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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Regulations - Library and Archives
General Library Regulations
The Library and Archives of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) are national reference collections and, as such, are open to all. Access to the collections is on the understanding that you agree to abide by our regulations which are essential…
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Fragrance in the Fungarium
Fragrance in the Fungarium
How can we use odours to identify mushrooms? What can illustrations and descriptions of fungal odours in old books — and the odours of the books themselves — tell us about pasts smells? And how can artists offer a cultural context to mycological…
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Projects
Projects
Current arts and humanities projects include: Dr Siôn Parkinson, Fragrance in the Fungarium: A Creative Approach to the Olfactory Heritage of Mushrooms, AHRC Early Career Fellowship in Cultural and Heritage Institutions. The Ecology of Diversity.…
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Ecologies of Diversity: Plants, Art, Film
Ecologies of Diversity
Ecologies of Diversity: Plants, Art, Film is a collaboration between Koel Gallery, Karachi, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), and Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Arts and Creative Industries (ENU SACI). This hybrid residency is…