The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
| Created: | 2015-02-23 16:47 |
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| Institution: | Sainsbury Laboratory |
| Description: |
The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School is a unique opportunity for first year undergraduates to discover the challenge and opportunities of studying plant science, through talks from leading scientists, careers sessions, eye-opening practicals and thought-provoking discussions with researchers and peers.
This collection brings together highlights of the lecture programme. |
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Dr Cristobal Uauy - Taking the genetic brakes off wheat production
Dr Cristobal Uauy of the John Innes Centre speaks about his work using the latest understanding of wheat genetics to increase the yield of wheat for the world's poorest...
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Thu 1 Dec 2016
Dr Ed Mitchard - Measuring Forests from Space
Dr Ed Mitchard of the University of Edinburgh speaks about his work developing new methods to map changes in forests, especially using radar and LiDAR data, with a view to...
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Thu 1 Dec 2016
Prof Alistair Hetherington - Stomata: key elements essential for the success of the vascular plants
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Mon 16 Nov 2015
Prof Giles Oldroyd - Engineering the nitrogen symbiosis for smallholder farmers in Africa
Western agricultural systems are reliant on the application of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers to greatly enhance yield. However, production and application of nitrogen fertilisers...
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Tue 17 Mar 2015
Prof John Christie - Seeing the light: from plant growth to optogenetics
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Mon 26 Oct 2015
Prof Johnathan Napier - Fish oils and seeds for healthy foods
Omega-3 fatty acids - obtained from fish oils - are vital for human health, but there is no sustainable production system in place for them. Fisheries are not run sustainably, and...
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Tue 17 Mar 2015
Thinking like a vegetable: How plants decide what to do
Professor Ottoline Leyser, Director of the Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, speaking at the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School 2015.
Collection: The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School Lecture Collection
Institution: Sainsbury Laboratory
Created: Fri 20 Nov 2015