We are excited to introduce you to our 2026 BiPS summer students. These talented undergraduate students have been awarded funding to undertake a summer internship in a UK research lab. […]
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Damilare Shodeinde
Damilare Shodeinde (he/him) is a Masters student at the John Innes Centre studying Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement. He was part of the first cohort of BiPS Summer Studentship Awardees in 2024. We caught up with our Summer Studentship alumni, to check on how they’re doing, […]
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Poppy Cann
Poppy Isabella Nana-Akua Sarpong Cann (she/her) is a master’s student at The University of Bristol studying Abiotic Plant Signalling. She was part of the first cohort of BiPS Summer Studentship Awardees in 2024. We caught up with our Summer […]
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2026 Research Excellence Awardees
With thanks to everyone that applied, we are thrilled to introduce the winners of the 2026 Black in Plant Science Research Excellence Awards. The award recognises talented early career Black […]
For the third time we will be offering Black undergraduate students from universities across the UK the opportunity to undertake a research experience placement at a UK university or research […]
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 round of the Black in Plant Science Research Excellence Awards! Award Summary The BiPS Research Excellence Awards […]
At Black in Plant Science (BiPS), we are proud to announce that we will be offering Black undergraduate students from universities across the UK the opportunity to undertake a research experience placement […]
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Crispus Mbaluto
Dr. Crispus Mbaluto (he/him) is a Senior Research Officer, at the School Life Sciences, University of Essex, UK. Crispus’s Journey So Far While his research focuses on how plants respond to biotic and abiotic stress, and generating knowledge useful to create sustainable […]
Author: Fatima Arshad 2nd Year BSc Microbiology student at the University of Leeds Introduction George Washington Carver is often remembered for his many contributions to utilizing sweet potatoes and peanuts and as a figurehead for African American resilience […]
Following on from being awarded The NAASC Arabidopsis Community Impact Award, committee member Jade Bleau gave a talk about the importance of Black in Plant Science and networks like ours. […]