Fungal Ecology at Cardiff

Tag: Training

  • Windsor Great Park 2022

    Windsor Great Park 2022

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    Issy Kite Last week, our team had the amazing opportunity to visit Windsor Great Park and see their amazing collection of ancient and veteran trees and collect some samples! The number of ancient trees was incredible to witness and we saw many signs of wood decay fungi on the oaks. Rich showed all of us…

  • Research Trip – Washington, USA

    Research Trip – Washington, USA

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    Jade O’Leary Wood decay is brought about by a community of fungi which interact antagonistically with each other, causing the community composition to change. My PhD project explores the interactions of fungi when they are in competition for a wood resource, and the implications of those interactions to wood decay. In March 2016, I travelled…

  • Arctic Mycology Training

    Arctic Mycology Training

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    Marta Misiak Where is the best place to study Arctic Mycology? The high Arctic is the answer! Last month one of the members of the Fungal Ecology group (Marta) attended a month long course on Arctic Mycology at University of Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Norway at 78°N. It is the world’s northernmost institution for higher education…