The BIFoR Annual Meeting 2026: The Remembering Forest will take place on 22–23 July 2026 at the University of Birmingham, marking ten years of CO₂ enrichment research at the BIFoR FACE facility.
The free event will bring together international researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore how forests “remember” environmental change through biological, ecological and human interactions.
The programme includes an international half‑day session held in memoriam of Professor Steve Long FRS, recognising his lasting contribution to global forest science. The meeting is open to external audiences and will be held in person on the Edgbaston campus.
BIFoR Director
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dr Sami Ullah's research is mainly focused on the biogeochemistry of nitrogen and its linkages to carbon and phosphorus cycling under global change in soils under crops
Professor of Plant Sciences
School of Biosciences
Professor Christine Helen Foyer is a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is an expert in plant metabolism and its regulation under optimal and stress conditions.
Director, Birmingham Institute of Forest Research
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor Rob MacKenzie, is an atmospheric scientist with a particular interest in how plants affect air composition.
