It’s finally out! Together with Simon Poppinga from Darmstadt Botanic Garden in Germany, Ulrike guest-edited a special issue in Journal… Read more JXB Special Issue on Mechanical Ecology

On Friday, Oona became officially the first postgraduate research student to graduate from our lab. Despite all the added difficulties… Read more Congratulations to Oona!

Thanks to our recent grant successes, we have finally outgrown our lab space in the basement of the University of… Read more We have moved!

Did you ever wonder how carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants make the intricate surface pattern on their traps? If you are… Read more We’re hiring!

Welcome to Nathaniel (Nat) Kelly who joined the lab as our first-ever postdoctoral researcher at the start of January! Nat… Read more Welcome!

What a delightful ‘Christmas present’ to find in the inbox today! We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a… Read more Grant success in time for Christmas

Applications are invited for a fully funded 1-year Masters by Research (MRes) project in our lab, investigating the mechanisms underpinning… Read more MRes studentship available for shooting fake hail at plants!

What a lovely surprise to walk into our tropical growth chamber today and find that the whole lot of Nepenthes… Read more Babies in the lab!

We look forward to welcoming Nathaniel Kelly who will join us as a postdoctoral research associate in January 2022. Nat… Read more Welcome to Nathaniel Kelly!

Our latest review paper on the ecology and biomechanics of water shedding from leaves is available as advance publication in… Read more New paper out on water shedding from leaves