Staff Research and Teaching

Staff research on biodiversity and taxonomy includes materials for research by a range of the biological sciences staff, particularly:

Professor Julie Hawkins

• Phylogeny and evolution of flowering plants: Fabales, Cactaceae, Orchidaceae & Commiphora.
• Phylogenetic patterns in traditional medicinal plant use.
• Molecular marker data to determine identity, parentage or provenance of economically important plant species and the use of herbarium specimen data in the study of past environments.

Dr Jonathan Mitchley

• Ecology and identification of the British and European flora.
• Ecological restoration and grassland ecology.

Dr Alastair Culham

• Phylogenetics, taxonomy and molecular marker aided identification of vascular plants.

• Preparation of specimens for BSc and MSc classes
• Training in herbarium techniques