The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School 2024
The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School (GPSSS) was established by the University of Leeds in 2005 and is now part of the Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme (GPSEP) at the University of Cambridge.
The 2024 Summer School, in its 20th year running, will take place in late June/early July.
The summer school is a unique opportunity for first year (or second year in Scotland) students studying at the below universities, to discover the challenge and opportunities of studying plant science, through talks from leading scientists, careers sessions, eye-opening workshops and thought-provoking discussions with researchers and peers.
Take a look here to get more information on a previous summer school.
You can also see lectures from past years on the Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme YouTube channel.
The academic advisor and co-founder for the school is Dr Celia Knight, the project manager is Claire Pennycuick, and the project coordinator is Sarah Barnert.
If you have any additional questions about the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School, please contact Sarah at gpsep@botanic.cam.ac.uk.
The recruitment of students for GPSSS is aided by Gatsby Mentors working in the participating Universities. A full list of the mentors is provided below.
| Gatsby Mentor | University |
| Professor John Doonan | Aberystwyth University |
| Professor Jim Murray | Cardiff University |
| Professor Keith Lindsey | Durham University |
| Dr Tolga Bozkurt | Imperial College London |
| Dr Mike Roberts | Lancaster University |
| Dr Patricia Lopez-Calcago | Newcastle University |
| Dr Verena Kriechbaumer | Oxford Brookes University |
| Professor Alessandra Devoto | Royal Holloway University of London |
| Professor Adam Price | University of Aberdeen |
| Dr Paula Kover | University of Bath |
| Dr Daniel Gibbs | University of Birmingham |
| Dr Imogen Sparkes | University of Bristol |
| Professor Julian M. Hibberd | University of Cambridge |
| Dr Piers Hemsley | University of Dundee |
| Dr Ben Miller | University of East Anglia |
| Professor Andrew Hudson | University of Edinburgh |
| Professor Tracy Lawson | University of Essex |
| Dr David Studholme | University of Exeter |
| Dr Eirini Kaiserli | University of Glasgow |
| Dr Stefan Kepinski | University of Leeds |
| Dr Sinéad Drea | University of Leicester |
| Dr James Hartwell | University of Liverpool |
| Dr Jon Pittman | University of Manchester |
| Professor Zoe Wilson | University of Nottingham |
| Dr Francesco Licausi | University of Oxford |
| Dr Jonathan Mitchley | University of Reading |
| Professor Katie Field | University of Sheffield |
| Professor Matthew Terry | University of Southampton |
| Professor Alex Jones | University of Warwick |
| Dr Liz Rylott | University of York |