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Innovative science communication coaching by video conference
16th March 2020
19 early career researcher network members in 10 countries have taken part in, or been awarded places to, innovative science communication coaching sessions delivered by video-conference. The CONNECTED Network piloted the sessions in January 2020 and, following positive feedback from participants (see below),…
Read moreNetwork members funded to attend bioinformatics training
27th February 2020
Meet two of our network members who successfully applied for CONNECTED funding to attend a leading bioinformatics course at The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala: • Rose Tafadzwa Masekesa from The University of Zimbabwe, and • Leke Walter Nkeabeng from The Institute of Agricultural…
Read more‘Our plants; Our future’: a two-day conference supported by CONNECTED
10th February 2020
The CONNECTED Virus Network is proud to support ‘Our plants; Our future’, a two-day scientific conference being held in London, UK, at the Royal Society. It marks the International Year of Plant Health 2020, and will showcase the best of UK plant health…
Read more“Protecting Plant Health in a changing world” conference
3rd February 2020
The first International Plant Health Conference will be convened in Helsinki on 5-8 October 2020 on the theme “Protecting Plant Health in a Changing World”. Hosted by the government of Finland, the Conference will be one of the key events of the International…
Read moreThe case for renewal of CONNECTED: network members speak
3rd February 2020
CONNECTED is a fixed-term project, funded by the UK government until December 2020. If the growing 1,400-plus member network is going to continue to extend its influence, renewal of the project into 2021 and beyond is vital. The network’s members are its greatest…
Read moreThe control of aphids and the spread of plant viruses
19th December 2019
This is one of a series of articles about the 20 research projects for which CONNECTED provided pump-prime funding. A full set of articles about all 20 projects can be found here. The prevalence of ‘plant-vectored’ insect-pathogenic viruses in Kenya and their potential…
Read moreReflecting on 2019 … looking ahead to 2020
16th December 2019
As we head towards the end of 2019, the CONNECTED Network is reflecting on some of the highlights of the year, and looking ahead to the next 12 months. Here are a few 2019 highlights in numbers: 1,300 network members & counting 3…
Read moreMaize lethal necrosis: Assessing virus diversity and identifying uncharacterised viruses
12th December 2019
This is one of a series of articles about the 20 research projects for which CONNECTED provided pump-prime funding. A full set of articles about all 20 projects can be found here. Tracking genetic diversity and development of diagnostic tools for maize lethal…
Read moreDeveloping a diagnostic testing tool for on-site use to detect virus threats to food crops
12th December 2019
This is one of a series of articles about the 20 research projects for which CONNECTED provided pump-prime funding. A full set of articles about all 20 projects can be found here. Rapid and inexpensive diagnostic tools for virus disease surveillance in sub-Saharan…
Read moreAssessing the presence and diversity of insect-transmitted viruses in tomato and pepper
9th December 2019
This is one of a series of articles about the 20 research projects for which CONNECTED provided pump-prime funding. A full set of articles about all 20 projects can be found here. Characterising viral diversity in vegetable crops to enable targeted resistance breeding…
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