Responding to the #BiodiversityCrisis & #ClimateEmergency: #plantscience, #collections management, #education & training @TheBotanics
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We are no longer active here. Follow research and conservation updates from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh at: bsky.app/profile/thebotanics….
Image: Rhododendron pleianthum
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
1 Jul 2025
Our team have now completed the digitisation of Saxifragaceae
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives…
#herbarium #herbaria #digitisation #towards3million #saxifragaceae
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
19 Jun 2025
The 3rd episode of #GenomicConnections, the new #sciencepodcast, is now live! 💥This time, it’s about ‘DNA Metadata and FAIR Play’.
🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…
@REA_research @erga_biodiv @iBOLEurope #GenomicConnections #sciencepodcast #sequencing #metadata #biodiversity #BGE
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
19 Jun 2025
Recently, the plant experts here in the Darwin Tree of Life project met @RBGE_Science - a great opportunity to celebrate success and make plans to sequence ALL plants in the British Isles and Ireland.
Learn more: darwintreeoflife.org/
📸 Dom Absolon/@sangerinstitute
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
18 Jun 2025
'Think before you pack and don't bring it back' 🧳⛱️
Come along to our event at the @ScotlandRHShow with @EpicScotland on 20th June at 1pm
We will be showcasing our new animation 📽️
Talks from scientists @EpicScotland @SRUC and @JamesHuttonInst
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16 Jun 2025
What is Archive Service Accreditation and how did we get to this stage? @TheBotanics' first qualified archivist, the wonderful Leonie Paterson, explains: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives… #BotanicsStories @UkNatArchives
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
5 Jun 2025
From the initial creation of a world first Genetic Score Card as led @RBGE_Science @NatureScot @JamesHuttonInst @EdinburghUni in @SEFARIscot ‘s then first (!) specialist group project, it has progressed to international importance, providing key capabilities in conservation.
4 Jun 2025
The 6th progress report to Scottish Parliament on the Scottish #Biodiversity Strategy was recently published.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ye92e36
The Genetic Diversity Scorecard supported by @SEFARIscot was highlighted in Outcome 7...learn more here ➡️ sefari.scot/
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3 Jun 2025
Mapping a unique and special forest type in Central Africa using #sentinel2 and #groundtruthing. What is bemba forest, where is it, how much is there, and why is it important? @EllenHeimpel @thebotanics has many of the answers: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives… #BotanicsStories
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
27 May 2025
The Guttiferae (Clusiaceae) have now been digitised by our team.
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives…
#digitisation #herbarium #towards3million #Guttiferae #Clusiaceae
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Who's joining us at the Peter Wilson Lecture 2025? Preserving what matters, Scotland's national collections. All welcome, full details and tickets here: scrr.ac.uk/news/scrr-rse-pet…
@RoyalSocEd #PeterWilsonLecture #PreservingWhatMatters #Event #Talk #Edinburgh
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
14 May 2025
The 2nd episode of #GenomicConnections, the new #sciencepodcast, is now live! 💥 This time, it’s about ‘Tech for Biodiversity: The role of DNA sequencing’.
🔗: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025…...
@REA_research @erga_biodiv @iBOLEurope #sciencepodcast #sequencing #conservation #BGE #DNA
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
🌺It's National Plant Health Week 🌺
@PlantHealthScot we are part of this national effort to ensure plant health is protected in Scotland
planthealthcentre.scot/news/…
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
5 May 2025
🌳⚠️Out now in Systematic Biology⚠️🌳
We find rampant reticulation in Inga, a rapid Amazonian tree radiation! ⚡
BONUS: We also find introgression and selection on genes underlying chemical defences, helping Ingas resist relentless herbivory🐛☠️🌳
🔗bit.ly/3RRKoz3
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
30 Apr 2025
@PlantHealthScot has £50,000 available to fund an open research call into plant health in Scotland
Apply here planthealthcentre.scot/call-…
#planthealth #research #innovation #scotland #forestry #agriculture #horticulture #naturalenvironment
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28 Apr 2025
Don't miss this opportunity to join @TheBotanics as a #bioinformatician. Full-time, fixed term post supporting our extensive #biodiversity work including plant genome assembly, population genomics & phylogenomics. Details here: rbge.org.uk/about-us/jobs-an…. Closes 30 April.
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
17 Apr 2025
The 1st episode of #GenomicConnections is here! 🎉 A new #sciencepodcast produced by @iBOLEurope
and #ERGA sharing the stories and people behind biodiversity genomics.
In this episode, we talk about #biobanking and its fundamental importance ❄️🧬
erga-biodiversity.eu/post/in…
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Could you be the next Regius Keeper (CEO) of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh?
We're seeking an exceptional leader with innovation, strategic thinking, and a passion for plants to shape our future.
Apply for this prestigious and incredibly rare role: rbge.org.uk/regius-keeper
ALT A photograph of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with the Edinburgh skyline in the background. A dark green border surrounds the image, with text in off-white at the bottom which reads: 'Lead our team. Regius Keeper (CEO)'.
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
18 Mar 2025
Our digitisation team have now completed the Umbelliferae
stories.rbge.org.uk/archives…
#umbelliferae #apiaceae #digitisation #herbaria #herbarium #towards3million
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@RBGE_Science retweeted
13 Mar 2025
Are you a #genomics #researcher interested in:
🧬 Gaining access to cutting-edge genomics resources
🧬Expert guidance
🧬 Global collaboration opportunities
🧬 And more?
Apply now to become an EBP-affiliated project or EBP-regional node and contribute to a movement shaping the future of #biodiversity genomics.
Regional Node Application: earthbiogenome.org/regional-…
Affiliated Project Application:
earthbiogenome.org/affiliate…
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