A Manifesto for Plant Science Education - a lecture by Dr Andrea Paterlini
An exclusive event for RSB members exploring how plant science can be re‑centred in education

Details

When? Wednesday 10 June 2026, 10:00 to 11:00
Members Only This is a members-only event
Where? Online (Zoom)
CPD Approved This event is approved for CPD

An exclusive event for RSB members exploring how plant science can be re‑centred in education

Talk outline

Plant science - in the broadest sense of the term - has a fundamental role to play in addressing the environmental and societal challenges of our time. Yet, relevant undergraduate programmes are being discontinued. The perception of plants by students (and society at large) also remains hampered by long-standing biases. Against this backdrop, we must strive to (re)position plants at the forefront of education.

In this talk, Andrea will present a strategy for building a robust pipeline of plant scientists (and allied professionals) that was developed by a community of educators.

About our speaker

Dr Andrea Paterlini is a Lecturer in Genetics Education at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh. He is a Mentor in the Gatsby Plant Science Network is also the Deputy Chair of the Early Career Lecturers in Biosciences network, an advisory group to the Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS - itself a special interest group of the Royal Society of Biology). 

Chair

This webinar will be chaired by Professor Jeremy Pritchard FRSB, chair of ESP committee and member of the RSB Council.

Who should attend?

This talk would be of interest to scientists, students, and those interested in plant science education.

Cost and booking

This event is free to attend and is open exclusively to RSB members, including those with paid membership applications awaiting election. If your application is still being processed and you would like to attend, please get in touch and we will add you to the guest list.


Special requirements

If you have accessibility requirements, please let us know during your booking using the additional information options, and we will do what we can to accommodate your needs.

Continuing Professional Development

This event is approved by the Royal Society of Biology for the purposes of CPD and can be counted as 3 CPD points.

Contact

For event, booking and website queries, please contact Lucy Eckersley at events@rsb.org.uk or on 020 3925 3445.

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