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New Botanics Blog on - Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations. @thebotanics.bsky.social stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41000
Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations
Translocations are, by their very nature, complex and demanding undertakings - something our team knows all too well. Challenges such as logistics, limited time, unpredictable weather, difficult terra...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
New Botanics Blog on - Resurrecting the Fern; Looking Back At Our Woodsia Translocations. @thebotanics.bsky.social stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/41000
AI-Assisted Quality Checks for Herbarium Sheet Digitisation biss.pensoft.net/articles.php...
AI-Assisted Quality Checks for Herbarium Sheet Digitisation
It is estimated that there are nearly 400 million herbarium specimens held across approximately 3,500 herbaria worldwide (Davis 2023). Over the past decade, many institutions have embarked on large-sc...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM
AI-Assisted Quality Checks for Herbarium Sheet Digitisation biss.pensoft.net/articles.php...
I completely agree. The sheer amount of work alongside the desire to collaborate and to do this with the European vs NZ time difference is fantastic.
Your work is really valuable and contributes a lot to the community. It doesn’t have to be flashy to be important 💚
October 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I completely agree. The sheer amount of work alongside the desire to collaborate and to do this with the European vs NZ time difference is fantastic.
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Such a fan of Elspeth Haston from @thebotanics.bsky.social She's talking tools and skills for curating digitised specimens. #LivingData2025
October 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Such a fan of Elspeth Haston from @thebotanics.bsky.social She's talking tools and skills for curating digitised specimens. #LivingData2025
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Incredible thermal inversion over Edinburgh from the pentlands this morning. Taken from Carnethy hill looking north-east, you can see Turnhouse, Castlelaw, Allermuir and Caerketton hills. What you can't see is any of the city of Edinburgh!
@threadinburgh.scot @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
@threadinburgh.scot @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Incredible thermal inversion over Edinburgh from the pentlands this morning. Taken from Carnethy hill looking north-east, you can see Turnhouse, Castlelaw, Allermuir and Caerketton hills. What you can't see is any of the city of Edinburgh!
@threadinburgh.scot @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
@threadinburgh.scot @secretedinburgh.bsky.social
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We've partnered with SCVO as part of the Museums Futures programme to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland.
Apply by 10th October to secure your place: buff.ly/NlBb1pn
Apply by 10th October to secure your place: buff.ly/NlBb1pn
October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We've partnered with SCVO as part of the Museums Futures programme to offer 20 funded spaces on a 12-month HR Support Programme designed for museums and galleries in Scotland.
Apply by 10th October to secure your place: buff.ly/NlBb1pn
Apply by 10th October to secure your place: buff.ly/NlBb1pn
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An article I collaborated on - "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" - is in this issue! See academic.oup.com/aob/article/... #Wikidata #Botanists #LinkedOpenData
🆕 The new issue of Annals of Botany is now online!
🧬 Symbiosis, physiology & molecular responses
🌸 Pollination & plant–insect interactions
🌾 Nutrients & root processes
📊 Open data & measurements
🌱 Seeds, seedlings & climate change
New issue👉 botany.fyi/91590f
#PlantScience #Botany
🧬 Symbiosis, physiology & molecular responses
🌸 Pollination & plant–insect interactions
🌾 Nutrients & root processes
📊 Open data & measurements
🌱 Seeds, seedlings & climate change
New issue👉 botany.fyi/91590f
#PlantScience #Botany
![The cover image shows the Australian Queen of Sheba orchid, a plant which exhibits floral deception by mimicking buzz-pollinated tinsel lilies. Floral trait analyses, pollinator observations, and reproductive success metrics reveal how visual and olfactory signals interact to attract shared pollinators, advancing our understanding of the complex evolution of mimicry in deceptive pollination systems. [See Scaccabarozzi et al., pp. 583–595.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qowz7hsvbml54nxg6hzo7rrg/bafkreict3cbx4a2wcbm42ai6jlkabu3dkhk2d3rxbtkg4qq2hfqe3tqnvm@jpeg)
October 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An article I collaborated on - "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" - is in this issue! See academic.oup.com/aob/article/... #Wikidata #Botanists #LinkedOpenData
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Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
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I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
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October 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Blog post of one of the @thebotanics.bsky.social Specialist Gardens - Benmore Fernery. herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/d...
September 30, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Blog post of one of the @thebotanics.bsky.social Specialist Gardens - Benmore Fernery. herbariumworld.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/d...
"National Trust properties are testament to both sides of this story." Nicely written piece.
Now that it’s the time of year when the obscurely-funded right wing Restore Trust, a private company, try once again to take over the National Trust, my annual reminder of what they want to do with our history & heritage.
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Culture Warriors’ Attacks on the National Trust
Charles Moore uses the Spectator of 3 June to rally support for a rebel National Trust group. Calling themselves Restore Trust, this group of disaffected members and former members bemoan the insti…
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September 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"National Trust properties are testament to both sides of this story." Nicely written piece.
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Stately old trees this week at Benmore Botanic Garden @thebotanics.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Stately old trees this week at Benmore Botanic Garden @thebotanics.bsky.social
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Dive into TaNC’s Discovery Projects Final Reports—full of groundbreaking research, actionable recommendations & inspiring case studies. This work helped shape the vision for N-RICH (shorturl.at/jGK7C). Don’t miss this rich resource of insight and innovation!
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September 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dive into TaNC’s Discovery Projects Final Reports—full of groundbreaking research, actionable recommendations & inspiring case studies. This work helped shape the vision for N-RICH (shorturl.at/jGK7C). Don’t miss this rich resource of insight and innovation!
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New Online Module from BGCI: Introduction to Biosecurity for Botanic Gardens and Arboreta – a new, free online module designed specifically for professionals working in botanic gardens and arboreta.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New Online Module from BGCI: Introduction to Biosecurity for Botanic Gardens and Arboreta – a new, free online module designed specifically for professionals working in botanic gardens and arboreta.
www.bgci.org/news-events/...
www.bgci.org/news-events/...
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¡Justicia!
Rosa Villanueva-Espinoza and colleagues have just described 21 new species from this beautiful genus, all endemic to Peru.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Rosa Villanueva-Espinoza and colleagues have just described 21 new species from this beautiful genus, all endemic to Peru.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
August 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
¡Justicia!
Rosa Villanueva-Espinoza and colleagues have just described 21 new species from this beautiful genus, all endemic to Peru.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Rosa Villanueva-Espinoza and colleagues have just described 21 new species from this beautiful genus, all endemic to Peru.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Get your Rhododendron ideas in order, as there is a @sibbaldia.bsky.social Special Issue: Rhododendron in living collections: collaboration, conservation and cultivation - on the way from @thebotanics.bsky.social Deadline for receipt of submissions: 10 Jan 2026 journals.rbge.org.uk/rbgesib/anno...
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Get your Rhododendron ideas in order, as there is a @sibbaldia.bsky.social Special Issue: Rhododendron in living collections: collaboration, conservation and cultivation - on the way from @thebotanics.bsky.social Deadline for receipt of submissions: 10 Jan 2026 journals.rbge.org.uk/rbgesib/anno...
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A blog about a recently published paper of my colleagues and mine. blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/14/t...
The power and potential of Wikidata for botany | Te Papa’s Blog
A new paper entitled Wikidata for Botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data has been published in the Annals of Botany. This publication is the result of a collaboration of …
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July 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A blog about a recently published paper of my colleagues and mine. blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/14/t...
May 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Very interesting Blog from Roger Hyam on AI making up scientific names, and the inevitable conclusion. [Illustrated with screen grabs from "The dead don't die"]
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40107
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Will generative AI lead to the zombie name apocalypse?
An online discussion about exchanging seeds of a new species called Meconopsis jiajinshanensis led to the Chinese botanical website iplant.cn and the page for Meconopsis balangensis var. atrata.
...
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April 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Very interesting Blog from Roger Hyam on AI making up scientific names, and the inevitable conclusion. [Illustrated with screen grabs from "The dead don't die"]
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40107
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40107
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Join us to discuss #eDNA opportunities and needs with @markdavis79.bsky.social at #TWT2025 on May 8th! Registration is open (and free)! together.taxonworks.org
April 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Join us to discuss #eDNA opportunities and needs with @markdavis79.bsky.social at #TWT2025 on May 8th! Registration is open (and free)! together.taxonworks.org
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I am a slow learner. I learned today that my famous neighbour Ben Tindall designed the beautiful East Gates of the Royal Botanic Gardens. We are surrounded by geniuses in Edinburgh!
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I am a slow learner. I learned today that my famous neighbour Ben Tindall designed the beautiful East Gates of the Royal Botanic Gardens. We are surrounded by geniuses in Edinburgh!
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Well, I'm going to dangle off the side of a high building in Leith. Anyone wanting to sponsor me?
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Well, I'm going to dangle off the side of a high building in Leith. Anyone wanting to sponsor me?
Well, I'm going to dangle off the side of a high building in Leith. Anyone wanting to sponsor me?
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Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
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March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health