News, Blogs and Essays
Metal and memories of World War 2
On occasion, we find mysterious artefacts in our collections. In this case, an old bullet. Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson finds out more...
8th July 2020
The Results of the 2019-20 BioMedia Competition!
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the BioMedia Meltdown Competition this year. Here are the announcements that you've all been waiting for!
1st July 2020
After the Present Fire: The Linnean Society during the Second World War
During WW2, ‘sheltering in place’ was not an option for our collections, that eventually travelled to several locations. Isabelle Charmantier, Head of Collections, writes about these journeys, and how the war led to new ways of doing things.
26th June 2020
Collinson’s Connections: The Commonplace Book of Peter Collinson
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne writes about his work cataloguing the "commonplace books" of 18th-century botanist, Peter Collinson
14th June 2020
Adventurous Fellows: Part Three
As we follow the voyages of some adventurous Fellows, join Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson as he looks at the Society's connections with the lost Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage
8th June 2020
