Facilities

The Department of Botany hosts internationally significant living and archival plant collections and collection-based facilities together with state-of-the-art experimental and analytical laboratories for a wide range of plant and environmental science research. Staff and students also have full access to cutting edge microscopy (Tescan TIGER SEM and Tescan Mira II SEM), isotope (CF-IRMS for the analysis of H-C-N-O isotopes in organic matter) and elemental (LA-ICP-MS systems) analysis infrastructure within the School of Natural Sciences. Further details of Botany Department and School facilities are below: