Category: Natural History Museum

October 09 | Visiting The Angela Marmont Centre For UK Biodiversity

On October 09, 2019 The Duchess of Cambridge made an unannounced visit to The Angela Marmont Centre For UK Biodiversity to hear how it is championing and helping to protect UK wildlife.

The AMC helps public visitors identify their finds, provides vital training in wildlife identification, and leads research and citizen science projects that are helping to transform our understanding of over 80,000 species of wildlife known to exist in the UK today.

The AMC brings together a host of individuals and organisations all dedicated to building understanding of the UK’s wildlife, so that it can be better protected for future generations. This ranges from applying ground-breaking scientific techniques, including analysis of environmental DNA through to detecting and identify the minuscule insects and microorganisms that play an important role in healthy environments.

The Duchess who has been Patron of The Natural History Museum since 2013 joined Museum Director Sir Michael Dixon, Head of the Angela Marmont Centre Dr John Tweddle, and Head of Learning and Audiences Beth Stone in viewing plant and insect specimens and viewing DNA sequencing live in action.

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