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Our new Strategies launched
Our new Strategies launched
Eleventh hour hope for the planet lies in botany without boundaries Joint work, international collaboration and equity are key to addressing environmental sustainability in our time. That is the message from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE),…
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Dr Catherine Kidner
Dr Catherine Kidner
Email: c.kidne@rbge.org.uk Phone: +44 (0)131 248 2838 Google Scholar Understanding Diversity We are interested in determining the genetics underlying differences between species. We would like to know how many…
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Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library and Archives
Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library and Archives
Lorna is responsible for the strategic management and day-to-day running of the Library and Archives at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). This includes: maintenance and development of the collections, including cataloguing, digitisation…
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Leonie Paterson
Leonie Paterson
Leonie started at RBGE in 2000 as a Library Assistant. Over the years, her interest in the George Forrest collection and RBGE’s history led to her becoming involved in the care and curation of the Archives. She now has a qualification in…
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George Sherriffs
George Sherriffs
George is responsible for sourcing and acquiring new materials (books and non-book materials) for the RBGE Library. He also leads on the cataloguing of the Library collections, including the retrospective cataloguing of the historical collections.…
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Dr Siôn Parkinson
Dr Siôn Parkinson
AHRC Early Career Research Fellow Siôn Parkinson is a visual artist, composer, performer, and writer investigating our sensory relationship with the more-than-human world, especially fungi. Siôn joined RBGE in January 2024 as…
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Dr Heleen Plaisier
Dr Heleen Plaisier
I manage the Cryptogamic Section of the Herbarium. This involves the curation of the Cryptogam collections, processing new accessions, supporting loans and destructive sampling, and providing support for users of the Cryptogam collections.
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Marie Briggs, Assistant Herbarium Curator
Marie Briggs, Assistant Herbarium Curator
I curate specimens in the herbarium, maintaining and improving the current collections and incorporating new accessions with the aim of supporting RBGE’s world class scientific research. I have a particular interest in the flora of SE Asia and New…
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Dr Henry Noltie, Research Associate
Dr Henry Noltie, Research Associate
After studying botany at Oxford, and Museum Studies at Leicester, Henry Noltie worked at RBGE from 1986 to 2017 as a curator and taxonomist. For 14 years he worked on the Flora of Bhutan project, leading the team for its concluding years. He wrote…
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Prof Roy Watling
Prof Roy Watling
Roy is an RBGE mycologist (retired). He received an MBE for contributions to mycology, particularly recognising his teaching and support for amateurs as well as professional mycologists based in the global south. He received the Royal Society of…