Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens

The Arid House Afternoon Tour-Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens Event
2020-02-13 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom
Meet in the Kibble Palace South Wing at 2.00pm for a staff lead tour of the ongoing developments in the two arid houses of the main range.
This is an event for the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but we welcome new members and guests at these events.

New Guinea Begonias and the Glasgow Connection-Friends of GBG Event
2020-03-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Bower Building, University Of Glasgow, University Avenue, United Kingdom
Hannah Wilson, Botanist from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh explore the background to the continuing research into the multidiverse Genus of Begonia
This event is for members of the Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens but we welcome new members and guests at all events

The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity
2023-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity
with Professor Alexandre Antonelli, Director of Science, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 7.30pm
University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C)
Lecture offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society

The Atlantic Rainforest
2023-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
The Atlantic Rainforest
with Laura Gusberti, The Woodland Trust
Thursday, 16 November 2023, 7.30pm
University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building (Lecture Theatre C)
Offered jointly with Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Treelovers’ Society

Lecture: Past, present and future of conifer conservation with Hannah Wilson
2024-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 10 September for the lecture from Dr Hannah Wilson on the Past, Present and Future of Conifer Conservation. Dr Wilson is a horticulturalist at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh where she is the Head of the International Conifer Conservation Project.
Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Tree Lovers Society.
Follow Dr Wilson on Instagram and on X (Twitter).

7pm on Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Lecture: Orchids of Crete with Christine Nicolson
2024-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 22nd October for the lecture on the Orchids of Crete by Christine Nicolson, orchid propagator at Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and the Scottish Orchid Society.
Follow Christine Nicolson on Instagram.

7pm on Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Lecture: A Profile on David Douglas by Ann Lindsay
2024-11-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Boyd Orr Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8SP, United Kingdom
Join us at 7pm on Tuesday, 12 November for a lecture from journalist and author Ann Lindsay: David Douglas, plant collector- the best kind of clever, adventurous and energetic Scot. This lecture commemorates the start of Douglas’ and John Scouler’s expedition to collect plants in north-west America.
Friends of Glasgow Botanic Gardens are pleased to offer this free lecture jointly with the Glasgow Natural History Society and Glasgow Tree Lovers Society.
Follow Ann Lindsay online.
7pm on Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Lecture Theatre C
Boyd Orr Building
University of Glasgow

Guest lecture: Discovering mammals in the time of dinosaurs with Dr Elsa Panciroli
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW, Glasgow, G3 8AW
Join us on Thursday, 12 February at 7pm in Kelvin Hall for a guest lecture, Discovering mammals in the time of dinosaurs by Dr Elsa Panciroli.
Mammals, the furry, milk-giving group to which humans also belong, can trace their origins back to the Mesozoic. Fossils, from the Isle of Skye in Scotland in particular, are providing new insights, revealing how their evolution alongside the dinosaurs set the foundations of their survival and success after the mass extinction 66 million years ago. In this talk, we will find out about fieldwork in Skye uncovering exceptionally preserved fossils, and the new analytical techniques revealing how mammals lived, grew, and flourished in the Jurassic.
Dr Elsa Panciroli is a palaeobiologist from the Scottish Highlands who completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science at the University of the Highlands and Islands, her Masters in Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, and her PhD joint between the University of Edinburgh and National Museums Scotland.

Guest lecture: The Pines they are A-Changing with Rob Wilson
2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Kelvin Hall, 1445 Argyle St, Glasgow G3 8AW, Glasgow, G3 8AW
Join us at Kelvin Hall at 7pm on Thursday, 19 February 2026 for a guest lecture “The Pines they are a-changing” by Professor Rob Wilson of University of St Andrews.
Prof Wilson says:
“I am a tree-ring scientist – a so-called Dendrochronologist. My main research focusses on late Holocene palaeoclimatology (the Common Era) with specific emphasis on the use of tree-ring archives to understand the drivers of climate and environmental change. ”
