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BGEN awarded £10,000 grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation

By BGEN, Coordinator

BGEN is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a £10,000 grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation to support our operational costs over the coming year.

BGEN responds to the consultation on a new GCSE in Natural History

By Dr Lauren Daly, BGEN Chair

BGEN has submitted its collective response to the Department for Education’s consultation on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in Natural History. Dr Lauren Daly, BGEN Chair, reflects on what the proposals could mean for our sector, what our members told us, and why having a collective voice matters.

I’ve Found my Tribe

By BGEN, Coordinator

Finding Her Tribe: How the Gail Bromley Award Has Supported Samantha Dobbie’s Career

Is taxonomy missing from our teaching — or just hiding in plain sight?

By Dr Lauren Daly & Dr Seb Stroud

Taxonomy is having a moment.

Meet our Gail Bromley Award winner – Samantha Dobbie

By BGEN, Coordinator

Quick-fire Q&A with Samantha Dobbie. We’re delighted to introduce Samantha Dobbie, winner of the BGEN Gail Bromley Award and speaker at our upcoming Virtual Coffee Morning on 15th April. Samantha is Learning and Engagement Lead at BIFoR, based at the University of Birmingham, where she works at the intersection of climate research, education and community […]

BGEN Announces New Training Partnership with BSBI

By BGEN, Coordinator

The Botanic Gardens Education Network (BGEN) is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), creating expanded professional development opportunities for our members.