This is a past event
Research and professional horticultural practices at botanic gardens promote the growing of specific, and often rare, species of plants.
Propagation can result in increasing their numbers, while facilitating genetic diversity. Ongoing plant research, particularly in affiliation with botanic gardens is of paramount importance. Mark Paterson, Curator of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden, offers a fascinating insight into the vital role of plants in our daily lives and the importance their conservation for our future health and wellbeing.
The Special Collections Centre at the Sir Duncan Rice Library hosts Pharmacopeia - an exhibition featuring rare and fascinating printed and manuscript material that demonstrates some of the earliest recorded interpretations of the natural sciences - a history of health.
Illustrated and annotated, the documents explore the study of the medicinal qualities of plants in the treatment of disease, making links with contemporary scientific research and practice at the University of Aberdeen including cutting edge examples from the Marine Biodiscovery Centre as well the Kosterlitz Centre for Therapeutics. The event is free, but booking is recommended. Contact the Special Collections Centre, E: scc.events@abdn.ac.uk or T: 01224 273049
- Speaker
- Mark Paterson, Curator of the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens, University of Aberdeen
- Venue
- Seminar Room, Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen