Celebrating the infinite possibilities of arts-humanities-plants encounters. @kewgardens & @RoyalHolloway research project funded by @ahrcpress
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#PlantHumanities – it’s a thing! Watch this space for a celebration of what happens when #arts, #humanities, and #plants meet @RoyalHolloway @RHGeoHumanities @Kewgardens @Kew_LAA @KewScience @DumbartonOaks @nybg @CarsonCenter @Economicbotany
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Fully funded PhD: JUST ACQUISITIONS? LAW & ETHICS OVER TIME in KEW'S OVERSEAS PLANT COLLECTING HISTORY #Kew_Gardens & @RoyalHolloway #Law offer @ahrcpress funded studentship Deadline: May 8 More: royalholloway.ac.uk/studying… @TheLawSociety #justice #transfer
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"#KEW in #JAMAICA" - 2nd #online talk in @thegardenstrust seminar series '#Empires, #Plants & #Gardening' by Dr Heather Craddock. Jan 27 10-11:30 GMT More info & booking: eventbrite.co.uk/e/empires-p…
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See our @PlantHums_UK web pages at kew.org/science/interdiscipl…
Learn who we are, what we do, and how you can work with us on #PlantHumanities #research
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#PLANTATION #SCIENCE & #EMPIRE in the 20TH CENTURY: 3.5 yrs funded PhD @LSEGeography @lsehistory & @KewGardens supervised by Kasia Kaprocki & @Economicbotany Details: lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Gradu…
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ALT Tobacco Plantation Rhodesia by Frank C. Papé for the Empire Marketing Board [1928]
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It's here!!! 200 pages of #research articles, #narrative #nonfiction, #poetry & #reviews - all on #trees! Many thanks to @whitehorsepress & all our contributors
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Coming this autumn!! #PLANT #PERSPECTIVES 2(2) special issue: '#Tree #Cultures & the #Arboreal #Humanities' eds @CarolineCornis1 & @KewEditor #research articles, narrative #non_fiction #poetry & reviews whp-journals.co.uk/PP @whitehorsepress @RHULGeography #interdisciplinary
ALT 'Of the Oak'; digital art installation by @marshmallowlf at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Image © RBG Kew
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PLANTS, MEMORY, BELONGING: free online discussion, October 8, 2025 exploring connections between plants, memory, & belonging. Featuring: Maria Alves, Jessica Lee, Marcello Di Paola, Goldie Poblador. Booking: osgf.org/programs-and-events… Supported by @oak_spring & #Plant_Perspectives
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Applications open @KewGardens for @ahrcpress #ECR #FELLOWSHIPS in #CULTURAL & #HERITAGE INSTITUTIONS 2yr fellowships up to £312.5k Contact: planthumanities@kew.org Deadline 10 Dec 2025 ukri.org/opportunity/early-c… @RHGeoHumanities
ALT Treetop Walkway and Temperate House, RBG Kew © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Call for papers: #Plant #Fever: #Politics, #Poetics, and Pleasures of #Houseplants" conference Copenhagen 2–3 Dec 2025 Abstracts to: plantfever2025@cc.au.dk by SEPTEMBER 15 @ordrupgaard @AarhusUni_int @uni_copenhagen @VeluxStiftung #Hirschsprung_Collection
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#JUTE: THE GOLDEN #FIBRE OF #BENGAL - A #BRITISH #EMPIRE MONOPOLY Project completion celebration - #book launch, #exhibition, discussions eventbrite.co.uk/e/project-c…
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BOOKING NOW OPEN!! In-person: nationalgallery.org.uk/event… & Livestream: nationalgallery.org.uk/event…
SAVE THE DATE! 26th-27th Sept @NationalGallery: "CREATING THE #MUSEUM" #conference convened by @NationalGallery & @musgalhistgroup 2 days of talks & discussions from researchers & museum practitioners More: mghg.info/forthcoming-events… @PaulMellonCentr #bicentenary
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SAVE THE DATE! 26th-27th Sept @NationalGallery: "CREATING THE #MUSEUM" #conference convened by @NationalGallery & @musgalhistgroup 2 days of talks & discussions from researchers & museum practitioners More: mghg.info/forthcoming-events… @PaulMellonCentr #bicentenary
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Coming this autumn!! #PLANT #PERSPECTIVES 2(2) special issue: '#Tree #Cultures & the #Arboreal #Humanities' eds @CarolineCornis1 & @KewEditor #research articles, narrative #non_fiction #poetry & reviews whp-journals.co.uk/PP @whitehorsepress @RHULGeography #interdisciplinary
ALT 'Of the Oak'; digital art installation by @marshmallowlf at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Image © RBG Kew
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THE SECRET LIFE OF TREES new 3-part series narrated by #MichaelPalin 9pm EST 25 July on @channel5_tv featuring #KewGardens #TreeGang More: channel5.com/show/the-secret… #trees #multispecies #more_than_human #tree_thinking #arboreal_humanities #micorrhizal_networks
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A #JUTE #LASCAR STORY: new play by @StepneyTrust
& @artswoborders 9 Aug 2025 @19_30h BST Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-jute-la… @HeritageFundUK @SAHM_UK
#East_Bengal #British_Empire #economic_botany #Migration #plantation #fibre @RHULHistory @RHULGeography
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#humanities #PhD students @KewGardens visit #Kew #fungarium to learn about @Kew_Science #practices & #collections Many thanks to Lee Davies, #Fungarium #Collections Manager for sharing knowledge and enthusiasm!
ALT Lee Davies (right) hosts Kew Humanities PhD students in Kew's fungarium
ALT Wool dyed with fungus-derived dyes
ALT Specimen created by fine cross sections of fungus; top right is a spore print
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Plant Humanities UK retweeted
#GARDENS & #EMPIRES - booking open! International conference @britishlibrary 27-28 June Convened by BL, #Kew_Gardens & @EnglishHeritage Speakers include @AdvollyR & @Sathnam Booking: events.bl.uk/events/gardens-… @RHGeoHumanities @RHULHistory @gardenstrust @nationaltrust @HRP_palaces
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And it's a wrap! #EastAsia & #EconomicBotany symposium @KewGardens 2 days of amazing papers, discussions & delegates! Huge thanks to all! @RHULHistory @V_and_A @uniofedinburgh @UniofExeter @The_RHS @KingsCollegeLon @Princeton @HKUniversity @MancHSTM @univienna @lunduniversity
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East Asia & Economic Botany 1800-1950 - symposium delegates visit #KewGardens collections of #archives , #illustrations, plant specimens & artefacts Thanks to @Kiri_R_J, Lynn Parker & Ian Turner!
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Enjoy hunting in libraries and archives? PhD placement "Unearthing the roots of Kew Gardens’ history" with Kew and @HRP_palaces, open to UKRI-funded students. Apply by 11 May, details see link at: kew.org/science/training-and… or DM me
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Reminder!! Deadline for this CDA is May 16!
Peachy PhD!! #PLANTS & their PRODUCTS: #BIOCULTURAL #COLLECTIONS @ #KEW_GARDENS & #SOUTH_KENSINGTON #MUSEUM in 19TH CENTURY Fully funded studentship, supervised by Felix Driver @Valeriani_S & @CarolineCornis1 More: royalholloway.ac.uk/studying… @V_and_A @Kew_LAA @musgalhistgroup
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