Improving resistance of cabbage and kale crops to disease
23rd September 2019
A pump-prime funded project update You can now read an article which provides an update on one of nine of the first phase of CONNECTED pump-prime funded research projects. The article, published by CABI, explains the thinking behind the project ‘Improving disease resistance…
Member blog: The diverse knowledge gained during a CONNECTED Training Voucher-funded visit
12th September 2019
Joanne Adero is Research Assistant at The National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda and a CONNECTED Network member Joanne successfully applied for a CONNECTED Training Voucher to visit The Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK, under the supervision of Prof.…
Animation: How plant diseases devastate food crops in African countries
9th September 2019
An innovative partnership between two city universities has resulted in a brand new 90-second animated film about plant diseases that devastate African food crops. Two students from UWE Animation at UWE Bristol were commissioned by the CONNECTED Virus Network, based at The University…
Scriptoria: a possible option for CONNECTED Training Voucher applications
9th September 2019
Following the opening of applications for the second round of CONNECTED Training Vouchers we are pleased to notify network members of the following: Scriptoria has been training staff at top international organisations and centres of research excellence for nearly 20 years. Its trainers…
Protecting Plants, Protecting Life: International Year of Plant Health 2020
8th September 2019
In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). It represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger reduce poverty protect the environment, and boost…
Training Vouchers available up to the value of £3,000
1st September 2019
Opportunities for lab visits, work shadowing, courses / workshops Applications are now invited from CONNECTED network members for the second phase of the Training Voucher Scheme, allowing early career researchers (ECRs) to apply for a funded training visit, up to the value of…
Member blog: Boosting my skills thanks to CONNECTED Training Voucher funding
22nd August 2019
This blog has been provided by Mathias Tembo, a Senior Agricultural Research Officer at The Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, and a CONNECTED network member. Mathias successfully applied for funding for a CONNECTED Training Voucher to visit The Natural Resources Institute (NRI), University of…
International collaboration workshop at ‘Ento 19’
22nd August 2019
‘International collaboration’ was the theme of a workshop run by The CONNECTED Virus Network at ‘Ento 19’, the International Symposium & Annual National Science Meeting of The Royal Entomological Society in London, UK. Three researchers working on projects which have been pump-prime funded…
Plant arboviruses: major threats to food security
19th August 2019
Arthropod-borne viruses are a major and growing threat to crop-based agriculture and native plant communities. Almost half of the emerging infectious agents threatening plants are viruses. In a new article published in the August edition of Microbiology Today (from The Microbiology Society), CONNECTED…
Member blog: CONNECTED T19-funded ‘Biology of Vector-Borne Diseases’ course
12th August 2019
This blog has been specially written for the CONNECTED website by Oladapo Folarin, one of our network members who successfully applied for CONNECTED ‘T19’ funding to attend this training opportunity A course organised by The University of Idaho Center for Health in the…