PhD

Learning To See The Wood For The Trees

2014-01-04T21:44:43+00:00By James_Borrell|

These are a handful of macro shots from one of the glass houses at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Welcome to Kevo Subarctic Research Station

2013-07-20T16:42:06+01:00By James_Borrell|

Earlier in the year I was lucky enough to win an EU-INTERACT grant for research in the Arctic.

Heading for Lapland!

2013-07-20T15:49:50+01:00By James_Borrell|

As wikipedia quite right states, Lapland is home to Father Christmas and of course Rudolph. Amongst less import claims to fame, Lapland also has..

Looking out for Dwarf Birch

2013-03-23T11:49:27+00:00By James_Borrell|

Trees are often overlooked at the best of times, in favor of the more exciting and exotic wildlife that lives among them.

A Week on the Hills

2012-10-01T23:41:54+01:00By James_Borrell|

One of the subtleties of the Scottish landscape is that everything is described as a hill. I've spent the last week up there (in the rain) on a variety of those hills doing a final spot of fieldwork before Winter closes in and covers everything in a few feet of snow.

The PhD Plunge

2012-09-22T17:17:38+01:00By James_Borrell|

I'm heading North to start a new project on Scotland's montane woodlands

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