Miss Alison Paul

Miss Alison Paul

Senior Curator, Pteridophytes

Department: Life Sciences
Division: LS Algae, Fungi and Plants Division
Specialisms: Ferns; curation; collections management; integrated pest management.

Summary

I am responsible for the management and development of the Museum’s collection of ferns and lycophytes. Comprising approx. 340,000 specimens, spanning almost four centuries and with global coverage, it is one of the world’s largest and most important pteridophyte collections. I also co-ordinate Integrated Pest Management for the NHM's botanical collections.

Qualifications

Degrees

  • BSc (Hons) Horticultural Botany, The University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1974 - 1978

Academic

  • Senior Curator, Pteridophytes, The Natural History Museum, Botany Department (Life Sciences from 2013), England, 2007 - ongoing
  • Curator of Pteridophytes, The Natural History Museum, Botany, England, 1991 - 2007
  • Scientific Officer, Fern Section, The Natural History Museum, Botany, England, 1983 - 1991
  • Assistant Scientific Officer, Fern Section, British Museum (Natural History), Botany, England, 1979 - 1983

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