CambPlants Hub

The New Cambridge Centre for Crop Science

Through translational research the University of Cambridge and NIAB will provide a focus for industrial innovation and outreach for Agritech.

Get involved with CambPlants

Are you an academic interested in Plant Sciences? A business or policy maker looking for expertise? Let's work together to encourage breakthrough translational research in plant science. Contact us!

Impact @ PlantSciences

From food to health, and from rare minerals to climate change. Our case studies that highlight the expertise of our researchers in plants for the future.

Flagship events

CambPlants organises activities at Cambridge Science Festival, Festival of Plants, and many more. Come along!

Our Flagship Project: CINTRIN

The Cambridge-India Network in Translational Nitrogen is investigating ways for sustainable use of nitrogen fertiliser in agriculture in the UK and India.

Our Flagship Project: TIGR2ESS

Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies.

Latest news

Rising Path opens at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Sep 27, 2018

CambPlants was invited to the press preview of the 'Rising Path' at the Botanic Garden for a chance to see the new feature designed to offer a fresh perspective on the Garden's Systematic Beds. The feature opened to the public on Saturday 22 September.

Interview with Varinderpal Singh

Sep 20, 2018

CambPlants met with CINTRIN partner Varinderpal Singh from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) to speak about his work on the PAU-Leaf Colour Chart (PAU-LCC), which is a breakthrough technology providing a decision-support system to sustain high yields with optimum nitrogen dose in field crops. Varinderpal has spent the past five months in Cambridge, working as a visiting researcher at NIAB.