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ECRi Communication

The early-career period is one of the most stressful stages for a researcher. To help navigate these crucial years, the Global Plant Council established the ECRi, including resources to help develop ECRs communication and dissemination skills.

Communicating science to the broad public is gaining more and more importance in the everyday life of researchers. In the age of fake-news and misinformation, making science accessible to everyone is becoming a shared responsibility not just of scientific organizations, but also of individual researchers and specialised science communicators.

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Communication

ECRi resources on communication

Frontiers in Plant Science teams up with The Global Plant Council on Frontiers Research Topics: defined, managed and led by researchers. Learn more here.

We are accepting guest posts!! Are you an ECR currently involved in plant science research? Let us help you reach a wider audience!

Sharing science in an understandable way is often a challenge. Here, we share a couple of tips on how to be more efficient when blogging.

Alongside the oral presentations, or talks, a key way to communicate the latest research and results is through ‘poster sessions’. Learn more here.

Predatory journals are scam publishers that charge authors fees upfront, but do not provide the service they promise. Learn more here.

More resources on communication

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Be there or be square: nuclear-to-cytoplasm relocalization of Arabidopsis PRORP2 leads to virus resistance BlogECRiNewsPlant HealthPlant SciencePost

Be there or be square: nuclear-to-cytoplasm relocalization of Arabidopsis PRORP2 leads to virus resistance

Commentary on Gobert et al. The authors prove the feasibility of an idea through this proof-of-concept work. As they point out, plant antiviral treatments are usually virus-specific, unfortunately for the moment a ‘broad-spectrum’ plant antiviral does not exist.
Isabel
29/03/2021
Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew AgricultureBlogECRiFruits and VegetablesPlant HealthPost

Identified a new synthetic antimicrobial peptide aptamer targeting the causal agent of grapevine downy mildew

Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a crop of great economic and agricultural value throughout the world. In 2019, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) reported that over 7 million hectares are dedicated to the cultivation of this crop,…
Isabel
30/10/2020

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Please contact Isabel Mendoza (isabel@globalplantcouncil.org), Communications Officer with suggestions. Any offers of help in rolling out this network will be greatly appreciated.