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July 2019
Reading Botany Reunion Party!
Celebrate 50 years and more of Reading Botany As Reading Botanists are aware, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of masters' botany teaching at the University of Reading and over 100 years of…
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Understanding Nature: Evolution of biodiversity on earth – a workshop for wildlife educators
Understanding Nature: Aim: a course for wildlife educators of primary-aged children looking at how the natural world functions and how to explain some aspects of it to this age group.…
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Enhancing Fieldwork Learning Showcase Event 2019
You are invited to attend and contribute to the 9th Annual Showcase event run by the Enhancing Fieldwork Learning project in collaboration with the British Ecological Society. Building on the…
Find out more »October 2019
Poaceae: He’s singing our song!
This is a public talk given by Dr Jonathan Mitchley, Associate Professor of Field Botany at the University of Reading, who, under his web persona Dr M, composed the Poaceae…
Find out more »November 2019
Symposium: The State of Botany Teaching in the UK
A highlight of the Reading Botany 2019 celebrations will be our symposium, “The Big Botany Challenge! How to promote passion for plants in our schools?” This symposium will take place on…
Find out more »December 2019
#AdventBotany
In 2014 the idea developed of posting a Tweet, blog and Facebook entry for one plant related to Christmas for each day of advent. At the end of that year…
Find out more »University of Reading Annual Christmas Lecture by Dr M
The University of Reading's annual Children's Christmas Lecture is a fun and interactive event for children aged between seven and twelve. Each year one of our academics brings their subject…
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