In total the collections contain 800,000 specimens[3] and benefits from close links with the university's Oxford Botanic Garden. The herbaria are now housed under the title of Department of Biology.
History
Forestry was an important part of the university under the name of the Imperial Forestry Institute, from 1924;[4][5] later the Commonwealth Forestry Institute from 1939.[6] The Oxford Forestry Institute was incorporated into the Department of Plant Sciences in 2002,[7] and research relating to forestry was undertaken under that name until 2022 when the department merged with the Department of Zoology to form the Department of Biology.[1] Some students were Imperial Forest Service students, who came from many parts of the British Empire to qualify as foresters before they returned home.[8] It ran a post graduate MSc forestry course for many years: Forestry and its Relation to Land Use,[9] until 2002.[7]
In January 2021, the Oxford City Council approved the £200m construction of the Life and Mind Building,[10] which will be the university's largest building project and combine the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Biology.[11] It will replace the Tinbergen Building on South Parks Road, which was closed and demolished when asbestos was discovered in 2017.[12] The building will feature multiple laboratories, teaching and testing spaces providing research facilities for 800 students and 1200 researchers. Work is expected to start in June 2021, with the building opening in September 2024.[12]
^ abBurley, Jeffery; Mills, Roger A; Plumptre, Robert A; Savill, Peter S; Wood, Peter J; Wright, Howard L (March 2009). "Witness to History A History of Forestry at Oxford University". British Scholar. I (2): 236–61. doi:10.3366/brs.2009.0007. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
^Excerpta e statutis universitatis Oxoniensis: titulus XIV, de vestitu et habitu scholastico; titulus XV, de moribus conformandis; titulus XXIII, of women students. Oxonii: e Prelo Clarendoniano, [1925], pp. 374-75
department, plant, sciences, university, oxford, imperial, forestry, institute, redirects, here, other, uses, imperial, forestry, institute, disambiguation, department, plant, sciences, university, oxford, england, former, oxford, department, that, researched,. Imperial Forestry Institute redirects here For other uses see Imperial Forestry Institute disambiguation The Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford England was a former Oxford department that researched plant and fungal biology It was part of the university s Mathematical Physical and Life Sciences Division From 1 August 2022 its functionality merged with the Department of Zoology to become the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford 1 Department of Plant Sciences University of OxfordThe Department of Biology South Parks Road which was formerly known as the Department of Plant Sciences Merged intoDepartment of ZoologySuccessorDepartment of BiologyDissolved2022Websitewww wbr plants wbr ox wbr ac wbr uk Contents 1 Herbaria 2 History 3 See also 4 ReferencesHerbaria EditThe department housed the Oxford University Herbaria that consists of two herbaria 2 Fielding Druce Herbarium Daubeny Herbarium In total the collections contain 800 000 specimens 3 and benefits from close links with the university s Oxford Botanic Garden The herbaria are now housed under the title of Department of Biology History EditForestry was an important part of the university under the name of the Imperial Forestry Institute from 1924 4 5 later the Commonwealth Forestry Institute from 1939 6 The Oxford Forestry Institute was incorporated into the Department of Plant Sciences in 2002 7 and research relating to forestry was undertaken under that name until 2022 when the department merged with the Department of Zoology to form the Department of Biology 1 Some students were Imperial Forest Service students who came from many parts of the British Empire to qualify as foresters before they returned home 8 It ran a post graduate MSc forestry course for many years Forestry and its Relation to Land Use 9 until 2002 7 In January 2021 the Oxford City Council approved the 200m construction of the Life and Mind Building 10 which will be the university s largest building project and combine the Departments of Experimental Psychology and Biology 11 It will replace the Tinbergen Building on South Parks Road which was closed and demolished when asbestos was discovered in 2017 12 The building will feature multiple laboratories teaching and testing spaces providing research facilities for 800 students and 1200 researchers Work is expected to start in June 2021 with the building opening in September 2024 12 See also EditDepartment of Biology University of Oxford University of Oxford Botanic GardenReferences Edit a b Oxford launches new department to further bioscience teaching and research University of Oxford ox ac uk Retrieved 15 August 2022 Bloom Michael 26 November 2015 Oxford University Herbarium abnats org uk Retrieved 6 September 2017 Oxford Plant Systematics Herbaria plants ox ac uk Retrieved 26 August 2015 Imperial Forestry Institute Oxford Nature 137 3466 573 1936 doi 10 1038 137573a0 The Imperial Forestry Institute Oxford Nature 139 3522 731 732 1937 doi 10 1038 139731a0 The History of the University of Oxford Trevor Henry Aston J I Catto T A Ralph Evans James McConica Nicholas Tyacke Lucy Stuart Sutherland Leslie George Mitchell Michael G Brock Mark C Curthoys and Brian Howard Harrison Oxford University Press 1984 ISBN 0 19 822974 7 ISBN 978 0 19 822974 2 a b Burley Jeffery Mills Roger A Plumptre Robert A Savill Peter S Wood Peter J Wright Howard L March 2009 Witness to History A History of Forestry at Oxford University British Scholar I 2 236 61 doi 10 3366 brs 2009 0007 Retrieved 29 December 2017 Excerpta e statutis universitatis Oxoniensis titulus XIV de vestitu et habitu scholastico titulus XV de moribus conformandis titulus XXIII of women students Oxonii e Prelo Clarendoniano 1925 pp 374 75 1 Archived 3 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Life and Mind Building lifeandmind web ox ac uk Lowe2021 01 21T06 00 00 00 00 Tom Wates gets planning green light for Oxford uni s biggest ever project Building Retrieved 10 February 2021 a b University of Oxford s 200m life sciences building plan approved BBC News 21 January 2021 Retrieved 10 February 2021 Coordinates 51 45 32 N 1 15 09 W 51 7590 N 1 2524 W 51 7590 1 2524 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Department of Plant Sciences University of Oxford amp oldid 1128705371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
