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Dr Heleen Plaisier, Assistant Herbarium Curator
Dr Heleen Plaisier, Assistant Herbarium Curator
I manage the Cryptogamic Section of the Herbarium. This involves the curation of the Cryptogam collections, processing new accessions, supporting loans and destructive sampling, and providing support for users of the Cryptogam collections.
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Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library and Archives
Lorna Mitchell, Head of Library and Archives
Lorna is responsible for the strategic management and day-to-day running of the Library and Archives at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE). This includes: maintenance and development of the collections, including cataloguing, digitisation…
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Leonie Paterson, Archivist
Leonie Paterson, Archivist
Leonie started at RBGE in 2000 as a Library Assistant. Over the years, her interest in the George Forrest collection and RBGE’s history led to her becoming involved in the care and curation of the Archives. She now has a qualification in Archives…
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George Sherriffs, Acquisitions Librarian
George Sherriffs, Acquisitions Librarian
George is responsible for sourcing and acquiring new materials (books and non-book materials) for the RBGE Library. He also leads on the cataloguing of the Library collections, including the retrospective cataloguing of the historical collections.…
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Marie Briggs, Assistant Herbarium Curator
Marie Briggs, Assistant Herbarium Curator
I curate specimens in the herbarium, maintaining and improving the current collections and incorporating new accessions with the aim of supporting RBGE’s world class scientific research. I have a particular interest in the flora of SE Asia and New…
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Jane Corrie
Jane Corrie
My major research interest is in the intellectual history of the 18th century – particularly as it manifested in Scotland and within Scotland - Edinburgh. The important role of the RBGE in this story is being steadily revealed as a result of…
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Dr Siôn Parkinson
Dr Siôn Parkinson
AHRC Early Career Research Fellow Siôn Parkinson is a visual artist, composer, performer, and writer investigating our sensory relationship with the more-than-human world, especially fungi. Siôn joined RBGE in January 2024 as an Early Career…
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Prof Roy Watling
Prof Roy Watling
Roy is an RBGE mycologist (retired). He received an MBE for contributions to mycology, particularly recognising his teaching and support for amateurs as well as professional mycologists based in the global south. He received the Royal Society of…
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Dr Henry Noltie, Research Associate
Dr Henry Noltie, Research Associate
After studying botany at Oxford, and Museum Studies at Leicester, Henry Noltie worked at RBGE from 1986 to 2017 as a curator and taxonomist. For 14 years he worked on the Flora of Bhutan project, leading the team for its concluding years. He wrote…
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Dr Catherine Kidner
Dr Catherine Kidner
Kidner Lab Understanding Diversity We are interested in determining the genetics underlying differences between species. We would like to know how many genetic changes and what type of changes determine differences in plant growth and form. A…
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