A 5-year postdoctoral research position has been announced at the Berlin Botanical Garden, with a starting date of March 1, 2025. The position concerns the study of the diversity and evolution of selected genera of vascular plants, with an emphasis on the Eastern Mediterranean region and in particular the flora of Greece. The work includes, among others, phylogenetic and morphological analyses, the support of taxonomic work on the flora of Greece and the participation in international collaborations, such as the Flora of Greece project.

The Conference of Young Botanists (CYBO) will be held in Genoa (Italy) from 5 to 7 February 2025. 

CYBO is a conference aimed primarily at PhD students and postdocs, with the goal of creating an opportunity for dialogue and networking among young researchers.

The Abstract submission and registration deadline is the 6 December 2024.

More information is available at the conference’s website https://conferenceyoungbotanists.com/cybo-2025

The 5th Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week (5MPCW) will be held from April 7 to 11, 2025, at St. Raphael Resort & Marina in Limassol, Cyprus. This congress aims to bring together specialists and enthusiasts in the research and management of nature, focusing on the conservation of wild plants and their habitats around the Mediterranean Basin.

Instructions for Oral Announcements

Each oral presentation should be up to 12 minutes long, followed by 3 minutes for questions. Please respect the presentation time to avoid delays in the conference program.

Muer, Thomas, Herbert Sauerbier und Ralf Jahn
Flora Cretica. A complete handbook of all flowering plants, lycopods and ferns occurring on the island of Crete and surrounding islets. 2024. 
2475 col.. photogr. 1254 p. Hardcover.
Due April 2024

Descriptions of more than 2100 endemic, autochthonous, introduced and invasive species, subspecies and varieties on 1254 pages. 2475 colour photographs allow a reliable identification of all described species. The book offers detailed descriptions, data on flowering period, habitat, distribution, etc.

The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Botanical Society was informed with sadness of the loss of its honorary member ARTEMIOS YANNITSAROS, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, eminent scientist and researcher of the Greek flora, academic teacher and founding member of the HBS.

In an exceptional meeting on Friday 29 December 2023 and wishing to honour his long-standing scientific contribution and his memory, it unanimously decided to honour his memory:

On behalf of the Hellenic Society of Ethnopharmacology, I have the pleasure to announce and to invite you to the 2nd Panhellenic Congress of Ethnopharmacology, under the title “From the Vikos traditional healers (Vikoyiatroi) to modern phytotherapy” which will be held at Hotel du Lac, 1-3 March 2024.

The Hellenic Society of Ethnopharmacology boasts a rich legacy of studying and documenting traditional treatment methods and practices, while researching and building knowledge derived from the latest scientific developments.

The Finnish Museum of Natural History, Luomus, is an independent institute of the University of Helsinki and the national museum in the field of natural history in Finland. Luomus invites applications for the following positions: 

Curator in vascular plants:
https://jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Curator-in-Vascular-Plants/781077…

During the 17th OPTIMA Meeting that was held from 20-23 September 2023 in Erice and Palermo, Sicily, with the participation of 162 scientists from 26 countries and 107 scientific institutions, Georgia Kamari, Professor Emeritus of the University of Patras and Honorary Member of the HBS was awarded with the Gold Medal of OPTIMA.