Today's first talk for 'Fascination of Plants Day' The University of Manchester #lostgardensofFallowfield #botanicalgarden GilesNJohnson

Fantastic event at Firs Botanical Grounds today. Thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who helped make it happen! (I was too preoccupied to take photos so have to retweet Amanda's). Special thanks to Ollie, Rachel and Megan (and Ossie for the prep) #fascinationofplantsday

Massive thanks to Sainsbury's delivery driver in Colchester who recently came to the rescue of my mother after a fall, calling an ambulance and waiting with her till it arrived

It's nearly time for Fascination of Plants Day, 18 May 2024! Come get your plant fix at the Firs Botanical Grounds: manchester.ac.uk/discover/bicen…
#plantday #UoM200
UoM Sustainability GilesNJohnson Amanda Bamford

We're here today until saturday

Wonderful visit to the university firs site today and air monitoring supersite to talk air quality in greater Manchester and what is needed with colleagues and local MPs. Fingers crossed for action! Lydia Becker Institute

Sorry to hear about the passing of Neil Baker, a pioneer in photosynthesis research. Chlorophyll fluorescence approaches we now take for granted are based on his work essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/202…

Come along to our Green Together event on the 22, 23 & 24 February at Manchester Central Library! Chat with our friendly scientists and engineers about ways we can all do our bit in living a greener lifestyle! 💚 se.manchester.ac.uk/green-together/ #ClimateChange

Another student team has registered for Botanical University Challenge 2024 #BUC2024 University of Manchester The University of Manchester. Competed several times in the past. What will happen in 2024? @fbmh_uom UoM News Amanda Bamford Herbarium Manchester GilesNJohnson

Really excited to see this come out, a great start to the year!
nature.com/articles/s4146…

21 Dec 1803 Engineer Joseph Whitworth was born. Stating ‘you can only make as well as you can measure’, he advanced accuracy in measurement and machining, devising the ‘British Standard Whitworth’ for screw thread. He left huge wealth for Manchester projects such as the Whitworth

Exciting to see the Swiss cheese plant Monstera deliciosa at Firs #lostgardensoffallowfield is in flower! Must be getting good care!
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Herbarium Manchester Prof Dunc Cameron 🏳️‍🌈♿️ 🐝 Amanda Bamford Social Responsibility UoM Science and Engineering UoM Biology, Medicine and Health

It's #NationalMossDay and the The University of Manchester moss house is star of the show here 🌟as people look to identify some of the species on site

The Green Wellbeing Project (based at Firs Botanical Grounds) is a group for anyone who might need it and is offered every Wednesday, 11am-1pm. This is a space where you can come to spend some time doing mindful activities in nature.

Urban biodiversity is positively associated with human health and wellbeing. Our university campus makes no exception.
Find out about the The Michael Smith Quad and how it's maintained (FBMH Social Responsibility and Public Engagement): blogs.manchester.ac.uk/bmh-sr/2023/09…

Evening fungal foray #moorpfad #dahlem

A great website exploring the legacy of Kathleen Drew Baker's work. Well done Isabella! #phycology #scicomm #histsci

Exciting opportunity for Plant scientists!

Join the Plant Environmental Physiology Group's Field Techniques Workshop 2023 on 10-15 Sept.

Gain insights from global leaders in plant physiology and hands-on training with cutting-edge equipment.

More info:
sebiology.org/events/ems-eve…