UK Plant Phenomics Conference 2025

The 2025 UK Plant Phenomics Conference was held at the University of Warwick on Wednesday 3rd & Thursday 4th September 2025.

UK Plant Phenomics Conference 2025
Thanks to everyone who attended the 2025 conference

 

Links to the presentation slides:

Kristian Thorup-Kristensen – Measuring deep root growth and function

Oisin Mac Aodha – AI-Enhanced Biodiversity Monitoring

Susie Robinson – The next era for pan-European plant phenotyping infrastructure and how it will deliver value to the UK community

Fantastic talks from all our presenters
Look forward to seeing you all again next year!

Links to Presentations:

Elizabete Carmo-Silva – Phenotyping photosynthetic diversity, efficiency and climate resilience

Andreas Hund – Physiological breeding assisted using image time-series and environmental covariates.

Conference themes include (but are not limited to)

  • Controlled Environment techniques
  • Canopy and Field phenotyping
  • The Hidden Half (roots and rhizosphere)
  • Biotic and Abiotic Stress
  • Improving Yield
  • AI-based phenotyping
  • 3D plant imaging

Academic Contributions

Extended abstracts are invited describing work to be presented orally or as posters. Abstracts should be no more than 2 pages long, and follow a regular paper structure including an introduction, a description of the work undertaken, results obtained and a conclusion. The extended abstracts of papers presented at the conference will be made available afterwards via the phenomuk.org website. Submission is via CMT 

Scan QR code for submission

Deadline 27th June.

ECR/Student Bursaries

To support those for whom this may be difficult, particularly early career researchers and research technical professionals, PhenomUK is providing a number of bursaries. These will cover costs up to the value to £250.  Scan the QR code below for application, or click link https://forms.gle/KYDuaeUuaRFD3XXA8

Application deadline 25th July 2025.

Agenda  – Day one

Agenda – Day two

We are delighted to announce our keynote speaker for the 3rd UK Plant Phenomics conference.

  • Ossin Mac Aodha
  • Kristtian Thorup-Kristensen
  • Elizabete Carmo-Silva
  • Andreas Hunt
  • Susie Robinson

Industrial Exhibition

Increased engagement with phenomics-related industries (e.g. seed and biotech companies, phenotyping equipment suppliers, sensor, automation and data analysis technology developers) is a goal of PhenomUK. We therefore invite industrial involvement, in the form of stands and displays, in UK Plant Phenomics 2025. Stands are free of charge and an opportunity will be provided to make a short elevator pitch to the conference delegates at the end of one of the plenary sessions. However, space is limited so these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To express interest in providing an industrial stand/exhibit please contact enquiries@phenomuk.org. Deadline July 1st.

Key Dates:

  • Submission (via Microsoft CMT) opens April 2025
  • Abstract submission deadline 27th June 2025
  • Industrial exhibitors’ expressions of interest deadline 1st July 2025
  • Authors notified of results 11th July 2025
  • Deadline Travel Grant applications 25th July 2025
  • Conference Registration closes 15th August
  • Conference held 3rd-4th September 2025, at the Warwick Scarman Conference and Hotel Venue.