Education at the Botanic Garden
The Botanic Garden is a superb resource for teaching and learning at all levels from nursery to post-school levels and beyond.
Educational resources for schools
We can offer a broad programme for schools, from nursery age up to Higher level. These are linked to the Curriculum for Excellence. We are also happy to work with teachers to devise new tailor-made activities for their pupil's needs.
Find out more by contacting our Education lead, Dr Elizabeth Lakin
While our focus is on plant-related activities, the Botanic Garden is a suitable resource for a wide range of subjects. We can support subjects such as general biology, geography, history, environmental science and art and design.
We run training sessions for teachers. These can be tailor-made to meet the needs of groups or individual teachers. Find out more by contacting our Education lead, Dr Elizabeth Lakin
Research
Honours year and PhD students carry out research in the garden as part of their course work. The Curator, Kevin Frediani, and Education Officer, Dr Elizabeth Lakin, can advise on the current programmes.
Projects
Research project
Supporting Human Rights Defenders around the world through temporary relocation in Scotland
Research project
DOLFIN is a research and know-how platform designed to support and strengthen the activities of the two existing natural resources centres (CEPMLP and Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science) and other departments of the University of Dundee.
Research project
The Strategic Dialogue on Sustainable Raw Materials for Europe (STRADE) addresses the long-term security and sustainability of the European raw-material supply from European and non-European countries
Research project
School of Business academics Carlo Morelli and Ruth Bickerton are investigating the impact of funeral costs, while a new charity (Funeral Link) has been set up in the city to help families cope in the aftermath of a bereavement
Research project
Funded by DFID, Youth Transitions in Protracted Crisis focuses on young people who are refugees and highlights the challenges and strategies youth employ to create adult lives in difficult environments. The research took place in urban and camp settlements in Uganda and Jordan working with various refugee groups aged 10 -24.
Research project
'Growing up on the Streets’ worked with hundreds of street children and youth in three African cities, providing insights into their patterns of daily life, struggles, capabilities and coping strategies as they seek to create adult lives to value
Research project
A programme of work, led by Prof. Mark Cutler, that builds on research started over 20 years ago in logged forests around Danum Valley in Sabah, Malaysia. This includes analysis of the impacts of the 2015 El Niño on leaf reflectance and traits, and the effectiveness of restoration measures on carbon accumulation in forests after logging.
Research project
This research, funded by ESRC-DFID, generated evidence regarding how social cash transfers (SCTs) .
Research project
We are creating and testing methods to detect how materials are transferred from places to people, or from people to people and how long materials can last in the environment once they have transferred.
Research project
We have a citizen science approach to developing activities that generate data on the background abundance of materials for use in forensic science research and interpretation.