People
Griggs, Patricia J.
| Job Title | Co-ordinator, Higher Education |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Dicot Systematics |
| Science Teams |
UK Overseas Territories |
| Joined Kew | 1988 |
| Foreign Language(s) |
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc, Reading, 1982
PhD, Aberdeen, 1987.
Role
Co-ordinating International Diploma Courses and postgraduate visits; promoting Kew’s conservation activities through exhibitions and web materials.
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 and co-ordinating exhibitions showcasing Kew’s conservation activities, mainly in the UK Overseas Territories, including ‘Treasured Islands’ and ‘Message in a Bottle’ in the Lifelong Learning Section of the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in 2004 and 2005, and ‘Caught in Time’ in the Mansion Gallery at Wakehurst Place. Developing materials for Kew’s UK Overseas Territories Programme web pages.
Projects
Darwin Initiative Assessment of the Coastal Biodiversity of Anegada, British Virgin Islands
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Griggs, P. et al. (2005 onwards)‘Caught in Time’ web pages. Available at http://www.kew.org/events/caught_in_time/index.html
Selected Publications pre-2001
Griggs, P., Prendergast, H.D.V. & Rumball, N. (2000). Plants+People: exhibition catalogue. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.