Plants @ Cambridge Festival
30th June 2023, St John’s College, Cambridge
‘Developing a vision for the future of plant biology at Cambridge’
The Plants @ Cambridge Festival is a one-day event bringing together colleagues from across the plant biology network at Cambridge to consider the future of plant biology research. The day is free to attend and will feature talks, panel discussion, posters, interactive workshops and social activities. Lunch, tea-breaks and dinner will be provided. Plant biology researchers working in other departments and institutes across Cambridge are also invited to register to present a talk/poster and attend.
Aims
• To develop a common vision for the future of plant biology at Cambridge.
• To build connections amongst institutes for innovative new collaborative research projects.
• To highlight early career researchers and their contributions.
Agenda
08:30 Coffee
09:00 Welcome (Alexander Jones)
09:05 Plants @ Cambridge Introduction (Alex Webb)
Talks Session 1 (Chair: Chris Whitewoods)
09:10 Exhibitor Flash Talks
09:15 Short Talks I
10:15 Future of Plant Science at Cambridge Panel Discussion: Beverley Glover, Sigrid Heuer, Julian Hibberd, Henrik Jönsson and Giles Oldroyd (Chair: Ian Henderson)
11:00 Morning Tea Break
Talks Session 2 (Chair: Emily Oren)
11:30 Short Talks II
12:30 Flash Talks I
12:45 Lunch
13:15 Poster Session I
14:15 Science Careers Panel Discussion: Jennifer Bromley, Philippa Borrill and Fabrizio Ticchiarelli (Chair: Alexander Jones)
15:15 SciArt Plants of the Future Challenges
16:15 Afternoon Tea (Swap Posters)
Talks Session 3 (Chair: Evan Ellison)
16:45 Short Talks III
17:30 Flash Talks II
17:40 Concluding remarks
17:45 Dinner in the Fellows Garden (weather permitting)
19:15 Drinks served in Palmerstone Room Foyer
19:15 Poster Session II
20:15 Awards and Entertainment provided by the Insainsberries band
21:00 Goodbyes
Who should attend
• Heads of Groups/PIs
• Early career researchers
• Mid-career researchers
• Late career researchers
• Postgraduate students
• Undergraduate students
• Technicians
• Academic-related staff
• Interested administrative staff
How to register
Register here to present and/or attend. We will prioritise early career researchers for research presentations and posters.
Download the Abstract Template and follow the formatting and 250 word limit.
When to register
22 May: Deadline for registrations to present talks and posters
5 June: Deadline for registrations to attend only
Organising Committee
• Evan Ellison (postdoc representative, Crop Science Centre)
• Ian Henderson (Department of Plant Sciences)
• Alexander Jones (Sainsbury Laboratory)
• Emily Oren (student representative, Sainsbury Laboratory)
• Uta Paszkowski (Crop Science Centre)
• Stéphanie Swarbreck (NIAB)
• Alex Webb (Department of Plant Sciences)
• Chris Whitewoods (Sainsbury Laboratory)
Please contact the committee here if you have any questions.
About St John's College
The Festival will take place at St John's College, Cambridge. Read more about St John's here.
