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…order to talk about any subject Balfour asked them to. After the exam, “the Prof then asked if anyone would volunteer to talk on any of the subjects… only one…
…and have been volunteering in the Botanics Library for five years. I worked mostly in education, both administratively and teaching. Through membership of NADFAS I became a “Heritage Volunteer”, joining a…
Pauline Maclean, an RBGE Volunteer, writes: Forrest’s signature “… By now you must be aware of the fact that I am no writer. As a practical worker I am a…
…volunteers as they unlock the data from our Australian material. Do you want to help in unlocking valuable data for the scientific community? To transcribe our specimens go to: https://volunteer.ala.org.au/institution/index/21309224…
…to generate the first entire genome for wych elm, marking a new chapter in understanding the genetic basis of disease resilience. Volunteer elm verifiers who will check records provided by…
…events, essays about trips and ventures at home and abroad – it’s all there, preserved in the Journals now on the shelves in the RBGE Library. RBGE volunteer Diana Wilkinson…
A series of posts from our volunteers … Maggie Stevenson Maggie Stevenson, Library and Archives Volunteer. I am Maggie, formerly an occupational therapist. Always a keen gardener, I completed the…
A series of posts from our volunteers … Karissa Adams My time as a volunteer with RBGE began in January 2019, when I was studying Book History and Material Culture…
…at the Royal Botanic Gardens here in Edinburgh make it to the herbarium cabinets. As a volunteer at RBGE I have spent my time working through the extensive collection of…
…schools and our amazing network of volunteer Tree Wardens have planted trees around the country to lay down roots for a tree-filled future.” – https://www.treecouncil.org.uk/Take-Part/National-Tree-Week Trees are high on the…
By Helen Bennett, Library & Archives Volunteer New light has been shed on the creation of Logan Garden by a previously unknown album of photographs and watercolours recently acquired by…
…Maternity Pavilion in Edinburgh is named in his honour. ***** Researched by Graham Hardy, RBGE’s Serials Librarian and Margaret Dunn Communications Volunteer, and written by Paula Bushell Head of Marketing…
…from the soil, whatever their size. Any remaining, known as volunteer potatoes, will then sprout and grow the following season and can be vectors of pests and disease. Rubus sp….
…We are in the process of digitising these collections, much of which has been carried out by volunteers who have taken part in our annual British DataBlitz, creating basic records…
A series of posts from our volunteers … Paul and Ruth Maxwell Paul and Ruth Maxwell We came to be Volunteers at RBGE quite by chance in that while attending…
…volunteer in the marketing department. Over my summer I have been working with a brilliant team who have kindly given me this fantastic opportunity to help build my experience. As…
A series of posts from our volunteers … Simon Muirhead – Trawling through the Archive Simon Muirhead For some years I have been a member of EDFAS [Edinburgh Decorative and…
…wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do, but I wanted a break from learning, so went to the Bedfordshire Wildlife Trust, starting as a volunteer and then doing paid…
…Patrick Fenner (volunteer) planting the next generation of elms within sight of the Last Ent of Affric. The planting around the Last Ent is an example of a responsible, scientifically-led…
…of Oxford. Over the past decade, cultural heritage organisations have increasingly turned to volunteers through crowdsourcing platforms to help make their holdings digitally accessible for discovery and research. These platforms…