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Current Opportunities in Plant Humanities
Current Opportunities in Plant Humanities
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) currently have an opportunity for individuals to apply for Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions including the RBGE. This is the second round of this programme which follows…
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The Team
The Team
Our Team Dr Olwen Grace, Deputy Head of Science (Collections) Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library Services Dr Siôn Parkinson, AHRC Early Career Research Fellow PhD Students Jack Baker Claire Banks Sarah MacAllister Research Associates Dr…
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Art at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Art at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The commissioning and / or creation of new artworks is a fundamental part of the work of plant taxonomists at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to discover, describe and allocate scientific names to all plant species. As a result the RBGE…
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Graduate Students
Graduate Students
Jack Baker. 'Enhancing the Impact of Botanical Collections on Policy for Climate & Conservation Outcomes'. Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between RBGE and the University of Edinburgh, funded by the AHRC. Claire Banks. 'Company…
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Sibbaldia: The International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture
Sibbaldia
Sibbaldia is a diamond open access journal which provides an opportunity for horticulturists and others in botanic gardens worldwide to share their expertise in maintaining and managing living collections. Horticulture in botanic gardens is…
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Where We Work
Where We Work
RBGE is a highly international scientific botanic garden. Our science builds on collaborative partnerships, many established over decades or even centuries of working together. Our work is guided by key international policies including the…
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Our Data and Research Outputs
Access our Research Outputs
In line with the Scottish Government's Open Data Strategy, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is committed to making our research publications and associated data freely open and available for others to use and reuse. We aim to make all…
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Protocol Development
Protocol Development
From the very basic problems of how to break up different kinds of tissue in order to extract DNA, to working with the "pre-fragmented" DNA that can be found in historic specimens, working in a Botanical Garden laboratory is full of…
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Historic DNA lab
Historic DNA lab
In 2021, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh created a small suite of labs specifically for the extraction of DNA from historic herbarium specimens. These labs are located away from the other molecular labs and are run using clean laboratory…
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Global Biomes
Global Biomes
We work on characterising biomes – how they are defined, where they are found, how they change over time, the diversity of plants they contain, and how they function. Our focus is mainly on tropical regions, such as dry and wet forests in Latin…