Delighted to be able to re-schedule this event, previous tickets are still valid. What are lichens, and what stories can they tell us Gothamie will describe what lichens are and talk about how they are collected and studied. Gothamie is a Senior Curator of Lichens and Slime Moulds. Her research interests are focused on the …
This talk will be an introduction to the history and importance of the naming of plants, algae and fungi. Heather gave us another great talk last March on 'Women in Botany', and in this talk Heather will cover the history of modern plant naming from just before Linnaeus in 1753 to the formation of the …
A talk by a professional nurse and carer who specialised in SCD and now works with plants as well! Putting you at ease and learning more about this very common disease Earline Hilda Castillo-Binger aka ‘Hilda’ is a retired NHS Nurse from Trinidad & Tobago in West Indies, is now caring for plants! Hilda …
Do you know which native and cultivated plants are poisonous? This talk will highlight some of the most deadly, showing how man has used them around the world for good as well as evil: for hunting and pest control, as medicine, in criminal trials, and for murder. In the UK, many poisonous plants are valued …
The causes for the changes in London's plantlife are varied - exploration and the future The wild plants of Greater London are a dynamic community. Over the last 150 years there has been a gradual loss of native and archaeophyte plants. In many areas they have been replaced by communities of more robust survivors and …
How plant diversity and natural habitats can benefit global farming and its food production The world's food supply is under threat from both climate change and the biodiversity crisis. This, in turn, puts farms globally at risk from failed harvests, poor pollination, pest attacks, and new diseases. What part can natural plant areas play …
Grasslands cover about a third of the global land surface, yet they remain overlooked in terms of impacts from and solutions to climate breakdown. Which plants will be the winners and losers during drought periods? And how will the structure of plant communities change? This talk will introduce a climate change study that looks at …
Three trailblazers who have had such an important impact on the future of botany From Sappho’s violets to Oscar Wilde’s green carnations, the association between LGBTQ+ and botany is longstanding. But what about the botanists themselves? In honour of LGBTQ+ History Month Dr Bethany Nichols will introduce us to three LGBTQ+ trailblazers who shaped, or …
Discovering nature on your doorstep Plants Aren’t Birds Lev Parikian’s book Light Rains Sometimes Fall is about a year of nature on his local south London patch near to the SLBI, recorded following the Japanese calender of 72 micro seasons of five days each. But while the process of exploring and writing about …
Join our online event with Dr Maria Vorontsova (informally known as bat), Research Leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, and SLBI President, who will be discussing herbaria and their role in contemporary society. This talk will take place on Zoom and here are the details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538688191?pwd=eDRVdG80RTdxWTRneUt6ZnIrY0FzUT09 Meeting ID: 845 3868 8191 Passcode: 104880 More …
