The series aims to bring the latest discoveries in plant science, as well as research linked to the plant collection at CUBG, to our visitors in a 30 minute nutshell.
“Fabulous – clear, concise, deep understanding of a complex subject beautifully presented for the expert and amateur alike.”
Science on Sundays in 2025
These will be in-person plant science talks taking place in the Botanic Garden Classroom for those visiting the Garden on the day.
Talk programme 2025:
23 March – Professor Beverley Glover, Director, Cambridge University Botanic Garden How to trick a fly: Sexually deceptive pollination
13 April – Margeaux Apple, Assistant Curator, Cambridge University Botanic Garden Behind the scenes of CUBG’s plant collecting expeditions
18 May – Dr Rosemary Fricker, Cambridge University Botanic Garden The CUBG phenology project: How is the climate affecting the seasonal changes in our trees?
15 June – Dr Neha Bhatia, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge Patterns and form: Lessons from plants
20 July – Dr Katharina Schiessl, Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge A five-star hotel for nitrogen-fixing bacteria: The symbiotic root nodule in legumes
