Griggs, Patricia J. [Pat]
Job TitleSpecialist Training Co-ordinator and UKOTs Public Engagement Officer: UKOTs and Conservation Team
DepartmentConservation, Living Collections and Estates
SectionConservation and Conventions
Science Teams:
Joined Kew: 1988
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc, Reading, 1982
PhD, Aberdeen, 1987.
Role
Co-ordinating International Diploma Courses and postgraduate visits; promoting the conservation activities of Kew's UKOTs team through web pages and blogs.
Co-ordinating International Diploma Course programme and supporting course participants during their stay. Co-ordinating programme of taught modules for postgraduate students. Producing On Course newsletter for network of course alumni and course publicity materials, both printed and on the web. Developing web presence for Kew's UKOT's Programme, including species pages, territory pages and blog posts.
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
Griggs, P and members of UKOTs Team. UK Overseas Territories Team blog
Griggs, P. Species page - Acacia anegadensis
Griggs, P. and and MSc Conservation Science students from Imperial College. Species page - Plantago moorei
Griggs, P and MSc Conservation Science students from Imperial College. Species page - Mellissia begoniifolia
Griggs, P. Species page - Salvia caymanensis
Selected Earlier Publications
Griggs, P. et al. (2005). ‘Caught in Time’ exhibition at Wakehurst Place and associated webpages
Griggs, P. et al. (2005). ‘Message in a Bottle’ in the Lifelong Learning Section of the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show
Griggs, P. et al. (2004) ‘Treasured Islands’ exhibit in the Lifelong Learning Section of the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show
- Griggs, P., Prendergast, H.D.V. & Rumball, N. (2000). Plants+People: exhibition catalogue. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
