#AdventBotany
@RNGherbIn 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...Read 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...Read More >
Botanical University Challenge 2020
Ness Botanic Gardens Neston Road , Little Neston, NestonBotanical University Challenge was the brainchild of John Warren, Jonathan Mitchley (aka Dr M) and Paul Ashton and the first event took place at Kew Gardens in March 2016 and was chaired by James Wong. The second challenge was held...Read More >
Tackling the roots of plant-blindness
School of Geography University of Leeds LeedsPlant blindness (the inability of people to recognise and identify even common plant species compared to a generally reasonable ability to recognise animals) is a major problem. Fewer university courses...Read More >
Summer School For Aspiring Plant Scientists
South London Botanical Institute 323 Norwood Road, London3 days of tasters in botany, biology, horticulture and related subjects (NB bursaries are available to cover costs of attendance) An action packed 3 days for school leavers going on...Read More >
Celebrating Botanic Gardens: Past, Present and Future
Zoom WebinarOxford Botanic Garden celebrates turning 400 with an incredible, online, international symposium. We are partnering with Oxford Botanic Garden to celebrate their 400th anniversary! ‘Celebrating Botanic Gardens: Past, Present and...Read More >
Botanical University Challenge
Zoom WebinarCome online and watch University teams competing to answer questions about the fascinating worlds of botany and plant science in this popular contest invented by Dr John Warren and Dr...Read More >