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Last Day
Today is my last day as a curatorial trainee at Manchester Museum. I will be starting a new blog very soon on how I am working towards my AMA and the work I will be doing in Museums as a … Continue reading
Day One: NHM Tring
This past week I was in the Natural History Museum, Tring working on various aspects of their amazing bird collections. The curatorial staff there kindly agreed to train me on areas I wanted to expand on, and I am very … Continue reading
A Community Museum
I have not updated this blog lately. This is because I was in holiday in Belize seeing friends and family, but also watching Belize’s amazing wildlife! I’ve decided to do a few Belizean posts before I get back to work … Continue reading
Fulgoridae Project coming to an end
All of my research and work on Lantern Bugs is nearly done. I’m just waiting on some information from emails I’ve sent various museums and then my article and collections review on these insects will be complete. While searching for … Continue reading
Leeds Discovery Centre
Today I spent the day at the Discovery Centre in Leeds. The centre is a huge warehouse containing social history, archaeology and natural history collections. I met up with curator of natural history Clare Brown, conservation intern Emily, conservator Emma … Continue reading
Preparing a study skin
Last week I started to prepare an ornithological specimen that had been given to the museum. Zoology curator Henry Mcghie taught me the basics of preparing my very first bird specimen. The bird in question was a little owl (Athene … Continue reading
Hidden Gem
I just got back from the most amazing place: The Firs Botanical Grounds. The grounds are part of the university and are located behind Owen’s Park in Fallowfield. Not many people, myself included are aware this place exists. This is … Continue reading
Bats and Earwigs
The earwig collection at Manchester Museum contains a vast number of species and may be one of the most important in the world. It contains 276 type specimens, which is extremely rich for a collection that is housed in 3 … Continue reading
