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John Templeton and the Emergence of Irish Botany (with NMNI)

PhD Studentship application deadline: 5pm on Friday 23 May 2025

 
Pages from John Templeton's Hibernian Flora manuscript describing and depicting Orobanche alba (native Broomrape plant).Queen Mary University of London (School of the Arts), and National Museums NI (Ulster Museum) are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded (fees and living allowance) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship from 1st October 2025 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme.
 
The project is titled John Templeton’s (1766-1825) Hibernian Flora and the Emergence of Irish Botany. It examines the scientific archive and legacy of one of Ireland’s most pioneering yet under-researched botanists, John Templeton through a study of a nationally important collection of his manuscripts, journals, drawings, correspondence, and specimens held at the Ulster Museum. The primary supervisors are Dr Richard Coulton (QMUL) and Rhonda Ridley (NMNI).
 
For further details including how to get in touch with the supervisory team, please see the full project description: PhD Studentship opportunity: CDP with NMNI [PDF 297KB]
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