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RBGE Science Staff

Science Staff Directory

Dr Alex Davey

Dr Alex Davey

My role encompasses strategic planning, leading and overseeing RBGE’s research to combat the biodiversity and climate crises in Scotland and globally, growing grant income, enhancing equity, inclusion and access, and working with external partners…

Dr Elspeth Haston

Dr Elspeth Haston

My experience is in taxonomic research, curation systems and digitisation. My work has included the development of tools, processes and workflows to aid with curation in herbaria. My current focus is on large-scale digitisation, including looking…

Dr Stephan Helfer

Dr Stephan Helfer

I do research on parasitic microfungi, their biodiversity, taxonomy and distribution.  I am interested in fungus-plant interactions and their effect on natural communities. I mainly use microscopic techniques for identification and basic…

Prof Christopher Walker

Prof Christopher Walker

I worked for Forestry Commission in various roles, ending up in the Physiology Branch of the Northern Research Station, Roslin, working with mycorrhiza and tree roots. I took early retirement in 1996 to allow more time to follow my interest in the…

Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner

From 1991 to 2021 I worked at the at RBG Edinburgh as co-ordinator of the International Conifer Conservation Programme on many aspects of conifer conservation. Part of my work has been to establish one of the world's most comprehensive…

Dr Zoe Goodwin

Dr Zoe Goodwin

I am the Postgraduate Co-ordinator for the RBGE's MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants. I am course leader for the 'Evolution of Plants', 'Biodiversity of Angiosperms' and 'Tropical Plant Identification' modules. I specialise in teaching the…

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