3rd January 2017

The scenario: You have three days to solve a major challenge of importance to plant …

24th November 2016

Congratulations to Megan Cohn (MPP) of UC Berkeley USA and to Anna Harris (PP) of the …

23rd November 2016

At our last presidential conference we held a competition for a new BSPP T-Shirt. The winning design, sent in by …

16th November 2016

Professor Dawn Arnold (Vice-President, 2017) After completing my PhD at the University of Bath in 1992 studying crook root disease …

3rd November 2016

Everyone in science knows the importance of coffee.  If you don’t drink it yourself, you surely know many who do.  …

28th October 2016

Dr. David Lonsdale of Hampshire United Kingdom is this year’s recipient of the …

6th October 2016

We take it for granted that major plant diseases – and insect pests for that matter – have a significant …

13th September 2016

Congratulations to the 2016 BSPP Poster and Presentation Prize Winners. The PH Gregory prize for the best presentation was awarded …

6th September 2016

Scientists like precision. A love of the precise comes from the need to convey information clearly, so that others can …

25th August 2016

What do Zika, Lyme, Newcastle and Sigatoka have in common? Or Lou Gerhig, Kaposi, Johne and Pierce, for that matter? …

11th August 2016

Holidays are here and it’s time to switch off. No scanning emails or checking your latest score on Research Gate …

2nd August 2016

I keep my eye open for new and interesting diseases and noticed recently that one of the stated reasons for …

18th July 2016

I first started writing a blog for the BSPP back in 2007. After three years and over 100 entries I …

16th November 2015

BSPP is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Gerard Clover as the new Senior Editor of New Disease Reports …

16th November 2015

John Lucas served as BSPP president in 2003 and has been a member of the society since its formation in …

21st September 2015

Announcing the prize winners at the BSPP 2015 Presidential conference: PH Gregory prize The £250 PH Gregory prize and certificate …

10th December 2014

Congratulations to G. N. Hill and Maria Torres for winning the best student paper prizes …

7th July 2014

Molecular Plant Pathology now publishes Opinion Pieces. These articles are intended to serve as a forum for discussion and debate, to …

17th October 2013

Deadline for applications is 31st October. The Fellowship was set up with the SASPP with …

1st November 2012

Job cuts are threatening Britain’s ability to combat new diseases of trees and crops, says a report published today. An …

10th October 2012

Congratulations to Timothy Miles and Emmanuel Ogwok who have won the 2012 awards for the …

15th September 2012

In light of lengthy discussions with Wiley, publishers of BSPP journals Plant Pathology and Molecular Plant Pathology, it has been …

9th August 2012

The Board of the BSPP is delighted to announce that Richard Shattock has been made an Honorary Member of the …

20th July 2012

Want to know more about the scientific and economic impact of plant pathogens? MPP have now finished publishing reviews of …