Location: Classroom
About the course
This course will focus on the practical aspects of fungal identification—covering the basics of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. Participants will work with seasonably available fungi to learn spore prints, basic microscopic and chemical identification, and how to collect, dry, and record fungi for scientific analysis. The fundamentals of DNA-based identification will also be covered.
This course assumes a basic knowledge of fungi equivalent to the level covered in “Introduction to mycology”.
About the tutor
Dr Nathan Smith, FLS, is a mycologist, historian, and Senior Curator of Mycology, Lichenology, and Bryology at National Museum Wales. His research focuses on the changing perceptions of mycology and botany and how disciplinary identity shapes practice in the study of the natural world.
Bookings for this course will close 4 September
Please take the time to read our course cancellations and refunds policy.
Please note that once this course has been filled, you can email education@botanic.cam.ac.uk to be added to a waiting list.
