Overall responsibility for the Natural Sciences collections, building the collections and expanding the team of curators and research activities. Helen's particular focus is on developing, curating and researching the collection of freshwater invertebrates.
Rhonda is responsible for the botanical collection. Her main interests are in integrative taxonomy, species concepts, accelerating traditional taxonomic outputs and biodiversity conservation.
Dr Grant Brown is Curator of Entomology and is responsible for the Museum's entomological collections, comprising more than 65,000 wet- and dry-preserved insect specimens. His primary research interest is the evolution, taxonomy and mating behaviour of spiders in the genus Walckenaeria (Araneae). He also collaborates on a variety of biodiversity and systematic research projects, contributing expertise in DNA barcoding, phylogenetic reconstruction and species delimitation to studies of arachnids from the Iberian Peninsula, the Falkland Islands and elsewhere.
Learn more about how we're digitising our vast sponge collection!
Broadening access to our collectionsby Mike Simms, Senior Curator of Natural Sciences
A New View of the Giant's CausewayJoin our Senior Curator of Natural Sciences, Dr. Mike Simms, as he investigates a fallen meteorite in his hometown, Bishops Cleeve.
In pursuit of fallen meteorites
