Higher Education and Training

We provide a programme of courses and other activities for professionals, postgraduates and undergraduates to facilitate access to our collections and expertise. Currently these comprise:

Vegetation Survey Training Course, 13 – 24 September 2010

Kew has a long history in vegetation surveys in many parts of the world and this course, taught by staff from Kew and its partners, covers a wide range of techniques and issues, from fundamentals of vegetation classification and characterisation, through to advanced techniques and survey methodologies.

Find out more about the Vegetation Survey Training Course

Kew Apprenticeship and Traineeships in Horticulture

Two new practical training studentships were launched in 2008 – the Kew Apprenticeship and the Kew Traineeships.

Kew Diploma in Horticulture

A three-year full-time botanical horticulture training course, the Kew Diploma in Horticulture.

International Diploma Courses

A programme of International Diploma Courses for professionals from botanic gardens and other plant conservation organisations. Each course, lasting up to 8 weeks, supports participants in developing the horticultural, botanical and other specialised skills essential for increasing knowledge of the world's plant diversity and for its conservation and sustainable use.

Courses currently being run are:

  • Botanic Garden Management
  • Herbarium Techniques
  • Plant Conservation Strategies
  • Botanic Garden Education

On Course Newsletter (pdf)

MSc partnerships

A partnership with several Masters programmes.

Teaching modules and research project facilities

Specialist teaching modules or research project facilities for university-based MSc/Postgraduate Diploma programmes.

PhD projects

Opportunities to undertake research projects as part of a PhD programme.

Fellowships

  • Kew Latin American Research Fellowships Programme (KLARF)

Internships