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Cereal Symbiosis
Cereal Symbiosis Overview
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Circadian Signal Transduction
Circadian Signal Transduction Overview
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Group members Overview
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Team photo 2010
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Developmental Biology
Ecosystems and Global Change
Ecosystems and Global Change Overview
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Epidemiology and Modelling
Epidemiology and Modelling Overview
Group members
Group members Overview
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PhD studentships
Experimentation
Experimentation Overview
Fungal colonies
Pathozone dynamics
Microcosm experiments
Field experiments
Modelling
Modelling Overview
Modelling approaches
Mathematical techniques
Statistical techniques
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Evolution and Development
Evolution and Development Overview
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Outreach activities
Evolution and Diversity
Evolution and Diversity Overview
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Vacancies
UK Plant Evolution 2016
UK Plant Evolution 2016 Overview
Invited speakers
Final Program
Registration
Accommodation
Travel / contact
Forest Ecology and Conservation
Forest Ecology and Conservation Overview
Group members
Group members Overview
Former group members
Former group members Overview
Warren Bentley
Laura Spence
David Wright
Natalia Vizcaino Palomar
Group photos
Group photos Overview
2013
2012
PhD studentships
Postdoc positions
Publications
Publications Overview
Publications by theme
Publications by theme Overview
Management of forests for conservation
Management of forests for conservation Overview
Applications of remote sensing technologies to forest monitoring
Understanding the effects of global change on biodiversity
Managing forests as carbon stores
Restoring ecosystems degraded by an over-abundance of herbivores
Modelling species distributions
Individual-based modelling of forest dynamics
Individual-based modelling of forest dynamics Overview
Process-based models of forest dynamics
Dynamic modelling of vegetation along a 291,000 year chronosequence
Applications of forest dynamics models for assessing transience in carbon sinks
Fundamental aspects of ecology
Fundamental aspects of ecology Overview
General theories of macro-ecology
Linking functional traits to ecological processes
Coexistence mechanisms - the role of spatial structure and competition-colonisation trade-offs
Nutrient cycling and competition for belowground resources
Biogeography
Biogeography Overview
Conifers
Tree ferns
Lorenzlidar
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
Molecular Physiology
Molecular Physiology Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
Group website
Physiological Ecology
Physiological Ecology Overview
Group members
Group members Overview
Past group members
PhD studentships
Conference and symposium organisation
CCM9
CCM9 Overview
Important dates
Participants
Sponsors
Programme
JExpBot special issue
Directions
Fees and register here
Abstract/poster submission
Related conferences
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Moss Ecophysiology Blog
Plant Metabolism
Plant Metabolism Overview
Group members
Group members Overview
Lab photos
Lab photos Overview
2009 August group 1
2009 August group 2
2010 group photo
PhD studentships
Other vacancies
Outreach activities
RNA Silencing and Disease Resistance
RNA Silencing and Disease Resistance Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
News
Disease resistance research
RNA silencing research
RNA silencing research Overview
Recent and key(*) publications on RNA silencing
Characterisation of the complete miRNA and siRNA profile in our three model plants
The diversity of RNA silencing pathways
RNA silencing in epigenetics
An intercellular and systemic signal of RNA silencing
RNA silencing networks
RNA silencing and natural genetic variation
Methods used by the group
Methods used by the group Overview
PVX expression vectors
PVX expression vectors Overview
Methods
Sequences
Sequence data
PTV: a tobravirus vector
VIGS protocol (pgR106/7)
Suppressors of gene silencing
Induction of systemic GFP gene silencing by Agrobacterium
Small RNA Cloning Procedure
Synthetic Biology and Reprogramming of Plant Systems
Synthetic Biology and Reprogramming of Plant Systems Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology
Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology Overview
Current group members
PhD studentships
Transport
Transport Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
Tropical Ecology
Tropical Ecology Overview
Group members
Group members Overview
Past group members
PhD theses
Virology & Molecular Plant Pathology
Virology & Molecular Plant Pathology Overview
Group members
PhD studentships
Translational Research
DBT-Cambridge Lectureship
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate Overview
Course timetables
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Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences
Part IB Plant and Microbial Sciences Overview
Previous course requirements and learning outcomes
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Field course in Portugal
Career opportunities
Career opportunities Overview
Alumni pre-2011
Reading list
Reading list Overview
Michaelmas term
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Easter term
Part II Plant Sciences
Part II Plant Sciences Overview
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Reading list
Reading list Overview
Module summary
Reading list
Published project data
Plagiarism and transferable skills
Plagiarism and transferable skills Overview
Department statement on plagiarism
Transferable skills
Post-graduate
Post-graduate Overview
Being a research student in Cambridge
Being a research student in Cambridge Overview
Cecilia Martinez, 2nd year from Mexico
Robin Thompson, 2nd year
Jeremy Solly, 2nd year
Jake Harris, 3rd year
Eligibility
How to apply
PhD studentships
PhD studentships Overview
The Cambridge NERC Earth Systems Science DTP
Sam Brockington
John Carr
David Coomes
Nik Cunniffe
Julia Davies
Chris Gilligan
Beverley Glover
Howard Griffiths
Ian Henderson
Julian Hibberd
Uta Paszkowski
Andrew Tanentzap
Ed Tanner
Alex Webb
Postdocs
Postdocs Overview
Events
Events Overview
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People
People Overview
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Intranet
Intranet Overview
New to the Department
New to the Department Overview
Academic visitors
Support available
Support available Overview
A-Z list of people
Accounts
Accounts Overview
Expense terms, conditions and rates
Expense claims - important information
Entertaining expenses and tax
Demonstrating
Lecturing / summer students
CambPlants Initiative
Departmental Administrator
Dignity at work
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment Overview
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LEDs and Plant Sciences
Green Reps Network
Plant Sciences Green Impact
Facilities
Facilities Overview
The people of Facilities
Graduate Student support
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Library
Reception
Science Festival
Science Festival Overview
Documentation (please read)
Documentation (please read) Overview
Risk Assessment blank form
how the festival works
general volunteer briefing notes
CSF overall risk assessment
risk assessment
Poster Template
CSF Lecture Risk Assessment
Plant Sciences Marquee Risk Assessment Form
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NIAB Public Liability 2013-14
Poster (pdf)
Volunteer Briefing-PlantSciMarquee2014.pdf
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Plant Sciences at the Cambridge Science Festival 2015
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Stores and purchasing
Tea room
Teaching
Women in Plant Sciences: WiSETI
Departmental notices
Departmental notices Overview
Safety notices
Forms etc to download
Forms etc to download Overview
Human resources (personnel) forms
Human resources (personnel) forms Overview
Academic visitors to the Department (word)
Changes to state pensions and NI contributions.pdf
Holiday form (pdf)
overtime sheet (print double sided).pdf
PD25 appraisal form for assistant staff (doc)
Sabbatical application form (word)
Sickness/medical appointmet (pdf)
Sickness self certificate CHRIS/62 (pdf)
Self appraisal form for researchers (doc)
Publications (excel)
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Graduate students
Teaching forms
Teaching forms Overview
Record of Teaching Activities, letter
Record of Teaching Activities, table
Teaching Opp Poster
current lec list
Various forms
Various forms Overview
Authorisation for Herbarium visitor to use the taxonomy library (word)
New UFS user request (word)
Travel insurance for computers and other equipment (word)
Permit to repair equipment (word)
Equipment disposal (pdf)
Equipment disposal (word)
Decommissioning label form B (word)
Workshop Biologcial Sciences request (pdf)
Workshop job request form 1 (word)
Workshop job request form 2 (word)
Out of hours card (pdf)
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