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…books into the RBGE Herbarium database. Likes: The stress-free working environment and interacting with other volunteers – tea breaks and lunchtimes are pleasant social occasions. Bridget Laue Volunteer: Bridget…
…‘Meet the Gardener’ sessions so that the public can ask questions and get handy hints. If you’d like to volunteer on the project you can find out more at https://www.rbge.org.uk/support/volunteer/#public….
As a life-long lover of insects, I jumped at the opportunity to volunteer at the Microsulpture exhibition at the Inverleith House Gallery at the Botanics . I had moved home…
…volunteering at Inverleith House for half a year. I volunteer at Inverleith House and have spent a lot of time in the rooms of Siân Bowen’s After Hortus Malabaricus: Sensing…
…this information is incorrect. Harvey Oswald Fairbairn, pictured at RBGE in around 1939. Harvey Oswald Fairbairn (c.1917-1944) Service Number:143285 (Sgt?) RAF Volunteer Reserve ORTU Pilot, Flying Officer d. 10/7/1944 age…
Botanic Cottage logo A Cottage Volunteer My Introduction to the Botanic Cottage The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has always had a special place in my heart, especially since my son…
…practice and experimenting with novel methods of volunteer engagement via three new citizen research projects. In this online workshop we explored the crowdsourced data cycle in cultural heritage with an…
A series of posts from our volunteers … Brenda White – A Photography Volunteer Brenda White in action Long ago, when the world was simple, and taking photos involved no…
We have a wonderful team of dedicated volunteers helping us run the Edible Gardening Project. During the first eight months of the project we have spoken to over 4500 Royal…
…the way. Sally King Hi Martin, Thank you for your lovely comment. It’s wonderful to receive such positive feedback from our online community of volunteers! Best wishes, Sally Herbarium Volunteer…
…plant. For a Volunteer in the Herbarium, used to sorting dry, odourless specimens, this was not only an unusually strong warning, but a moment of excitement and anticipation, and sure…
…ago. The following Autumn, I noticed a call for volunteers. From the first time I stepped inside, I could tell the roots of its rich history allowed it to grow…
Alex Wilson, Photography Volunteer We recently received the sad news that one of RBGE’s longest standing photography volunteers had passed away. Alex Wilson was recruited as a photography volunteer in…
…attend a meal where dishes made with black nightshade were going to be the centrepiece? This is exactly the position I was in recently at an Edible Gardening Project volunteer…
…should volunteer for Korea as we had a few specimens from there; I didn’t!” On his return two years later, Ian found that the priority for the Garden’s science staff…
…North Bengal Mounted Rifles, a volunteer division of horse mounted riflemen, primarily consisting of British volunteer tea planters, with three active divisions and one reserve; no published information could be…
…the collection. In our current series of virtual Digivol expeditions we are exploring the Lilliaceae family. Sign up as a volunteer at https://volunteer.ala.org.au and search for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh….
…volunteer recorders helping Butterfly Conservation have offered to help ensure regular trapping takes place. Work is in the final stages to produce a new moth atlas for Britain and volunteer…
…medical botany and vegetable histology in 1877. Library volunteer Diana Wilkinson has looked at Doyle’s early life and his time at Edinburgh University and has written the following post for…
…clicking here. Now we need your help! Come and join us on our first of a series of specimen-based virtual expeditions across Myanmar on the citizen science platform Digivol (https://volunteer.ala.org.au)….