Kew Keepers
@kewkeepers.bsky.social
Dedicated to stopping the off-siting of the Kew Herbarium, preserving the cultural and scientific heritage and ongoing taxonomic and botanic research. #botany #research #curation https://www.change.org/p/keep-the-kew-herbarium-at-kew
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Kew Keepers
@kewkeepers.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Sign the Petition
Keep the Kew Herbarium at Kew
www.change.org
We are dedicated to stopping the off-siting of the Kew Herbarium, preserving the cultural and scientific heritage and ongoing taxonomic and botanic research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
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Over the past year scientists at Kew & collaborators have classified around 149 plants & 23 fungi from all corners of the globe.
Moving Kew Herbarium will make access more difficult for visiting scientists, crucial for collaborative research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
Over the past year scientists at Kew & collaborators have classified around 149 plants & 23 fungi from all corners of the globe.
Moving Kew Herbarium will make access more difficult for visiting scientists, crucial for collaborative research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
Vampire hedgehogs, pirate spiders and fishy fungi - the strangest new species of 2024
Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest.
bbc.com
December 30, 2024 at 10:06 AM
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Over the past year scientists at Kew & collaborators have classified around 149 plants & 23 fungi from all corners of the globe.
Moving Kew Herbarium will make access more difficult for visiting scientists, crucial for collaborative research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
Over the past year scientists at Kew & collaborators have classified around 149 plants & 23 fungi from all corners of the globe.
Moving Kew Herbarium will make access more difficult for visiting scientists, crucial for collaborative research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... Kew Keepers Petition Update!! Read, share, talk to your MP. It all make a difference. #research #curation #herbarium
Shouting and Complaining about DEFRA
Things may be looking up for those who want to keep the Kew Herbarium where it belongs: at Kew. Alternatively, things may be looking not so good for the supporters of the “New Herbarium Project”, the ...
www.change.org
December 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM
www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... Kew Keepers Petition Update!! Read, share, talk to your MP. It all make a difference. #research #curation #herbarium
‘The decline in support for fundamental systematic biology at a time of mass extinction is a shameful development that will be one day be seen as among the most astonishingly wrongheaded episodes in the annals of science’ Quentin Wheeler qwheeler.substack.com/p/put-up-you...
Put Up Your Dukes
Science and history call forth institutional leaders of vision and courage
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December 10, 2024 at 9:04 AM
‘The decline in support for fundamental systematic biology at a time of mass extinction is a shameful development that will be one day be seen as among the most astonishingly wrongheaded episodes in the annals of science’ Quentin Wheeler qwheeler.substack.com/p/put-up-you...
BBC films from Kew Herbarium this week.
Plants are not just decorative objects, they’re really the solutions to every problem that faces our species - and it all starts with dried specimens like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... #curation #herbarium #research @rbgkew.bsky.social
Plants are not just decorative objects, they’re really the solutions to every problem that faces our species - and it all starts with dried specimens like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... #curation #herbarium #research @rbgkew.bsky.social
Kew Gardens: Preserving plants for future generations
Works to digitise and preserve plant samples are about three quarters complete.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 10:25 AM
BBC films from Kew Herbarium this week.
Plants are not just decorative objects, they’re really the solutions to every problem that faces our species - and it all starts with dried specimens like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... #curation #herbarium #research @rbgkew.bsky.social
Plants are not just decorative objects, they’re really the solutions to every problem that faces our species - and it all starts with dried specimens like this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... #curation #herbarium #research @rbgkew.bsky.social
Survey reveals majority of Kew staff are against the Herbarium move. Read all about it - thedirt.news/survey-revea... #research #curation #herbarium @thedirtnews.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Survey reveals majority of Kew staff are against the Herbarium move. Read all about it - thedirt.news/survey-revea... #research #curation #herbarium @thedirtnews.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social
A recap for those joining us new. This letter to The Times ed published over a year ago is a good summary of the major concerns for relocating Kew Herbarium. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... #curation #research #herbarium
November 28, 2024 at 10:36 PM
A recap for those joining us new. This letter to The Times ed published over a year ago is a good summary of the major concerns for relocating Kew Herbarium. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... #curation #research #herbarium
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City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market
https://www.ft.com/content/b879ed5f-52b6-4b32-92a7-fc5dee6a5717
https://www.ft.com/content/b879ed5f-52b6-4b32-92a7-fc5dee6a5717
City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market
Plans to move trading halls to a new, modern facility in Dagenham were shelved earlier this month
www.ft.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:03 PM
City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market
https://www.ft.com/content/b879ed5f-52b6-4b32-92a7-fc5dee6a5717
https://www.ft.com/content/b879ed5f-52b6-4b32-92a7-fc5dee6a5717
We are dedicated to stopping the off-siting of the Kew Herbarium, preserving the cultural and scientific heritage and ongoing taxonomic and botanic research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
Sign the Petition
Keep the Kew Herbarium at Kew
www.change.org
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
We are dedicated to stopping the off-siting of the Kew Herbarium, preserving the cultural and scientific heritage and ongoing taxonomic and botanic research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
Welcome and a new beginning for @kew.keepers.bsky.social Photo - on a bright autumn day the foliage of the European hornbeam Carpinus betulus reflects a brilliant glow into the Kew Herbarium Wing C. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...
November 23, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Welcome and a new beginning for @kew.keepers.bsky.social Photo - on a bright autumn day the foliage of the European hornbeam Carpinus betulus reflects a brilliant glow into the Kew Herbarium Wing C. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...