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47th New Phytologist Symposium: Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life

02/06/2026 - 05/06/2026

47th New Phytologist Symposium

Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life

University of Córdoba, Spain | 2–5 June 2026.

https://www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

 

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

With 2024 marking the hottest year on record and heatwaves now affecting over 10% of Earth’s land, understanding and mitigating the effects of extreme heat is more urgent than ever.

 

Travel grant and selected speaker application deadline: 2nd February 2026

Poster abstract deadline: 2nd March 2026

Full details of abstract submission and registration are on the symposium website.

https://www.newphytologist.org/events/47-nps

Early bird registration rates until 2nd February 2026

Places at this symposium are limited. Register early to secure your place.

Organising committee:

  • Owen Atkin, Australian National University, Australia
  • Cristina C. Bastias, University of Córdoba, Spain
  • Andrew Feldman, NASA/ University of Maryland, USA
  • Kevin Hultine, Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden, USA
  • Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University, Australia
  • Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University, Australia
  • Rafael Villar, University of Córdoba, Spain

Invited speakers:

  • Annapurna Devi Allu, IISER Tirupati, India
  • Joanne Bennett, Charles Sturt University, Australia
  • Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Lancaster University, UK
  • Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Andrew Feldman, NASA/ University of Maryland, USA
  • Kevin Hultine, Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, USA
  • Joanna Kacprzyk, University College Dublin, Ireland
  • Andy Leigh, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
  • Renata Libonati, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Hua Lin, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University, Australia
  • Sean Michaletz, The University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Sasha Reed, US Geological Survey, USA
  • Celia Rodriguez-Domiguez, CSIC – IRNAS Seville, Spain
  • Sergey Rosbakh, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Madhav Thakur, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • Fernando Valladares, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
  • Dani Way, Australian National University, Australia
  • Pablo Zarco-Tejada, CSIC – IAS, Córdoba, Spain

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