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Fungal research, education, recording and conservation. https://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/ > Supporting & publishing mycological research & field studies > Share your finds & get help with fungus ID: on.fb.me/1FF9eI 🍄#UKFungusDay - 10 October 2026🍄

British Mycological Society

Congratulations to Irene Teixido-Orries, University of Lleida - winner of this year's BMS & ISM Naresh Magan Lecture Award! Irene’s presentation takes place on Wednesday 15 July at the BMS Annual Scientific Meeting. Find out more: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/naresh-magan... #mycotoxins #mycology #fungi

We’re excited to announce artist duo Baum & Leahy as recipient of the Massee Arts Grant 2026!⭐The project "Fluorescing in reciprocity" is a participatory light sculpture that invites audiences to encounter fungi through the living symbiosis of lichens. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee.html

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New fungus-focused display at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew: find out about the lives & careers of pioneering women in #mycology. Open from 2 June to 26 August. @rbgkew.bsky.social

The Global Strategy for Fungal Conservation is open for public consultation. The strategy identifies the global biodiversity targets that will not be met unless fungal #biodiversity is protected and sustainably used. 👉 Give your feedback here bit.ly/4wCyVX2 by 22 June. #fungi #conservation

How do fungi colonise an artificial island? An article in #FungalEcology describes how metabarcoding was used to study the succession of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities on the Danish island of Peberholm.➡️Read the paper by López-García et al: doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...

⭐#BMS2026 Speaker Highlight⭐ Margherita Bertuzzi, University of Manchester. Margherita's research has shown how Airway Epithelial Cells, which cover the surface of the lungs, can defend against disease by recognising & clearing inhaled fungal spores. www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html

Booking deadline approaching! Registration for our Annual Scientific Meeting closes very soon. See the Programme and Invited Speaker abstracts on the website, and don't miss your chance to join us - register now: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/asm.html #BMS2026 #fungi #research #mycology

We’re excited to announce Paper Rhino as a recipient of the Massee Arts Grant 2026!⭐Their project "Fungi secrets" will be an animated poem explaining the wonder of fungi & enabling viewers to observe processes that are normally invisible or too slow to perceive... www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/massee.html

@britishecologicalsociety.org Soil Ecology in Practice Conference: 8-10 September 2026, University of Stirling, UK. Abstract submission deadline: June 30th, 2026. 👉 Find out more: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/soil... #fungi #mycology #microbiology #soil #research #ecology

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Here are some books we came across during a project in the mycology library last week. Our Library and Archives collections do not only cover plants, but also fungi and lichens. Some have very beautiful illustrations. Others (like the cordyceps) are rather gruesome... 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫 #KewLA

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Our new Reading Room display ‘Female Figures and Fungi: A Foray into the Mycological Past’ opens today! Come and learn more about the lives and careers of pioneering women in fungi, with many materials on display for the first time. Accessible from 10am-4pm Tuesday to Thursday until 26 August.

Fiona Ainsworth