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Tulipa toktogulika on a hillside in Kyrgzystan its natural habitat

DNA techniques reveal a new and unusual tulip species – Tulipa toktogulica – from Kyrgyzstan

5 October 2022

DNA techniques reveal a new and unusual tulip species – Tulipa toktogulica – from Kyrgyzstan A new and unusual tulip species from Kyrgyzstan has been discovered by a group co-led by the Garden’s Curator, Sam Brockington, and David Gill, Fauna and Flora International (FFI), with several key partners in Central Asia...

Professor Julian Hibberd in the Plant Sciences library

Professor Julian Hibberd appointed to the role of Head of Department

3 October 2022

Professor Julian Hibberd appointed to the role of Head of Department Professor Julian Hibberd appointed to the role of Head of Department The Department of Plant Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Julian Hibberd to the role of Head of Department from October 2022. Julian Hibberd joined the plant sciences...

Visualising lipids in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

27 September 2022

Visualising lipids in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis A versatile new technique to visualise lipids in arbuscules has been outlined in a new research paper by Crop Science Centre scientists. Lipids are used by plants to nourish arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and are therefore an important part of the plant-fungi...

New M.Phil. Biological Sciences (Crop Science) course is now accepting applications

19 September 2022

New M.Phil. Biological Sciences (Crop Science) course is now accepting applications The Department of Plant Sciences is delighted to invite applications for our new crop science-focused Masters course The new MPhil Biological Sciences (Crop Science) brings together leading experts in a once in a lifetime course that will...

Listening from afar

18 September 2022

Listening from afar A new, hands-off approach to monitoring biodiversity is saving time and money, and helping to identify sites where intervention is most needed. Close your eyes and imagine the sounds on a busy city street. Now imagine the sounds in a forest. Even if you can’t identify specific noises in the mix, the...

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser awarded Royal Society’s Croonian Medal and Lecture

5 September 2022

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser FRS, Regius Professor of Botany in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, and Chief Executive Officer of UK Research and Innovation, has been awarded the Royal Society’s 2023 Croonian Medal and Lecture. Presented for ‘ playing a central role in two of the most important...

Crop Science Centre receives a donation to sustainably improve production of small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

29 August 2022

Crop Science Centre receives a donation to sustainably improve production of small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa The Crop Science Centre has been awarded a donation from Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropies for a five-year programme of work tackling key challenges faced by small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa...

Restoring Tropical Agroecosystems: Nine Actions for Success

18 August 2022

Restoring Tropical Agroecosystems: Nine Actions for Success Actions to successfully restore tropical agroecosystems are described in a new paper published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution (TREE) , written by a team led by Dr Michael Pashkevich, Marshall Sherfield Fellow in the Insect Ecology Group at the Department of...

Natural clean-up: bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

28 July 2022

A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs. The bacteria break down the carbon compounds in plastic to use as food for their growth. The scientists say that enriching waters...

Mediterranian beds in the botanic garden

High temperature recordings and coping with hot weather at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

15 July 2022

High temperature recordings and coping with hot weather at Cambridge University Botanic Garden In July 2019, CUBG recorded the highest ever temperature in the UK. As the extreme weather warning for England and Wales is extended by the Met Office until Tuesday and we are warned that parts of the UK could hit 40c for the...

DNA techniques reveal a new and unusual tulip species – Tulipa toktogulica – from Kyrgyzstan

Professor Julian Hibberd appointed to the role of Head of Department

Visualising lipids in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

New M.Phil. Biological Sciences (Crop Science) course is now accepting applications

Listening from afar

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser awarded Royal Society’s Croonian Medal and Lecture

Crop Science Centre receives a donation to sustainably improve production of small-holder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Restoring Tropical Agroecosystems: Nine Actions for Success

Natural clean-up: bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

High temperature recordings and coping with hot weather at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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