A busy weekend for SLCU with the Festival of Plants
Last weekend's Festival of Plants was a busy one at the Sainsbury Laboratory, with several events happening inside and outside the lab.
Pop up plant science and feeding the world without costing the earth
The Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University (SLCU) offers a range of activities as part of the Festival of Plants on Saturday 16 May.
The future of sustainable agriculture: land sharing or land sparing?
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLC)U 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.
Architecture, Ebola and consequences: The Sainsbury Laboratory participates in Open Cambridge
Dozens of people enjoyed tours of the Sainsbury Laboratory as part of Open Cambridge. The tours were given by architects from Stanton Williams and included an exploration of the conceptual ideas behind the design of the building as well as explanations of how materials were chosen and the building constructed.
‘This workshop really opened my eyes to the opportunities in plant sciences!’
A-level students from across the UK were challenged to understand new scientific concepts and techniques, assess raw data from real experiments and formulate hypotheses during a visit to the Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University (SLCU).
Top UK biology teacher spends the day at SLCU
The winner of the Society of Biology’s ‘School Biology Teacher of the Year’ visited the Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU) and University Herbarium as part of her prize.
Spring outreach at SLCU
Researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge (SLCU) have had a busy spring, participating in several public engagement events aimed at future plant scientists and the general public.
'The transformational role of plants in meeting the zero hunger challenge'
A leading expert in the field of sustainable food security, Professor M.S. Swaminathan, will give a talk at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge (SLCU) later this month on the critical role plant science plays in tackling the challenge of world hunger.
Festival of Plants: 'Biotechnology and genetic modification: a mature conversation'
A debate on the potential of GM crops in agriculture in developing countries takes place in Cambridge on Friday 16 May (4pm), hosted by the University's Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU).
'Today has encouraged me to be a scientist!'
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLCU) aims to inspire the next generation of plant scientists.
SLCU to host EMBO Interdisciplinary Plant Science Conference in September 2014
Registration is now open for the EMBO Interdisciplinary Plant Science Conference taking place on 21-24 September, 2014