Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Project

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Summer School

Talks from leading scientists, careers sessions and eye opening practicals inspire some of the UK’s brightest bioscience undergraduates on to a future in plant science. more...

Plant Science TREE

The Plant Science TREE, Tool for Research Engaged Education is an on-line teaching tool giving access to inspirational educational resources from the research community. View on-line lectures delivered by leading plant scientists about their research and pitched at a level to engage undergraduate students. Download lecture slides, movies and practicals.
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Impact

The impact of the Summer School in changing student attitudes to plant science and increasing the pipeline of plant science researchers is reported in Levesley et al. The Plant Cell, 2012.
The project is a member organisation of the UK Plant Science Federation (www.plantsci.org.uk).

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What's New

Fascination of plants day 2013The 2nd international Fascination of Plants Day takes place on Saturday 18 May 2013, featuring events around the world to celebrate the importance of plants in our lives and landscapes.
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Plant News

Plant Science news from leading journals and the media.

Plant News 09-04-13

Research Calls for U.S. to Triple Agricultural Research Budget Scientific American 09-04-13
Plants "Listen" to the Good Vibes of Other Plants National geographic 07-05-13
Bat's Super-Long Tongue Powered by Blood National Geographic 06-05-13
U.S. Food Production Shifts North, along with Infrastructure to Move It Scientific American 06-05-13
As Honey Bee Numbers Drop, U.S. Sees Threat to Food Supply Scientific American 02-05-13
Amazon plant discovery could yield green cash crop Nature 02-05-13
Global CO2 Levels Approach Worrisome Milestone Scientific American 02-05-13
Case studies: A hard look at GM crops Nature 01-05-13

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