Happy new year from The New Phytologist Foundation! In this month's instalment: a call for 2028 symposium topics, a Special Collection on Anthromes, the New Phytologist Tansley Medal winner, and more.
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New Phytologist Tansley Medal 2025 winner: Camille S. Delavaux
Camille S. Delavaux is the winner of the 2025 New Phytologist Tansley Medal for excellence in plant science.
New Phytologist Tansley Medal 2025 winner: Camille S. Delavaux
We are delighted to congratulate Camille S. Delavaux and six runners-up.
Applications for the 2026 New Phytologist Tansley Medal closed on 1 November 2025 and the winner will be announced later in 2026.
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The New Phytologist Tansley Medal is awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research in plant science by an individual with three to five years’ experience since gaining / defending their PhD. Shortlisted candidates are invited to author a Tansley insight review for publication in New Phytologist and the winner(s) receives a prize of £2,000 (GBP).
47th New Phytologist Symposium
Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
📅 2–5 June 2026
📍 University of Córdoba, Spain
Deadline approaching: 2 February 2026
Speaker abstracts and travel grant applications due
Early bird registration ends
Poster abstract deadline: 2 March 2026
Call for proposals for 2028 New Phytologist Symposia
Help to shape the New Phytologist Symposia series by suggesting topics for symposia to be held from 2028 onwards.
New Phytologist Symposia for 2027
49th New Phytologist Symposium
Biological timing in photosynthetic organisms
The meeting will focus on fundamental advances in photoperiodism, phenology and chronobiology of photosynthetic organisms.
50th New Phytologist Symposium
Evolution of plant mating systems
Explore the diversity of plant mating systems through integration of perspectives across evolutionary biology, genetics, ecology, physiology, and developmental biology.
51st New Phytologist Symposium
The past and future of plant domestication
Latest Special Collection
Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: from the deep past to net-zero
This joint Special Collection of 25 papers published in Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist investigates how looking through an ‘anthromes lens’ can inform our view of terrestrial carbon dynamics.
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48th New Phytologist Symposium
Forest interactions
📅 13–16 October 2026
New Phytologist next generation scientists 2026
📅 1–4 December 2026
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