IBERS Events

Internal Events - Events at IBERS

 

Date

Event

Location

6-8 January 2026

British Phycological Society Annual Meeting Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth

External Events

IBERS and teams from within IBERS are often present at shows and events around the UK and further afield. Here are just a few that we will be attending/organising in the coming months.

Date

Event

Location

9-14 Jan 2026

Plant and Genome Conference

Several members of IBERS will be attending, including Prof. Iain Donnison.

San Diego, USA.
20-21 January 2026

Low Carbon Agriculture Show

IBERS will have an exciting stand at LCA/LAMMA 2026. As with previous years, we look forward to meeting regulars and newcomers to the show alike. 

NEC Birmingham
1st - 2nd July 2026

Groundswell

The Regenerative Agriculture Festival

The Groundswell Festival provides a forum for farmers, growers, or anyone interested in food production and the environment to learn about the theory and practical applications of regenerative farming systems.

Lannock Farm, Hertfordshire.
20th - 23rd July 2026

The Royal Welsh Show

Always a favourite. IBERS will have stands at the show and plenty for people to engage with.

Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys
TBC The Royal Welsh Winter Fair Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys

Talks/Seminar Series

IBERS hold regular talks and seminars and also participate in University-wide events.

IBERS Science Forums

Weekly Science Talks.

Date 

Topic

Lead / Contact

19th Jan. 2026

Elucidating the regulatory networks of lodging in Teff

Hardik Patel

26th Jan. 2026

Grains for Health - Title TBC

Dr Catherine Howarth

2nd Feb. 2026

KEC Team, Intro, Role & Purpose, Q&A
Presented by the KEC team

Prof Joe Gallagher

9th Feb. 2026

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat: the metabolite story of circadian rhythms in plants

Dr Hannah Rees

16th Feb. 2026

Pearl Barley - Title TBC

Prof Rattan Yadav

23rd Feb. 2026

Phenomics

Prof. John Doonan

2nd Mar. 2026

Delivering Impact through Distance Learning

Ms Martine Spittle

9th Mar. 2026

All about alpacas; ongoing research in Wales and Peru

Prof Mariecia Fraser

16th Mar. 2026

Biorefining and Bioconversion

Prof Joe Gallagher