UK Rice Research Consortium created to highlight the breadth and quality of UK based research on rice, and to provide a focal point for building new networks.
Joined January 2019
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ukrrc retweeted
21 Oct 2024
Please RT and spread the word!
Singh lab is expanding and still time to apply online.
2xPDRAs
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1 Research Assistant
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Please feel free to email me (pallavi.singh@essex.ac.uk) for informal
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Great opportunity for Rice Researchers!
7 Oct 2024
Come work with us! Please RT!
We are looking for a Research Assistant to provide new insights into the holistic understanding of water use in global crop staple, rice.
Apply online before Nov. 3.
vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_…
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
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ukrrc retweeted
15 Jul 2024
Who is going to the #46NPS stomata meeting? Abstract deadline is approaching! I’m looking forward to the meeting.
15 Jul 2024
The deadline for submitting a poster abstract to join us for the 46th New Phytologist Symposium: Stomata, in Kaifeng, China this October, is fast approaching! Submit by 22 July.
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ukrrc retweeted
18 Jul 2024
I am chuffed to be awarded this prestigious fellowship! Exciting times ahead.
@UKRI_News @EssexLifeSci
I will soon be advertising for-
2xPostdoctoral Research Associates
2xResearch Assistants
Please email me for more details if you want to be a part of the exciting journey!
18 Jul 2024
Today we’re welcoming 68 outstanding researchers and innovators to the Future Leaders Fellowships scheme. Meet them here: orlo.uk/cZEmU
#UKRIFLF
ALT Developing new ideas into knowledge UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said: UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships provide researchers and innovators with long-term support and training to develop ambitious, transformative ideas. The programme supports the research and innovation leaders of the future to transcend disciplinary and sector boundaries, bridging the gap between academia and business. The fellows announced today demonstrate how these awards continue to drive excellence, and to shorten the distance from discovery to prosperity and public good.
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ukrrc retweeted
16 Jul 2024
📊 Understanding Glycaemic Index (GI) is key to managing blood sugar levels! 🌾🍎🍽️
Access our FREE resource to learn more: openlearning.cgiar.org/login…
#GlycaemicIndex #Health #Nutrition #Wellness #Learning #OpenLearning @irri @CGIAR
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Scientists are integrating climate-smart tech to mitigate ghg emissions & climate impacts on rice fields. The Rice Crop Manager app, developed by IRRI, guides farmers globally on balanced fertilizer use, reducing emissions & input costs. 🌱
Read more: bit.ly/3ROr1qd
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#ResearchSpotlight
🔬 In this study, scientists examined the responses of 22 wild Oryza species. Among them, Oryza glumaepatula stood out as a promising resource to develop drought-resistant rice to boost productivity in rain-fed regions. 🌧️
#ClimateSmartRice #ClimateChange
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ukrrc retweeted
4 Jan 2024
#Monogram24 conference @Rothamsted is now open for registration 👉 tinyurl.com/bdnwtswr Exciting program of talks including: @JaneLangdale @Dixon_LE @ErikMurchie Stefania Masci (Tusca Uni) @Morkers76 Paul Nicholson (JIC) @Ajwhall
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Scientists from the IRRI developed a robust, first ever speed breeding protocol for rice that will achieve 4 to 5 crops of rice in one year - almost double of what has been possible in breeding programs until now.
Read more: bit.ly/4aF1GHE
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@IRRI's Int'l Rice Genebank will receive a $2M grant from @GoogleAI to harness the power of AI in fast-tracking the devt & deployment of resilient, high-yielding varieties to sustain & increase rice production in the face of climate change.
Read more: bit.ly/3PlCI6x
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ukrrc retweeted
7 Sep 2023
Excellent scientific interactions over the past two day at the UKRRC- ECR meeting @EssexLifeSci
Thanks to our dynamic attendees and brilliant keynote speakers!!
It is a wrap!! Thank you for exciting two days of scientific networking and research exchange at the UKRRC-ECR 2023 Meeting. Rice is NICE!!!
@Thepallavisingh
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It is a wrap!! Thank you for exciting two days of scientific networking and research exchange at the UKRRC-ECR 2023 Meeting. Rice is NICE!!!
@Thepallavisingh
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ukrrc retweeted
7 Sep 2023
Really enjoyed the interaction @Thepallavisingh @ukrrc
Next @modifications_t from @dundeeuni and @JamesHuttonInst walks the UKRRC-ECR participants through the exciting reserach world of post-translational fine-tuning of plant stress response for abiotic stress resilience!
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Next @modifications_t from @dundeeuni and @JamesHuttonInst walks the UKRRC-ECR participants through the exciting reserach world of post-translational fine-tuning of plant stress response for abiotic stress resilience!
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We start day 2 of the UKRRC-ECR meeting with brilliant keynote talk from Alison Lovegrove from @Rothamsted. It is amazing to learn all about dietary fibres and aspects of improving the quality of staple foods to deliver health benefits
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ukrrc retweeted
6 Sep 2023
Such an insightful talk from Catherine Walker from @NaturePlants @ukrrc ECR Meeting in the Soft Skills Session on publishing happening @EssexLifeSci
Happening now- soft skills session on Polishing Brilliance- First up is the brilliant Catherine Walker from @NaturePlants discussing about publishing!!
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Happening now- soft skills session on Polishing Brilliance- First up is the brilliant Catherine Walker from @NaturePlants discussing about publishing!!
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Next in line of excellent talks is the amazing Jay Jethva from @Steve__Kelly group from @OxfordBiology presenting his exciting work on relocating carbonic anhydrase in rice using genome editing approaches.
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Excellent talk from @Billakurthi88 @plantsci on manipulating cell divisions to increase the chloroplast occupancy of rice bundle sheath cells
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