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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.…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • Dr Henry Noltie

    Dr Henry Noltie

    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…

  • 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…

  • Jane Corrie

    Jane Corrie

    My major research interest is in the intellectual history of the 18th century – particularly as it manifested in Scotland and within Scotland - Edinburgh.  The important role of the RBGE in this story is being steadily revealed as a result of…

  • Briggitthe Melchor Castro

    Briggitthe Melchor Castro

    I am a Peruvian botanist and researcher with MSc in Plant Systematics from Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santa in Brazil and BSc in Biological Sciences-Botany from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru, where my studies focused on…

  • Dr Michael Sundue

    Dr Michael Sundue

    I specialize in the systematics, evolution, and ecology of ferns and lycophytes, with a research focus spanning both the Neotropics and tropical Asia. I integrate fieldwork, taxonomy, molecular phylogenetics, and paleobotany to understand patterns…

  • Visiting RBGE Library

    Visiting the Library

    Access is by appointment only - please see the Opening Hours page to find out more.  Books and other items from the collections will be retrieved for you by Library staff and made available for consultation in the Reading Room where visitors…

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