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Gatsby Plant Science Summer Schools 2005-13

The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School

Initiated and run by the University of Leeds from 2005-2013, the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School this year joins its sister project Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS), which is based at the University of Cambridge.

For information on summer school 2014 please visit: http://www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/outreach/gatsbyplants

To view information on previous summer schools (2005-13) please click here

The Gatsby Plant Science Summer School successfully conveys the excitement and potential of plant science to undergraduates through an annual summer school, with clear and lasting effects on student attitudes toward plant science, study choice and career aspirations . Levesley A., Jopson S.J., Knight C.D. 2012. The Plant Cell April 2012 vol. 24 no. 4 1306-1315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.111.094326