CambPlants Hub

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!

Pathways to Impact Resources

Looking to find out more about funding, public engagement, policy or commercialisation of research? Take a look at our primers.

Flagship events

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

Impact Case Studies

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.

Plant Talks at Cambridge

Latest news

Upcoming Events at the Cambridge Festival

4 March 2021

The Cambridge Festival starts on 26 March, with numerous plants-related events to participate in. Please find more information below. 26 March - 4 April. The adventures of a friendly fungus online game takes you on an adventure through the underground and intrepid life of an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus as it navigates...

Forests' long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires

1 March 2021

Researchers have analysed decades’ worth of data on the impact of repeated fires on ecosystems across the world. Their results, published today in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution , show that repeated fires are driving long-term changes to tree communities and reducing their population sizes. Savannah ecosystems...