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FYI > The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at > Birkbeck > has been awarded one studentship for a PhD project on 'Cross-cultural > histories of tropical botany in Latin America' working with the Royal > Botanic Gardens, Kew. Subject to AHRC eligibility criteria, this three > year > studentship pays all fees (UK/EU rate) and an enhanced full maintenance > grant. It offers the opportunity of extensive experience within Kew > Gardens, > and the development of curatorial as well as academic skills and > expertise. > The closing date for applications is Friday, 30 May 2008. > > The project aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the history > of > tropical botany through a critical engagement with the herbarium, > economic > botany, bibliographic and visual reference collections of a major > botanic > garden of global significance. The project seeks to illuminate the > multiple > histories entangled within the development of tropical botany, with > particular reference to the Latin American collections, providing > insights > into the cultural history of the transatlantic exchanges between > Britain and > Latin America. > > Further details may be found at: > http://www.bbk.ac.uk/cilavs/research/opportunities