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Logo for the 47th New Phytologist Symposium, two plants sit on an arid landscape with a hot sun overhead. One plant is green and alive, and the other is withered and dying.

47th New Phytologist Symposium

Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life

Explore how extreme heat affects plants and other ectothermic organisms that underpin ecosystem productivity.

Abstract submission now open

2 June 2026 - 5 June 2026
University of Córdoba, Spain
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48th New Phytologist Symposium

Forest interactions

Explore plant interactions in forest environments at all levels from micro- to macro-scales and across the whole spectrum of plant biology.

13 October 2026 - 16 October 2026
Leysin, Switzerland
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Event: Next generation scientists

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2026

New Phytologist next generation scientists will return in 2026.

Applications will open in Spring 2026

1 December 2026 - 4 December 2026
IISER Pune, India
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49th New Phytologist Symposium

Biological timing in photosynthetic organisms

The meeting will focus on fundamental advances in photoperiodism, phenology and chronobiology of photosynthetic organisms.

24 May 2027 - 27 May 2027
John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
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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.

Date and location To be confirmed
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Editor-in-Chief Symposium

Microbes as hidden or prominent players in plant life

New Phytologist Editor-in-Chief Symposium

Recordings of selected talks now available to view on demand.

8 July 2025 1:00pm - 10 July 2025 2:00pm
Tartu, Estonia
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Event: Next generation scientists

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025

Thanks to everyone who attended, recordings of selected talks will be available shortly.

4 August 2025 1:00pm - 7 August 2025 3:00pm
University of Birmingham, UK
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Special New Phytologist Workshop

Molecular mechanisms of light-regulated plant development

Programme now available

11 December 2025 - 13 December 2025
Bhopal, India
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