Science management


Prof Pete Hollingsworth, Director of Science​ and Deputy Keeper

I am a biodiversity scientist with a particular interest in understanding and conserving plant diversity. As Director of Science and Deputy Keeper I am responsible for managing a team of ca 100 staff, students and volunteers in the science division at RBGE.

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Prof Olwen Grace, Deputy Director of Science (Collections) and Curator of the Herbarium

I am Deputy Director of Science at RBGE, responsible for the Preserved Collections, which include our Herbarium, Library and Archives.

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Dr Alex Davey, Deputy Director of Science (Research)

RBGE is one of the world's leading scientific botanic gardens, conducting research into plant diversity, distribution and dynamics, applied conservation, drawing on our rich living and preserved collections and specialist laboratory and bioinformatics facilities.

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