About the lecture

In this first mini-lecture, we look at how plants photosynthesise. We look at their vital role in the food chain as producers, then break down the chemistry of photosynthesis and we finish off by looking at what plants do with the products (glucose) made from photosynthesis.

About the lecturer

Dr Matthew Ivory is a Lecturer at Cardiff University in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2016-present). His key expertise is in ex vivo human skin organ culture and histology, human skin immune cell extraction and culture, flow cytometry and pharmaceutical formulation, and his research interests are in the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics into the skin. In addition to this, he is also a qualified pharmacist.