News | Department of Plant Sciences

National Tree Improvement Strategy launches with Future Trees Trust

Thu June 1st, 2017

DPhil student Jack Parsons made Cumberland Lodge Scholar

Tue May 23rd, 2017

Policing the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis: a critical test of partner choice

Tue May 9th, 2017

Bodleian display showcases scientific research into Bauer's botanical masterpieces

Wed May 3rd, 2017

Congratulations to Steve Kelly, now Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences

Wed April 19th, 2017

Apprentice James Ritchie Passes Final Assessment

Wed February 1st, 2017

Pulse day teaser

Global Pulse Day - 18th January

Wed January 18th, 2017

Professors van der Hoorn, Hector, and Sweetlove named as Highly Cited Researchers by Thomson Reuters

Wed November 23rd, 2016

Scientists uncover genetic evidence that 'we are what we eat'

Tue November 15th, 2016

Plant-species hotspot maps identify priority conservation areas of tropical Africa

Fri November 11th, 2016

APFORGEN Regional Training Centre on Forest Genetic Resources opens

Thu November 10th, 2016

India-UK Nitrogen Fixation Centre (IUNFC) launched on 6th October 2016

Thu October 13th, 2016

Death of Lionel Clowes (1921-2016) – the discoverer of the Quiescent Centre

Mon September 26th, 2016

Prize Winners at Graduate Symposium 2016

Tue September 20th, 2016

The Dartmoor lynx has ‘rewilded’ itself. Should Britain follow suit? - Dr Keith Kirby

Mon July 18th, 2016

John Wood awarded Honorary Doctorate by the University of Saint Francis Xavier

Thu July 14th, 2016

UNIQ Summer School in Biological Sciences 2016

Tue July 12th, 2016

Oxford Congress on Plant Sciences 2016

Fri July 1st, 2016

Plant Sciences Achieves Silver Green Impact Award, Rob Bryant Runner Up for Staff Award

Thu June 16th, 2016

Scientists discover oldest plant root stem cells

Fri June 3rd, 2016

Isoetes

Oxford researchers discover the structure of roots that held up the first giant trees that grew on earth over 300 million years ago!

Thu May 26th, 2016

Fascination of Plants Day 2016 Success!

Thu May 19th, 2016

Wytham Woods documentary scoops national award

Fri April 15th, 2016

New Website for Herbaria and Plant Diversity Research Team

Thu April 7th, 2016