Dear All,

Here’s a reminder that Early Bird registration and Abstract Submission for the 4th European Systematics meeting (BioSyst.EU) will close on 31 May.

The meeting will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, 17–19 August 2026, hosted by Uppsala University and the Swedish Systematics Society, in partnership with the Swiss, German, Austrian, French and UK societies, as well as the Swedish Species Information Centre (Artdatabanken) and Wallenberg and SciLifeLab Programme for Data Driven Life Science (Evolution and Biodiversity).

Meeting highlights include:

Keynote lectures by Paul Hebert (Barcode of Life, University of Guelph), Sandra Knapp (NHM London) and Fredrik Ronquist (NRM Stockholm).

Themed symposia accepting abstracts:

• Trait Evolution, Lineage Diversification and Historical Biogeography in a Big Data era. Confirmed invited speaker: Isabel Sanmartín, Botanic Gardens Madrid

• Evolution in Deep Time: Fossils, Phylogenies, and Reconstructing the History of Life

• AI and Automated Species Identification: Assets and Drawbacks

• Advances in Museomics for Biosystematics and Taxonomy

• Are biodiversity and ecosystems the same thing?

• Natural History Collections and their actors

• Taxonomic treatments and revisions and their accessibility in biodiversity databases

• Data-driven research in evolution and biodiversity

• Environmental DNA for species discovery and biodiversity inventory

• Speciation, Adaptation and Phylogeography: Microevolutionary Processes Shaping Biodiversity

• As well as open sessions for anyone who wants to present a topic that does not fit well in any of the above.

An early-career event the day before the main meeting (16 August), free of charge – with two invited speakers, Seraina Klopfstein (NHM Basel) and Pablo Muñoz-Rodríguez (Universidad Complutense, Madrid). The event will be followed by some mingling and discussions, and dinner/beers. So don’t miss out!

Post-conference excursion to Linnaeus’ summer house in Hammarby (20 August).

The journal Systematics and Biodiversity will host a ‘meet the editors’ session and are accepting submissions for a special collection of papers arising from the conference.

Conference dinner at Norrland’s Nation – a place that has been the heart of student life in Uppsala for 200 years. The dinner is included in ticket prices.

For more information and registration: https://www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026

We hope to see many of you there,

Mårten Klinth, Tobias Andermann, Emma Kärrnäs & Aelys Humphreys

* Registration is now open * for the 4th European Systematics meeting (BioSyst.EU) to be held in Uppsala, Sweden, 17–19 August 2026. The meeting is hosted by Uppsala University and the Swedish Systematics Society, in partnership with the Swiss, German, Austrian, French and UK societies, as well as the Swedish Species Information Centre (Artdatabanken) and Wallenberg and SciLifeLab Programme for Data Driven Life Science (Evolution and Biodiversity).

More information about the meeting, themed symposia and keynote speakers can be found via the conference website : https://www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026.

See you in Uppsala in August!

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The Department of Biology and Environmental Science at Gothenburg University invites applicants to two Botany lectureships, one specializing in Vascular Plant Systematics, the other in Systematics of non-vascular Plants and other Cryptogams. Each of the positions include 40% curational tasks at Herbarium GB. For more information and how to apply, see links below:

Göteborgs universitet | Senior Lecturer in Botany specialising in vascular plant systematics

Göteborgs universitet | Senior lecturer in Botany specialising in systematics of non-vascular plants and other cryptogams

The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) at Stockholm University is inviting applications for a postdoctoral researcher in phylogenomics and evolution of fire adaptations in Malagasy Erica. Situated in Sweden’s dynamic capital, the university offers a world-class research environment where education and research thrive together.

For more information and how to apply, see: https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-ecology-environment-and-plant-sciences/news/articles/2025-12-18-2-year-postdoc-in-phylogenomics-and-evolution-of-fire-adaptations-in-malagasy–erica

Application deadline: 30 Jan 2026. Questions? Contact Jan Hackel .

We are delighted to confirm that the 4th European Systematics meeting (BioSyst.EU) will be held in Uppsala, Sweden, 17–19 August 2026. The meeting is hosted by Uppsala University and the Swedish Systematics Society, in partnership with the Swiss, German, Austrian, French and UK societies, as well as the Swedish Species Information Centre (Artdatabanken) and Wallenberg and SciLifeLab Programme for Data Driven Life Science (Evolution and Biodiversity).

More information can be found via the conference website : https://www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026 , which will be updated with further details about the programme and symposia in the coming weeks. In the meantime, feel free to share the link and distribute the attached poster. Registration will open in February 2026.

Wishing you all a peaceful end to 2025 – and looking forward to seeing you in Uppsala in August!

On behalf of the organising committee, 

Mårten Klinth, Tobias Andermann & Aelys Humphreys

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The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University invites early career scientists to apply for a unique opportunity to start a research career as independent postdoctoral fellow while gaining training and connections within the framework of a top-tier academic environment. The Katharine H. Putnam Fellowship in Plant Science supports scientists focused on utilizing the Arnold Arboretum’s living collections of woody plants to study any area of plant science. The Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship supports researchers that tackle any area of global change science utilizing the myriad resources of the Arnold Arboretum.

See further information and how to apply here: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/research/programs-and-opportunities/postdoctoral-fellowships-at-the-arnold-arboretum/

Friday 14th November 2022, 9:30 am GMT

ZOOM Online

The annual Young Systematists’ Forum represents an exciting setting
for Master’s students, PhD students and young postdoctoral researchers
to present their work, often for the first time, to a scientific
audience interested in taxonomy and systematics. This well-established
event provides an important opportunity for budding systematists to
discuss their research in front of their peers within a supportive
environment. Supervisors and other established systematists are also
encouraged to attend.

Prizes will be awarded for the most promising talk and flash
presentation as judged by a small panel on the day.

Registration is FREE.
https://systass.org/events/ysf/

When you register you will be asked to supply your name, contact
information and tell us whether you wish to give a full talk or flash
presentation. Please also tell us your academic stage – e.g., Masters,
PhD or postdoc and affiliation. Abstract submission and registration
are separate portals, both on the YSF event page.

Spaces will be allocated subject to availability and for a balanced
programme of animal, plant, algal, microbial, molecular and other
research. Non-presenting attendees are also very welcome – please register
as above.

Abstracts must be submitted by e-mail in English and in Word format
no later than Saturday 18 October 2025. The body text should not
exceed 150 words in length. Title, authors, and their professional
affiliations/addresses should be included with the abstracts. If
the presentation is co-authored, the actual speaker must be clearly
indicated in BOLD text. The file should be in editable format (.doc or
.odt, not pdf) and titled Surname_First-name_YSF2025.doc, for example
Doe_Jane_YSF2025.doc.

If you have presented a talk at the YSF before, we ask that you submit
only for a flash presentation, as speaker slots are limited and we want
to give as many people a chance as possible. If you are a postdoc, please
be aware that we might not be able to give you a chance to present here,
as the aim is to give more junior researchers their first experience in
a supportive international setting.

All registered attendants will receive further information about
the meeting, including abstracts, by e-mail one week in advance. This
information will also be displayed on the Systematics Association website
(www.systass.org).

If you have questions, feel free to contact us at ysf@systass.org

Last year’s meeting was very dynamic, with wide international
attendance and great interactions.

We’re looking forward to meeting you online!

YSF 2025 Organising Team:
Ellinor Michel, Ana Serra Silva, Kalman Konyves, Peter Mulhair,
Katie Collins, Pablo Muñoz-Rodrguez

Organised by

The Systematics Association

With additional sponsorship from:

The Natural History Museum, London, Kew Botanical Gardens, CRC Press

The Bergius Botanic Garden seeks a (Swedish-speaking) botanist. For further information about the position and how to apply, see here:

https://su.varbi.com/what:job/jobID:842514/where:4

Application deadline: 2025-09-01 .

Save the Date! Sprid vår fina affisch i dina nätverk. Mer info och registrering kommer efter sommaren. Glad Sommar så länge!

We are looking for a PhD student for a fully funded project entitled ’Plant thermal tolerances across scales: from a single tree to global trends’. The student will mainly be based at the University of Aberdeen (UK) under supervision of Lesley Lancaster, with research visits to Aelys Humphreys in Stockholm (Sweden) and fieldwork in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil included.

For further details and how to apply, please see: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/plant-science-cdt-plant-thermal-tolerances-across-scales-from-a-single-tree-to-global-trends/?p180269

Application deadline 8 June. Applications from international candidates are warmly welcome!