by Louise Gathercole | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog
Our internship programme not only provides interns with the chance to work on fascinating projects of their own, but they also get the chance to find out more about the wider work of Forest Research and Kew Science. After presenting their projects to an audience of...
by Louise Gathercole | Jan 4, 2024 | Blog
Squirrel damage and woodland health The damage that mammals cause to trees is a serious threat to woodland health. Since the eastern grey squirrel was introduced to Britain in the late 19th century, they have caused extensive damage to trees through their...
by Louise Gathercole | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog
by Nikki Cotterill and Guillermo Friis The UK government has committed to establish 30,000 hectares of new woodlands annually by 2050. Genetic diversity is crucial for the resilience and adaptive potential of woodlands. However, we do not know what the genetic...
by Louise Gathercole | Sep 1, 2023 | Blog
Genomics Glossary assembly the pieced together sequences from DNA to form one readable genome. base the building blocks of the DNA molecule. Changes at single bases can identify individual differences. gene expression the production of a protein from the DNA...
by Louise Gathercole | Jul 14, 2023 | Blog
Nicola was one of our first cohort of interns, working at Forest Research in England on a three month project from January to March. Nicola’s project involved a lot of fieldwork and she made us a video diary of some of it, you can see it here: Nicola’s...
by Louise Gathercole | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog
Alice was one of our first cohort of interns, working at Forest Research in Scotland on a three month project from January to March. She worked on a ‘horizon scanning’ project, looking at threats to trees from pests and diseases. She learnt lots of new...
