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Name: Dr Lauren Baker
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
https://www.obga.ox.ac.uk
Events this person is hosting:
Thursday 10 October 2024
Plants and Medicine
Date: 10 October 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Julie Hawkins (University of Reading)
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Host:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Events this person is organising:
Thursday 19 October 2023
Have plants tapped into the fountain of eternal youth?
Date: 19 October 2023, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Dr Roberto Salguero-Gomez (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 October 2023
Prescribing Nature: Understanding what happens when we see, touch and smell nature
Date: 26 October 2023, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Prof Kathy Willis (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 9 November 2023
Eco-Flourishing and Mental Health: Promises and Challenges
Date: 9 November 2023, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Ilina Singh (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 23 November 2023
Fruit development, morphology and evolution driven by a hormonal and genetic pas de deux
Date: 23 November 2023, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Lars Østergaard (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 30 November 2023
Tropical forests and planet Earth: A macroscope view
Date: 30 November 2023, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Yadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford)
Venue Details: Online via Zoom
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 25 January 2024
Saving the blossom: Cherry Ingram and his rich legacy
Date: 25 January 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker
:
Naoko Abe
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre. Please select an accessible ticket when booking if you require a wheelchair space in the lecture theatre.
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 8 February 2024
An Evening with Raymond Blanc
Date: 8 February 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker
:
Raymond Blanc
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre. Please select an accessible ticket when booking if you require a wheelchair space in the lecture theatre.
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 22 February 2024
Around the world in 80 plants
Date: 22 February 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker
:
Jonathan Drori
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre. Please select an accessible ticket when booking if you require a wheelchair space in the lecture theatre.
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 March 2024
Garden Stories - Connecting people with landscape
Date: 7 March 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker
:
Juliet Sargeant (The Sussex Garden School)
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre. Please select an accessible ticket when booking if you require a wheelchair space in the lecture theatre.
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 19 March 2024
An Evening with Rachel de Thame
Date: 19 March 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Speaker
:
Rachel de Thame
Venue: University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road OX1 3PW
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre. Please select an accessible ticket when booking if you require a wheelchair space in the lecture theatre.
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 10 October 2024
Plants and Medicine
Date: 10 October 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor Julie Hawkins (University of Reading)
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Host:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Thursday 24 October 2024
Plants, Potions and Skin
Date: 24 October 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Dr Sue Burge (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 7 November 2024
From mulberry to rare diseases: a scientific journey
Date: 7 November 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Prof Frances Platt (Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 21 November 2024
Autumn Science Lecture with Prof John Geddes
Date: 21 November 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Professor John Geddes (Head of University Department of Psychiatry, Oxford)
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 5 December 2024
The historical and cultural importance of plants mentioned in the Qur'an
Date: 5 December 2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Speaker
:
Shahina Ghazanfar
Organiser:
Dr Lauren Baker (Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum)
Hosts:
TBA
