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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…
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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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Flora of Nepal
Flora of Nepal
Accurate identification is fundamental to managing a country's plant resources, setting priorities for conservation and monitoring rare species. Nepal's population is mainly rural, and its people use plants from their local environment for food,…
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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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Parasitic plant cultivation
Parasitic plant cultivation
Examples, lessons learned and future directions By Chris Thorogood, Joko Ridho Witono, Sofi Mursidawati and Andreas Fleischmann Abstract Parasitic plants contain some of the most bizarre and fascinating organisms in the plant kingdom. Yet they are…
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Science Staff
Science Staff Directory
Our Science Team consists of about 100 staff, students and volunteers, plus around 60 research associates. Based in Edinburgh, we work closely with our Horticulture and Learning team and with partners from across Scotland and around the world. Our…
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Ex Situ Conservation
Ex Situ Conservation
To deliver Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, we have secured 86% of Scotland's threatened plant species in ex situ collections. We maintain a living collection of rare and threatened plant species, sampled from meticolously…