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Access presentations from IPRRG 2024

Access presentations from IPRRG 2024

The 2024 annual meeting of the International Pest Risk Research Group was held in the beautiful city of Malaga, Spain, in association with the Spanish National Research Council and University of Malaga. The meeting took place at the Institute for Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), from 17th to 20th September 2024. We're in the process of converting participant presentations to PDF format. Visit the meeting presentations page to download.

Visit the "IPRRG 2024 - Presentations" page

IPRRG Webinar Series

IPRRG Webinar Series

The IPRRG webinar series continues! Anyone can attend one of our webinars by following the webcast link on the "IPRRG Webinar Series" page. Recordings are also available afterward via IPRRG's YouTube channel. ** Interested in presenting? contact one of the Executive Committee officers! **

Visit the "IPRRG Webinar Series" page

Project X - "Burgeoning Asian Trade Connectivity: Implications for International Pest Risks"

Project X - "Burgeoning Asian Trade Connectivity: Implications for International Pest Risks"

A new Group project, known by the nickname "Project X", emerged from the IPRRG 2018 meeting in Taichung, Taiwan. The project is intended to focus the skills and talents of IPRRG on a pressing global issue. A full prospectus for the project is available on the Project X page.

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The Finnish Food Authority is seeking a postdoctoral researcher

The Finnish Food Authority is looking for a postdoctoral researcher at the Risk Assessment Unit to address the risk of vector transmitted animal diseases and plant pests for Finland, at present and in the future climate. Please follow this link to see the full announcement and apply. The deadline for application is 3 December 2025 […]

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Respond by 24 Oct: OECD search for experts on pest & disease management, pesticides/fertilizers

IPRRG members, particularly from EU countries: please read the following request from Olga Olson in the OECD Environment Directorate. You can reach Olga via email (olga.olson “AT” oecd.org) As part of a project on “Promoting Green Deal Readiness in the Eastern Partnership Countries” (PROGRESS), we are organizing two webinars with Armenia, on 1) pest, disease […]

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PostDoc in Invasion Biology – Emerald Ash Borer (Switzerland)

Drs Petra d’Odorico and Michael Eisenring have opened a 1.5 year PostDoc position at WSL (The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research) focusing on the emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (EAB) within the FORSAID EU research project. The project will focus on the controlled infestation experiments in biosafety greenhouses. You can find all details […]

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Senior Researcher positions at CABI

CABI is currently advertising for two Senior Research Scientist roles – if you know someone who might be interested in joining our team, please share these opportunities across your networks. Senior Data Scientist – Crop Modelling Responsible for developing and applying mechanistic crop models. Senior Data Scientist – Biotic Impact Modelling Focused on developing statistical approaches to […]

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