UPSC Open House

Have you ever wondered how it looks like inside the greenhouse on top of the roof? On Saturday, 19th of October between 13:00 and 16:00 o’clock, we at Umeå Plant Science Centre will open our doors for you and celebrate the 7th Fascination of Plants Day!

You can learn more about the research we do at Umeå Plant Science Centre, can try out your experimental skills and test your plant knowledge. And you get the chance to take a look inside the greenhouse and other facilities within Umeå Plant Science Centre following guided tours.

Pass by and celebrate with us the fascinating world of plants!

Preliminary Programme:

All activities and tours are free of charge!

Activities:

• Fruits, veggie’s and more - Test your plant knowledge in our plant quiz
• The plant’s superpower – How can a couple of plant cells give rise to an entire new plant?
• Find the culprit – discover the plants’ microbial neighbourhood and identify the hostile neighbours
• Nature’s Palette – separate the colours hidden in green leaves
• Print your microscope – How can 3D printing help to make science more open?  
• Transforming sunlight into sugars – how can we measure photosynthesis?
• How steady is your hand? Test your seeding skills under lab conditions
• Extreme mechanics – How stable is the shape of a plant cell?

Guided tours:

We will offer every tour once per hour at 13:15, 14:15 and 15:15 and they will last about 30min.

• Visit the greenhouse on top of the roof and get to know the plants we are researching with
• Discover the inside of plant cells and look through our advanced microscopes
• Learn about how it is to be a researcher in a lab and test your pipetting skills
• Take a look on our in vitro aspen nursery and learn how we modify trees

Please note: The number of participants to the tours will be limited to 10. No pre-registration is possible before the start of the event. Place will be given on a ‘first come, first served’ basis!