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Cells cling and spiral ‘like vines’ in first 3D tissue scaffold for plants

SLCU's Dr Ray Wightman and Dr Stoyan Smoukov of the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy publish research reporting previously unseen behaviour in individual plant cells, including new shapes and interactions. Further information is available here .

Summer Outreach at SLCU

Summer is a busy outreach season at SLCU, with pupils participating in workshops and tours designed to give them a better insight into modern plant science. Robinson College brought a group of 14-17 year olds to participate in a genetics and plant development workshop with Siobhan Braybrook . Associate Director Henrik...

Festival of Plants 2015

It was a busy weekend at SLCU, with several events associated with the Festival of Plants happening inside and outside the Laboratory. On Friday, the Laboratory hosted a panel discussion on sustainable agriculture. Caroline Drummond, Chief Executive of Leaf UK , Jane Hill from the University of York and Charles Godfray...

SLCU receives Athena Swan Bronze Award

SLCU is pleased to have been awarded an Athena Swan Bronze Award . The awards recognise commitment to advancing women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine in higher education and research. Attaining this award is part of SLCU’s wider determination to provide a diverse and inclusive research...

Pop up Plant Science and Feeding the World without Costing the Earth

SLCU to offer a range of activities as part of the Festival of Plants on Saturday 16 May

Professor Ottoline Leyser awarded Genetics Society Medal

Professor Ottoline Leyser has been awarded the Genetics Society Medal for 2016. The award given annually by the Genetics society seeks to recognise outstanding research contributions to genetics. Professor Leyser is the second scientist whose research focusses on plants to be awarded the medal in recent years, following on...

The Future of Sustainable Agriculture: Land Sharing or Land Sparing?

SLCU will host a panel discussion on evidence-based approaches to sustainability in agriculture.

March Outreach at SLCU

March was a busy month for SLCU researchers participating in a range of public engagement activities. As part of the Cambridge Science Festival, Alba Rodriguez, Claudia Martinho and Anna Brestovitsky participated in the Schools Roadshow. They visited Histon and Impington Junior School, where an eager group of KS2 pupils...

March 17 Science Festival Talk: Illuminating Life at the Single Cell Level

Ticketing is now open for Dr James Locke’s talk for the Cambridge Science Festival

New outreach materials available online!

SLCU is making some of its outreach materials available online after requests from teachers at the Big Biology Day

Plant science at Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is home to one of the largest concentrations of plant research anywhere in the world. Visit the below organisations to find out about their work in sustainable agriculture, conservation and fundamental research.

Department of Plant Sciences

Crop Science Centre

Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Cambridge University Herbarium

Cambridge Global Food Security

Cambridge Centre for Physical Biology

Conservation Research Institute

Plants @ Cambridge Hub

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