Congratulations to Prof Beverley Glover (Beverley Glover) and Prof Ian Henderson (@hendersi) who have been awarded ERC Advanced Grants!

Cam Botanic Garden Department of Plant Sciences

Read more about the projects ⬇️cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Really happy today that the ERC have funded our research on convergent evolution of floral patterning. Thanks to lab members who helped develop these ideas, to lovely colleagues ⁦Department of Plant Sciences⁩ for support and to ⁦Cam Botanic Garden⁩ for inspiration! cam.ac.uk/research/news/…

Took the chance to visit one of my favourite trees in all the world today - this self-grafting beech near Dunkeld

Really wonderful to see the old City Hall in Perth turned into a fantastic museum - brilliant exhibits and thoughtful storytelling ⁦Perth Museum⁩

👇A great day for our botanical collections!!! 👇 University of Cambridge Museums Cambridge University Cambridge Collections Connections Communities Cam Botanic Garden Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) Department of Plant Sciences

Grateful to Research England for our share of the HEMG award to the Cambridge University University of Cambridge Museums Cambridge Collections Connections Communities. Including £1.73 million to the Cam Botanic Garden, and £190k to the Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE). This will bring our amazing botanical collections to ever broader audiences Department of Plant Sciences

Whilst our brood of baby ducklings have been real visitor favourites this weekend, there are new beginnings all around the Garden, with fresh turf being laid in the Systematic Beds, vibrant flowers blossoming & trees coming into leaf.
#Springtime #LoveCambridge #EasterHoliday

Lovely to visit the Bell Pettigrew Museum today ⁦Museums of the University of St Andrews⁩ and relieve happy student days - and revisit some old favourite specimens!

📷 We're delighted to be hosting the stunning 17th exhibition of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (igpoty) competition until 7 May.
Enjoy a huge variety of images from a range of categories, some taken in the Garden itself & others from much further afield!

📢New vacancy alert!📢

We are seeking to appoint a post-doctoral Research Associate to contribute to the development of disease-resistant crops in the Patron Lab with Nicola J Patron 👩🏾‍🔬🌱⚙️ 🌱⚙️

Find out more👇
jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45176/

🌸 Looking for a fresh start this spring?
We are recruiting a part-time Visitor Services Assistant to join the Botanic Garden’s Visitor Services Team.
Closing date: Sunday 21 April 2024
For more information and to apply, visit our website: botanic.cam.ac.uk/join-support/j…

🌸Wishing all our visitors a very happy Easter. The Garden is open this bank holiday weekend from 10am-5pm each day & from 10am-6pm on Easter Monday. 🐰Younger visitors can follow our Lost Eggs Easter trail.📷Or enjoy the stunning images from the @IGPOTY photography competition.

The deadline for this Teaching Fellow position School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin is very soon - 29th March.

The Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) & Jade vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) are the spring stars in the Garden today & being much admired by our visitors!
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#MondayMotivation #VisitCambridge #EnglishTourismWeek24

📅 Save the Date! 🌟
The 23rd HFSP Awardees Meeting is coming your way! Join us at the National Academy of Sciences in #WashingtonDC #USA from June 17-19, 2024. #HFSPAwardees and #HFSPAlumni , are warmly invited🙃More details: hfsp.org/aam See you there! #HFSPmeeting2024

My first day back from sabbatical ⁦Cam Botanic Garden⁩ and this was waiting to greet me 🥰

In honor of Women`s History Month, our new interview in highlighting women in plant science series is out!👩‍🔬

Dr. Leonie Luginbuehl`s Leonie Luginbuehl is assistant professor at the University of Cambridge/UK, researching carbon allocation during symbiosis.
plantae.org/interview-with…

🔬Science on Sundays is back!
Come & discover the fascinating world of plant science in just 30 minutes!
On Sunday at 2.30pm, Dr Anne Dubéarnès will be sharing some of the treasures hidden in Curatrix, Cambridge University Herbarium (CGE) in the first of a series of free, monthly talks at CUBG: botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/scien…