Description
Tutor: Raphaella Hull
Date: Saturday 25 April 2026
Time: 10 am - 1 pm
Cost: £40
Location: Classroom
A hidden network of fungi supports the plants around us, connecting their roots to the soil. These remarkable symbiotic fungi live inside plant roots, exchanging nutrients in partnerships that have persisted for hundreds of millions of years. Plant-fungi interactions are not only essential for plant growth – they also help build rich, dynamic soils, sequester carbon and have shaped the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems. In this half-day course, you’ll explore the secret world of plant-fungi relationships. Through a mix of lecture, a guided Garden tour and a hands-on microscope session, you’ll see this intimate partnership up close and learn how symbiotic fungi influence the plants and landscapes around us. Ideal for anyone curious about nature, gardening or the hidden fungal networks beneath our feet.
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If you need to cancel your booking, please inform the Learning Office in writing as soon as possible at 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE or email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk The cancellation is effective from the date that your written confirmation is received. If you cancel with more than 4 weeks' notice we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration. For cancellations made with less than 4 weeks' notice we regret that we are unable to make any refund unless we can fill your place on the course. If we are able to fill your place we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration.
Amendments
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