Major collaborations
Working with leading institutions
Our scientists and curatorial staff work with a broad range of government, academic and commercial partners in collaborative projects.
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Biodiversity Heritage Library
Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries and research institutions have joined to digitise the published literature on biodiversity held in their respective collections.
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CATE
The Creating A Taxonomic E-science (CATE) project aims to test the feasibility of creating a web-based, consensus taxonomy using two model groups from the plant and animal kingdoms.
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EDIT
The European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT) is the collective answer of 27 leading institutions to a call for a network in taxonomy for biodiversity and ecosystem research.
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Open Air Laboratories Network
The Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network has been created to inspire people to become more involved with the natural world around them.
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SYNTHESIS
This 5 year project comprises 20 European natural history museums and botanic gardens. It aims to create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences.