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Wild tulips under threat.

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Wild tulips under threat.

Despite the popularity of tulips, recent research reveals their wild ancestors will lose their habitat due to climate change.

CUBG’s Director, Prof Beverley Glover wins Pilkington Prize for Outstanding Teaching

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CUBG’s Director, Prof Beverley Glover wins Pilkington Prize for Outstanding Teaching

We are delighted to share that CUBG Director, Beverley Glover has been awarded a prestigious University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize.

Planting ideas – view our living collection online for the first time

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Planting ideas – view our living collection online for the first time

CUBG launches a web portal to the entire living collection to fast-track global research

Call of the Wild collector

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Call of the Wild collector

Walking at ‘botanist pace’ on Mount Terror in South Africa, CUBG's Assistant Curator, Ángela Cano, likes to stop and smell the succulents.

Festival of Plants to be online in 2020

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Festival of Plants to be online in 2020

Cambridge University Botanic Garden’s Festival of Plants goes digital

Vomiting bumblebees show that sweeter is not necessarily better

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Vomiting bumblebees show that sweeter is not necessarily better

New study using bumblebees, led by CUBG's Director, Beverley Glover, finds that the sweetest nectar is not necessarily the best for bees.

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