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Next Generation Plant Scientists 

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Establishing a Diverse Research Community 

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Why is Plant Sciences so exciting?

From Lab to Field  

3rd TRANSPLANT DAY in Kleve connects plant science and agriculture.

Fighting climate change with plants – science meets curiosity 

A lively evening of discussion and debate at the Haus der Universität.

CEPLAS at Soapbox Science Rheinland 2025 

Three CEPLAS women early-career researchers brought plant science to the public – sharing their research with passion and sparking curiosity.

SelmaMeyerMentoring Program 2024/25  

CEPLAS Women Researchers Participate in SelmaMeyerMentoring Programme as Both Mentors and Mentees.

Planter's Punch: Tried and Tested or Mutated and New – How Plants Find Their Way 

PhD student Laura explains how plants evolve through mutations – and why sticking with what works can be just as powerful as embracing change.

From Academia to Application: CEPLAS ECRs Explore Plant Breeding at BASF | Nunhems 

Next-gen scientists meet cutting-edge innovation in vegetable seed development.

CEPLAS-Events

26/09

CEPLAS Friday

26/09/2025, 13:00 Event UoC, Cologne

Speaker: Brandon Gaut (University of California, Irvine)

07/10

CEPLAS Symposium

07/10/2025 - 08/10/2025 Event Düsseldorf

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31/10

CEPLAS Friday

31/10/2025, 13:00 Event UoC, Cologne

Speakers: Isabel Saur (UoC), tba

07/11

Branch Out! Career Day 2025

07/11/2025 Event MPIPZ, Cologne

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28/11

CEPLAS Friday

28/11/2025, 13:00 Event HHU, Düsseldorf

Speakers: Brigitte Poppenberger (TUM), tba

About CEPLAS

The Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) is a joint initiative of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), University of Cologne (UoC), Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Cologne (MPIPZ) and Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ). In CEPLAS scientists are developing innovative strategies for sustainable plant production and the promotion of early career researchers.

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