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Lecture: Seabird islands in a climate of change - investigating long-term vegetation and wider biodiversity change on islands in the Firth of Forth

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Rene van der Wal, University of Aberdeen

Date

Thu, 19/01/2012 - 17:30

Lecture by Dr Rene van der Wal, University of Aberdeen, entitled: Seabird islands in a climate of change: investigating long-term vegetation and wider biodiversity change on islands in the Firth of Forth.

Tea, coffee and biscuits, will be available from 5.00 p.m.

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Lecture: Celebrating Diversity in Community Woodlands in Scotland

Location

Perth Museum library

Leaders

Dr Barbara Sumner

Date

Wed, 11/01/2012 - 19:30

Lecture by Dr Barbara Sumner, President of the Botanical Society of Scotland, entitled: Celebrating Diversity in Community Woodlands in Scotland. Joint with the Botanical Section of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science.

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Lecture: Bonnie Purple Heather

Location

Chemistry Lecture Theatre, North Haugh, University of St Andrews

Leaders

Dr Edith Cormack

Date

Sun, 08/01/2012 - 19:30

Lecture: Bonnie Purple Heather, by Dr Edith Cormack. In association with the St Andrews Botanic Garden Friends.

For any queries about this lecture, please contact Professor R. M. M. Crawford, Plant Sciences Laboratory, Harold Mitchell Building, University of St Andrews, email: mmc [ @ ] st-and.ac.uk.

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Lecture: New Phytophthora threats in Scotland

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Sarah Green, Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin.

Date

Thu, 15/12/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Dr Sarah Green, Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin, entitled: New Phytophthora threats in Scotland.

Tea, coffee and biscuits, will be available from 5.00 p.m.

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Lecture: Galapagos Islands - the problems of invasive species

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Kay and Peter Bates

Date

Thu, 17/11/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Kay and Peter Bates, entitled: Galapagos Islands - the problems of invasive species.

Tea, coffee and biscuits, will be available from 5.00 p.m.

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Lecture: Darwin and our native orchids

Location

Room T9, Tower Block, University of Dundee

Leaders

Roy Sexton

Date

Tue, 08/11/2011 - 19:30

Lecture by Roy Sexton, entitled: Darwin and our native orchids. This meeting is held jointly with Dundee Naturalists Society.

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The Scottish Exhibition Meeting, in conjunction with the Botanical Society of the British Isles

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Date

Sat, 05/11/2011 - 10:00 - 18:00

The Scottish Exhibition Meeting, in conjunction with the Botanical Society of the British Isles, will be held on Saturday 5th November 2011 in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
The main speaker this year is Dr Richard Gornall of the University of Leicester, talking about his work on saxifrages. All welcome.

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A window on the world

Location

Room 2.12, Appleton Tower, Crichton St, Edinburgh

Leaders

Mark Hughes

Date

Thu, 27/10/2011 - 19:00

For over 300 years botanists from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have been bringing back unusual, rare and exotic plants to Scotland from all corners of the globe. Join Mark Hughes as he follows in their footsteps during a series of expeditions to the rich tropical montane forests of Sumatra.

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Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Alex Twyford

Date

Tue, 18/10/2011 - 09:30 - Wed, 19/10/2011 - 17:00

A two day workshop on how next generation sequencing technologies can transform research in plant ecology and evolution. This is an excellent opportunity for plant researchers to learn about exciting new applications of next generation sequencing technologies.

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Lecture: Hybrid fitness, adaptation and evolutionary diversification: lessons learned from the Louisiana irises

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), 20a Inverleith Row

Leaders

Prof. Mike Arnold, University of Georgia, USA

Date

Mon, 17/10/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Prof. Mike Arnold, University of Georgia, USA, entitled: Hybrid fitness, adaptation and evolutionary diversification: lessons learned from the Louisiana irises.

Please Note: this meeting is on a Monday and not the usual Thursday.

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