{"id":7891,"date":"2026-11-06T10:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2026-11-06T10:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:19:23","slug":"rsb-plant-health-award-deadline-1-dec-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/11\/06\/rsb-plant-health-award-deadline-1-dec-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"RSB Plant Health Award (deadline 1 Dec 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The <\/span><a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/plant-health-professional-development-award.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/plant-health-professional-development-award.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"cdd89356-711e-4f20-8422-9c30b96f2623\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><u>Plant Health Professional Development Award<\/u><\/a> aims to support those working in plant health and biosecurity by offering a free route to official certification and career support. Recipients of the award will receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Free <\/span><span role=\"presentation\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/join.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/join.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"88b43753-f2f0-46fa-afe7-8dea9edce831\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><u>membership to the Royal Society of Biology<\/u><\/a><\/span><span role=\"presentation\">\u00a0(RSB) for one year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">A free application to the <\/span><span role=\"presentation\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"3bdd85bd-d573-4815-be32-50adc05ef454\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><u>Plant Health Professional Register<\/u><\/a><\/span><span role=\"presentation\">\u00a0(PHPR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Access to a new mentoring trial to support their <\/span><span role=\"presentation\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"41537fd1-46ba-4992-83f2-20f85ead8170\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><u>PHPR<\/u><\/a><\/span><span role=\"presentation\"> application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span role=\"presentation\">Free access to the RSB\u2019s <\/span><span role=\"presentation\"><a title=\"https:\/\/learn.rsb.org.uk\/course.php?CourseID=23\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.rsb.org.uk\/course.php?CourseID=23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"3638e733-ffd4-4758-9156-a8c8fc0d1cf6\" data-linkindex=\"4\"><u>Plant Health Professional Register Online Training<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This award is part of the RSB&#8217;s expanded plant health professional development initiatives supported by <a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/rsb-secures-defra-funding.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/rsb-secures-defra-funding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"649ff404-1340-44a6-a989-8d5616cdc318\" data-linkindex=\"5\"><u>Defra<\/u><\/a>, with up to 30 awards available for 2026-27. The award is open to anyone who has been working in a plant health-related career for at least one year and is interested in applying to join the <a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/reg.html?regcode=planthealt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"3cde58f7-bf2f-4bb6-b9be-7971f0bc1b51\" data-linkindex=\"6\"><u>PHPR<\/u><\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, applicants must submit a completed application form along with an up-to-date CV via email to <a title=\"mailto:registers@rsb.org.uk\" href=\"mailto:registers@rsb.org.uk\" data-outlook-id=\"220ef3f0-8c0c-4fce-8b42-b85d1aed8ff9\" data-linkindex=\"7\"><u>registers@rsb.org.uk<\/u><\/a> by 17:00 (GMT, London time) on <b>1 December 2026. <\/b>Visit the <a title=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/plant-health-professional-development-award.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rsb.org.uk\/plant-health-professional-development-award.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-outlook-id=\"8d99f1f7-eddf-4a47-a5e7-d76333784c6f\" data-linkindex=\"8\"><u>award webpage<\/u><\/a> to find out more on how to apply. 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