Loved getting to talk all things awns with you Jess, can’t wait to continue the grassy themes into the next few years!

Little pre Christmas treat

My first ever paper is out! If you are intrested in soil microbes and plant communities in urban habitats please do take a look. doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

A few snaps from the Go Belowground course held in South Bohemia, Czechia. A fantastic first week to my PhD!

Drought shelters (and their little wonders)

Getting to the root of the MRes

Stumbling through this MRes like a lamb fresh to pasture

I am so excited to share that in September I will be starting a PhD at the The University of Edinburgh/Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh through the E5 DTP. The work will focus on the traits, ecology and evolution of geoxyles across continents and will be supervised by @jess-rickenback.bsky.social!

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Today I started setting up a new long term drought experiment on campus, stay tuned for rain out shelters and roots!

Nosferatu had nothing on the terror of my 3rd year bioinformatics module

Audibly gasped when I saw these charming little drawings in Melbourne, a little bit of storage organ representation, feels very reminiscent of the drawings often seen on @exfumo.bsky.social socials!

She’s a stunner

EHU take a class out every year to write keys based of the flora in Tenerife, this will be a fab resource!

A sneak preview of the advance copy of the new Field Guide to the wild flowers of the Canary Islands, published by Kew. My coauthors and I cover more than 2000 species, and we hope to inspire people with one of the world's most iconic island floras 🌞

@bucbotany.bsky.social t-shirt in a rainforest, I’ve reached botanical prime

Getting all halophytic with it

Crimbo done well!

A photograph of a yellow coloured, round-bodied springtail looking upwards, wearing a santa style christmas hat.

Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy holiday season (Meri Kirihimete!), and wonderful things for 2025.

Thanks for all of your support this year with my macro and SciComm - life has thrown me some lovely ups & some significant downs this year, but we look ever forwards not backwards! Cheers!

Back in my safe space (Royal botanical gardens Victoria)

Jet lagging in Melbourne

I had an absolutely fab time at #BES2024 a week full of plant traits, roots, microbes and soils!

#BES2024

If you are at the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social conference next week come say hi! I will be presenting a poster (A5.2) all about some #functionality and #trait work, in preparation for the new EHU drought shelters. Plus, as an honarary scouser (Liverpudlian partner) I know all the best spots in town!

Sampling at Ainsdale- November 2024

“Soil related work” - actually me every day of my life (Manchester art gallery was a gift) #ecology

Some #fungal joy at the Manchester art gallery, perhaps a Sarcoscypha coccinea in the first photo?

Yo #botany and #ecology people, does anyone have a reliable #root phosphatases activity protocol? Something I can either do in a cuvette or 96 well plate. #soilecology

Submitted a manuscript and had a teams call with a potential PhD supivisory team in the same day

Timelapse of fungi and bacteria emerging from a tomato root. The soil microbiome never fails to mesmerize!
#Funga #Microbiome #SoilScience