
Clean seeds, pest management and more
20th May 2022
Our 7th online seminar took place on Thursday 19th May… with two fascinating talks. Here are a few highlights from what we learned.

Join the 7th Online Seminar – Cassava seed systems and IPM
28th April 2022
The CONNECTED Online Seminar Series is back!

Ready… Set… Publish!
21st April 2022
We recently caught up with CONNECTED member Oladapo Folarin, and were delighted to hear that he has published his Review Of Rice Viruses In Nigeria in the African Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences (AJAAS). The review talks about the findings of a…

A new year and a new chair
17th February 2022
Ever since our launch in 2017, the CONNECTED Network has benefited from the wisdom, expertise and diplomacy of Professor Nicola Spence as our Management Board Chair. We are sorry to have to announce that after several years of dedication to CONNECTED and its…

Grant writing master class from Scriptoria
4th February 2022
We are pleased to announce a fringe event to our New CONNECTIONS: plant pathology, entomology and the road ahead online conference in June. In the week before the conference, we will be offering a two-day master class in writing successful grants via training…

Training Grant awardees share their experience
18th August 2021
Three of our Training Grant awardees describe their experience at the University of Idaho Biology of Vector-Borne Disease course In June 2021 three of our Network members used their Training Grant awards to attend a Biology of Vector-Borne Disease training course at the…

Creating the CONNECTED animation: Sam Maxwell explains the creative process
18th August 2021
Bristol School of Animation undergraduate Sam Maxwell explains the process of creating his CONNECTED animation This is the third time that CONNECTED has worked with students from the Bristol School of Animation at the University of the West of England. We have thoroughly…

INAUGURAL CONNECTED WEBINAR
16th February 2021
We are delighted to announce that we will have presentations from two speakers at the CONNECTED Webinar on Thursday 18 February. This event is free to attend for network members. The first speaker will be Dr Cathrine Ziyomo, Director of Biosciences eastern and central…

CONNECTED Training Grants: applications now open
1st February 2021
Opportunities for lab visits, work shadowing, courses / workshops Applications are now open CONNECTED network members for a grant up to the value of £3,000 for training and learning activities, such as: attending courses or workshops providing knowledge and skills in plant virology…