Such a joy to be part of this! 😍

looking forward to seeing you all in the Basque Country soon!!

‘It could be the death of the museum’: why research cuts at a South Australian institution have scientists up in arms theconversation.com/it-could-be-th… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

How did strawberries get their name? Fascinating article on their etymology by Staffan Fridell & Ingvar Svanberg- most likely from the old custom of stringing the fruits on a grass stem: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I did indeed partake of Spargel in Hamburg - 4 times!

Check out the first issue of the new open-access Plant Perspectives journal from The White Horse Press, now available online for free viewing or downloading at whp-journals.co.uk/PP/issue/view/… 'Plant Perspectives is a new forum, grounded in interdisciplinary plant studies, to explore…

Hamburg particularly lovely this evening. Many thanks to HIAS Hamburg &Emily Jones Whitman College for a fascinating day of plant humanities discussions

Who does the academic housework? A new study from Denmark reveals the strategies that mid career men embrace to avoid internal service work - ignoring emails (evasion) and cultivating a reputation for being disorganized. kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

A privilege today to host a Huni Kuin group from the Amazon rainforest of Acre, Brazil. Musicians and leaders Biruany Huni Kuin, Bixku Huni Kuin and Nawá Siã Huni Kuin are being introduced to the Venus fly-trap by Marcelo Sellaro in Kew Gardens Tropical Nursery.

Thoughtful (German-language) radio programme by Alexandra Hostert DLF on the colonial legacies of botanic gardens: deutschlandfunk.de/zwischen-tulpe…

it's very beautiful to me that the victorians created a generationally-slow tree timebomb by planting half a million giant redwoods in the UK, which are only now beginning to outgrow native trees theguardian.com/environment/20…

Tix now available for this online conference on combatting conservative public history, and I'm excited to be sharing a bill with Corinne Fowler and Alan Lester!

Thu 20 Jun 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM
tickettailor.com/events/histori…

Internal Thoughts:
'This letter from 1845 is going to contain everything I'm hoping to find.'
[Arrive at Archive]
The Letter: 📷
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🙏Thank you to the librarians and archivists out there who read AND transcribe cross-writing!
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ❤️ 🍵🫖🇮🇳

Very good day V&A welcoming the first cohort of Arts and Humanities Research Council cultural-sector Research Fellows. Two based at Kew Science: Marleen Boschen is studying Kew's engagement with contemporary art; Aparajita Mukhopadhyay 19th century agriculture in India. vam.ac.uk/research/proje…

Do consider joining our team! Four-year fellowship at Kew Science; applications close 21 April 2024. Contact details for enquiries in the advert

Today is Taxonomist Appreciation Day! 🌿

To celebrate, one of our taxonomists Gwil Lewis gives you an insight into what a taxonomist does and how they help protect our natural world 🌍👇

#TaxonomistAppreciationDay

Sad news that the School of Anthropology & Conservation, Kent MSc in #Ethnobotany is coming to an end as the Anthropology Dept closes. I've enjoyed teaching/learning from 300+ wonderful students over 25 years, a great legacy. Worldwide support for the programme but it was not enough: kent.ac.uk/news/statement…

I wrote this essay about the critical importance of #herbaria to science and the future of humanity for the The Washington Post . Please share and help me raise awareness about these precious plant collections.

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

#herbaria #science #plants #botany #funding …

One month left to see a special exhibit assembled by the Kew economic botany team, featuring 100+ handmade, 19th century model apples 🍎

See their role in botanical history, at the Museum of Cider museum ApplesandPeople exhibition until Apr 9! 🍺

applesandpeople.org.uk/exhibitions/cu…