The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge has been selected as one of a few exhibitors to participate in the inaugural GreenSTEM section at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 in May.
The laboratory will showcase its quantitative plant science research at the world's most renowned horticultural show—marking the first time the University has appeared at Chelsea. The lab is partnering with the University's Department of Engineering to construct the exhibit infrastructure, and with Oakington Garden Centre, a small independent family-run plant nursery, which is designing and growing plants for The Pollinator Patch, a component of the exhibit. The team will unveil an interactive plant science exhibit, Blooming Numbers, as part of the GreenSTEM section, highlighting research, innovation, and technologies.
Dr. Edwige Moyroud, who leads a research group at the Sainsbury Laboratory focusing on pattern formation in petals, said the exhibit will offer insights into how researchers study plants in the 21st century: "We are excited to share our passion for plant science with the public at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Plants are both incredibly familiar yet completely alien to us. Although we depend on plants for our survival, we still know so little about them.
"It's a fantastic time to be a scientist as we now have access to cutting-edge tools like computational modeling, machine learning, biosensors, and experimental design that are transforming the way we study plants."
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