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Discover how Dr Stephen Parnell’s (School of Life Sciences) work is addressing the growing threat of plant diseases. Stephen explains why early detection matters, how outbreaks are managed, and the real-world impact on food security, the environment, and global economies.

Our Library and Archives sit at the heart of central campus, with knowledge, discovery and collaboration opportunities for all. Anna shares the priorities of the team – who achieved customer service excellence accreditation recently – plus how you can get involved and what’s available for staff.

Ahead of Social Mobility Day, meet some of the Social Inclusion staff interns we have supported through our 12-month professional development programme. We provide ongoing support for young people (aged 16-19 years), particularly those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, as they move into employment.

¹û¶³´«Ã½ Conferences are celebrating being awarded Gold in the ‘Business Events Venue of the Year’ category at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2026, recognising the team’s outstanding contribution to England’s tourism and events industry.

Do you work with alumni? Carol Fryer, Volunteers Manager in the Development & Alumni Engagement team, explains how joining up our approach can increase impact, support departments, and help reach the target of 20,000 acts of volunteering, part of our Set the Pace campaign.

The latest video in our ’60 seconds with…’ series features Dalma from our Sustainability team. Hear her talk about how engaging our community with nature can inspire people to protect the environment and see some of the creatures that call ¹û¶³´«Ã½ home.

Read about Beatriz, Chiara and Claudia’s contributions and decide who is your winner. Cast your vote by midday Wednesday 10 June.

To mark our 60th anniversary, the Poetry Trail was created – featuring 14 poems inspired by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ researchers and technicians. To explore how these works of art came to life, we spoke to three colleagues whose work inspired the poems.

Dan Derricott, Director of Education Operations, shares how ¹û¶³´«Ã½ is strengthening how we support the delivery of education, why change is needed, and how it will reduce administrative burden, improve processes, and create a better experience for staff and students.