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Key Stage 5

Resources suitable for pupils in Years 12 and 13

Under the Microscope

Under the Microscope

View the hidden world of plants and their microscopic adaptations
Plant Conservation Science Masterclass Series 2020

Plant Conservation Science Masterclass Series 2020

Each year CUBG hosts a Masterclass series for A level and Undergraduate students interested in plant science. This year we have gone online.
Our Future is Nature Inspired: PlaMatSu Project

Our Future is Nature Inspired: PlaMatSu Project

Plants have Superpowers!

The following resources and activities link specifically to the Garden and its amazing plants. Use to support a self-led visit to the Garden to structure your trip and explore our site:

Amazing Adaptations: journey through the glasshouses

Amazing Adaptations: journey through the glasshouses

Make your way through the glasshouses at CUBG and discover plants from all over the world
Plants Inspiring Design and Technology Trail

Plants Inspiring Design and Technology Trail

Plants have developed some surprising solutions to complex problems - and humans have made use of many of them.
Medicines from Plants

Medicines from Plants

For thousands of years, plants and plant extracts have been used as medicines.
Plant Evolution Trail

Plant Evolution Trail

Plants have a long and complex evolutionary history, originating in freshwater pools and streams around 470 million years ago.
Plants and Climate Change Trail

Plants and Climate Change Trail

Our climate is changing. How plants respond will depend on their adaptations and ecology.

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Our Science Staff

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