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Dear UV4Plants community, Thanks to the generous support of the UV4Plants bursary and the ESP, I had the opportunity to attend the 21st Congress of the European Society for Photobiology (ESP) (https://www.photobiology.eu/esp-2025-congress-bari), which took place in Bari (Italy) from August 24th to 28th, 2025. The event brought together researchers from across Europe and beyond, creating a lively space to share the latest advances in photobiology. Three sessions were particularly interesting for me: “Plant UV Photobiology” led by Gareth Jenkins, “UV radiation and climate effects through the lens of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel” chaired by Janet Bornman, and “Precision Photobiology: Tailoring Light Environments in Controlled Environment Agriculture” driven by Matt Jones, because they connect directly to the core of my postdoctoral project at Örebro University (Sweden) (https://www.oru.se/personal/lara_garcia-campa). I also had the chance to present my own work with a talk during the congress, as the recipient of the ESP Best Ph.D Thesis Award i n the plant photobiology area. My project explores UV-B-mediated acclimation to high-light stress in Norway spruce and Scots pine, the two most economically important conifer species in Sweden and across Scandinavia. The feedback I received was very constructive and encouraging, and the discussions with experienced researchers…

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The 21st Congress of European Society for Photobiology, which took place from 24 to 28 August 2025 in Bari, Italy, provided news on plant UV and light research. Two sessions were particularly interesting: “Plant UV Photobiology” led by Gareth Jenkins and “UV radiation and climate effects through the lens of the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel” chaired by Janet Bornman. UV4Plants Association supported Young Members with bursaries for attendance.

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The Organizers of the Young Researchers Symposium on Plant Photobiology 2024 (YRSPP2024) are inviting early-career researchers to a meeting in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from July 2nd until July 5th, 2024. For more information and registration, see:

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The workshop ‘UV4Pigments – From Invisible to Colourful: Interactions of Plant Pigments and UV Light’ was held and successfully completed on 17-18 April 2023, at Szekszárd Hungary. The Workshop was organized by The International Association of Plant UV Research UV4Plants, with the UV Photobiology Research Team of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Pécs as local organizers. There were 32 participants, including 15 early-stage researchers; representing 14 laboratories. Most delegates arrived Sunday, on the 16th of April and informal discussions have already started during dinner. The official program started Monday morning and lasted for two full days. There were 27 talks, including 7 short presentations from early-stage researchers, who presented the results of pilot experiments or thesis plans. Topics highlighted the role of pigments in acclimation to changing environments in a variety of organisms: vascular plants, bryophytes, and thallophytes; showed the potential of UV to modify pigment patterns both indoors and outdoors. Two group discussions were held, a short one on technical aspects of plant UV measurements, and an extended one on future joint experiments. Delegates agreed on the importance of UV as a tool to create healthier, more nutritious edible plants in indoor growth systems. Informal…

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