akker and Beatriz Orosa will share their experiences of applying for and securing research fellowships BSPP Chair:
IOBC-WPRS PR-IR 2022: Priming the Future for Healthy Plants
The Edge, Sheffield. Endcliffe, 34 Endcliffe Crescent,, Sheffield, United Kingdom
BSPP Plant Health Club: Biosecurity at RHS Events
Anna Platoni of the Royal Horticultural Society will share her knowledge and experiences in biosecurity at RHS events BSPP Chair:
BSPP Plant Health Club: Mentoring Inexperienced Researchers
Gail Preston and David Studholme will lead a workshop that will provide advice for researchers who are involved in mentoring inexperienced researchers,
BSPP2022 – Microbial lifestyles: from symbionts to pathogens
You can view the conference booklet from this event here What was it about This was the main, annual BSPP
BSPP Plant Health Club: Citizen Science
Rebecca Gosling (Woodland Trust) and David Slawson will share their knowledge and experiences in citizen science projects. BSPP Chair: Gail
BSPP Plant Health Club: How to write a blog
Share your thoughts and discoveries through a blog with Eric Boa and Jeff Bentley. BSPP Chair: Eric Boa, University of
Virtual Event: Postgraduate Study in Plant Health in the UK
Are you interested in tackling challenges in sustainable agriculture, forestry and horticulture and in researching or developing a career in
BSPP Plant Health Club: ‘Living Science’ personal careers and experiences in Plant Pathology – 3
'Living Science’ – James Townsend (Hawkins & Assoc.) and Phil Taylor (CABI) will discuss personal careers and experiences in plant
BSPP Plant Health Club ‘Plant Pathology in UK Agriculture’
Aoife O'Driscoll (NIAB) will share her experiences of working as a plant pathologist in UK Agriculture. BSPP Chair: Matthew Dickinson, University
BSPP Plant Health Club ‘Visiting Fellowship Schemes’
Suzie Pearce (DEFRA) will share her experience of undertaking an EPPO Plant Health Fellowship and discuss the new round for
BSPP Plant Health Club ‘Mentoring inexperienced researchers’
Following the success of last years meeting, Gail Preston will again lead a workshop that will provide advice for researchers
MBPP 2023 – The BSPP’s early career meeting
School of Biosciences, University of BirminghamPlant Pathology 2023 will be preceded by the BSPP’s early career meeting MBPP (Molecular Biology of Plant Pathogens) is on
Plant Pathology 2023 (#ppath2023)
Edgbaston Conference Centre, University of Birmingham, UKProfessor Rob Jackson invites you to register for Plant Pathology 2023, the main annual meeting of the BSPP - The
Virtual Event: Postgraduate Study in Plant Health in the UK
Are you interested in tackling challenges in sustainable agriculture, forestry and horticulture and in researching or developing a career in
Creating Canopy: the biology and practice of establishing trees and woodlands for people and nature
University of Nottingham
One Health and the Challenge of Antifungal Resistance (BSPP and BMS joint meeting)
This is a joint event, organised by British Mycological Society and British Society for Plant Pathology.
Plant Pathology 2024: Save the Date (#ppath2024)
Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford , United KingdomPlant Pathology 2024 will take place in Oxford on the 11-12th September (https://www.bspp.org.uk/conferences/plant-pathology-2024-save-the-date/). We have a great line up of
