News from Kew
Keep up to date with Kew news and blogs. Find out about the latest garden highlights, find out how Kew's science and conservation work is making a difference and see how your donations are helping to support our work in the UK and around the world.
Go behind the scenes with Kew blogs | Browse our specialist science news
Displaying the letters of Augustine Henry
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog03 Feb 2012
The Directors' Correspondence team has just put some of the letters of botanist Augustine Henry on display in Kew's Library Reading Room. Find out why we chose him as our subject and how the display brings together material from many of Kew's behind-the-scenes collections.
- 13 likes
- 0 comments
Promoting Voices of Oral History in the USA
by: Michele Losse, Library, Art and Archives blog31 Jan 2012
Michele, Assistant Archivist at Kew, blogs about her experiences at the American Oral History Society's annual conference held in Denver, Colorado, last October.
- 6 likes
- 0 comments
Phylogenetics of epiphytic cacti
DNA sequence analysis improves our understanding of the relationships between the epiphytic cacti.
The Millennium Seed Bank joins seed swap events
Following the success of our Great Seed Swap, held at Wakehurst Place on 17 September 2011, the Millennium Seed Bank is supporting seed swap events around Sussex and further afield this year.
Kew is recruiting a new Director
After six years at Kew, the current Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen D. Hopper FLS will be returning to Australia to take up a Chair in Biodiversity at The University of Western Australia.
From the field - Harapan Rainforest, Sumatra
by: Marie Briggs, GIS team blog27 Jan 2012
Kew's GIS and South East Asia team report from the forests of Sumatra. This is the first of their posts.
- 26 likes
- 0 comments
Studying yams in Madagascar
by: Tim Harris, Herbarium blog27 Jan 2012
Kew and Feedback Madagascar are collaborating to look at the preferences for different species of edible yam in Madagascan rural communities. Find out about the latest research being undertaken as part of Kew's work in Madagascar.
- 6 likes
- 0 comments
First call for MSBP-BGCI Fieldwork Fund
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) are delighted to announce the first call for the MSBP-BGCI Fieldwork Fund.
Investigating the spread of an invasive tree in the Turks and Caicos Islands
by: Alexandra Davey, UK Overseas Territories team blog24 Jan 2012
Alexandra Davey, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, spent two months in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), investigating the spread of an invasive tree, Casuarina equisetifolia, which threatens coastal habitats there.
- 6 likes
- 0 comments
All Kew news
Follow Kew
Fact Box
Rosa chinensis
China rose
Flowers of the China rose can vary greatly in colour and may open red, creamy white, or unusually a beautiful pale pink that later becomes red. This hardy rose is renowned for darkening over time, whereas other species lighten after opening.
Related Tags
- discovered
- around the world
- sustainable
- the UK
- at risk
- challenging
- successful
- together
- powerful
- ground breaking
- rich
- adventurous
- endangered
- rainforest
- uncharted
- irreplaceable
- needs help
- extraordinary
- exploited
- fragile
- urgent
- beautiful
- english heritage
- historical
- interesting
- rare
- inspiring
- unusual
- rare
- verge of extinction
- old
- ancient
- Kew overseas
- amazing
- creative
- imaginative
- exotic
- innovative
- popular
- fun
- wild
- hot spot
- woodland
- gifts that help
