Training & Education
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Species Accounts

A series of Species Accounts of British & Irish plants is organised by T&E Committee as a forum for exchange of ideas and information on research into the flora. Researchers will be invited to post details of their work, and students can browse the accounts in search of suitable subjects for future work.

>>> Go to the species accounts.

 

Grants

The BSBI offers grants to those wishing to improve their plant identification skills in order to progress their career or recording activities. The grants are for up to £200 and cover attendance on identification courses. If you are interested in applying, download the application form here.

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Study Grants of up to £1,000 are available to botany students. Download details and the application form here.

Conference Bursaries

Students can claim bursaries towards the cost of conferences - download the leaflet for details.

 

Resources for beginners

A leaflet written by Clare O’Reilly with suggestions for beginners on how to get started in botany.

Are you hoping to study to be a botanist but don't know what degree to take or how to specialize? Download the Connexions Botany Careers Leaflet here.

For a web site aimed at school age children, visit SAPS.

Training Courses

Our training courses are run in partnership with the Field Studies Council and the University of Birmingham.

For anyone wanting to learn to identify plants, there is the Certificate in Biological Recording & Species Identification, which is aimed at university graduates, consultants, ecologists in government agencies or volunteer naturalists. It includes a core module on data handling, which teaches how to computerise data and also how to access biological records via the internet and work with naturalist societies.

Programme for 2008 (pdf 19kb).

For more advanced studies, there is an MSc in Biological Recording: Collection & Management. This is a part time degree programme taught mainly at weekends and designed primarily for career development in the conservation and natural history sectors. The aim is to add a scientific approach to natural history studies, with modules on statistics, scientific methods, as well as species recording.

For an information pack and booking form, contact Linda Marsh at the University of Birmingham.

BSBI Library

The BSBI Library is based in the University of Birmingham’s premises in Shrewsbury. It is largely dependent on donations and journals - surplus copies are passed on to the Field Studies Council.

BSBI library

If you are interested in donating to the library, please contact Sarah Whild.

We are grateful to the following for recent donations...

  • Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull
  • Chris Boon
  • Karl Crowther
  • Trevor Dines
  • Bob Ellis
  • Jean Green
  • Roy Maycock
  • Richard Middleton
  • Richard Pankhurst
  • James Partridge
  • Sharon Pilkington
  • Richard Pryce
  • Goronwy Wynne
  • Wiltshire Botanical Society

and to the estates of...

  • Alice Lambert
  • John Lavender
  • Max Walters
  • Melody Ryle

 

Training & Education Committee

Members of the committee are: Sarah Whild (chair), Sue Townsend (secretary), Paul Ashton, Michael Braithwaite, Clare O’Reilly, Richard Gornall, Brenda Harold, Alex Lockton & David Pearman.