Professor Samuel Brockington

Samuel Brockington is Head of Evolution and Diversity at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Previous Positions

2020 to present - Associate Professor - Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, England

2015 to present - Curator - Cambridge University Botanic Garden, England

2015 to 2020 - Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences - University of Cambridge, England

2014 to 2018 - NERCouncil Independent Research Fellow - University of Cambridge, England

2012 to 2014 - Isaac Newton Trust Research Fellow - University of Cambridge, England

2009 to 2012 - Marie Curie Research Fellow - University of Cambridge, England

Qualifications

2009 - PhD in Evolutionary Biology- University of Florida, USA

2002 - BSc in Plant Sciences- University of Edinburgh, Scotland

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Awards & Fellowships

Bye-Fellowship - Girton College, University of Cambridge, England

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Award - University of Florida, USA

Karling Graduate Research Award - Botanical Society of America, USA

Aschoff Dissertation Fellowship Award - University of Florida, USA

Maynard Mosely Award - Plant Biology Congress, Chicago, USA

Graduate Alumni Fellowship - University of Florida, USA

Lang Scholarship - University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Henry Anderson Award - University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Committees

Member - Cambridge University Botanic Garden Syndicate, England

Member - Graduate Education Committee, Department fo Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, England

Organisations

Trustee - The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Trustee - Thrive Charity (Social and Therapeutic Horticulture)

Public Engagement

I regularly give public lecture on the history of botanic gardens, the global network of botanic gardens and the current activities in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.