@NathanProbably

Mycologist, Historian, and Curator. Retired Poet.

 Cardiff, UK
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Joined August 2016
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Dr @edwinrose3, the author of ‘Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History 1760-1820’ will join us to discuss the collections of leading British zoologist, Thomas Pennant. Get your tickets for what promises to be a fascinating talk here: library.wales/events
A graphic to promote our event, ‘Reading the World: Thomas Pennant and the Practices of Natural History’ on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 1.00pm at the National Library of Wales and online.

ALT A graphic to promote our event, ‘Reading the World: Thomas Pennant and the Practices of Natural History’ on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 1.00pm at the National Library of Wales and online.

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Congratulations to Zhiru Guoli on their first scientific paper! Zhiru joined @NathanProbably last summer @Museum_Cardiff to explore the use of historical fungal records in bettering our understanding of fungus-fungus relationships tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes @Museum_Cardiff? Here's a short video about the work of @AmgueddfaCymru's scientists in mapping, conserving, describing and protecting species across Wales and beyond youtube.com/watch?v=rnb-q28m…
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For #BotanicMonday a paper on a new tool to find potentially misidentified specimens in data sets by @sophiebryo, @ilichenmoss, @8thtree & @NathanProbably. Both Sophie and George spent time @Museum_Cardiff as part of their studies enabling this paper natsca.org/article/2891
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It is now possible to pre-order! upittpress.org/books/9780822…

Reading the World - University of Pittsburgh Press

|9780822948513|British Practices of Natural History, 1760-1820| In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries—a period that marked the emergence of a global modernity—educated landowners, or “gentleme...

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Edwin Rose@EdwinRose311 Nov 2024
My book now has a cover! Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History, 1780-1820. To be published with @upittpress on 18 March 2025 (USA) 13 May 2025 (Worldwide)
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New PhD opportunities @KewScience for UK & overseas students: Re-storying the Sussex Weald Garden: Exotics, Empire and Ecobiography chase.ac.uk/cdas/re-storying… Women and biodiversity: gender and the making of the Kew Fungarium, 1900-1950 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/…
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Our curator @NathanProbably explores the interactions between science and fiction across the twentieth century by focusing on strange orchids and musical monstrosities. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… #hgwells
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An exciting #PhD opportunity with our resident mycologist @NathanProbably looking at the role of women in British mycology, including Swansea’s own Elsie Maud Wakefield. Find out more details and how to apply here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/… #PhDLife #PhDOpportunity
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#WOMEN & #BIODIVERSITY: #GENDER & THE MAKING OF THE #KEW #FUNGARIUM 1900-1950. Fantastic funded PhD opportunity from @AnthropoceneBio @UniofYork & @kewgardens supervised by @archivemole & Dr Nathan Smith. Details: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/… @KewScience @KewMycology @RHGeoHumanities
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Fascinating talk at #UnknownWales by Emma Williams @CoalSpoilFungi on under recorded fungi species.
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🚨JOB ALERT 🚨 We have a new temporary position working on our Mollusca collections @AmgueddfaCymru, digitally imaging specimens from Singapore in the historic Melvill-Tomlin shell collection ⏰ 22/10/24 nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/A…
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We are excited to announce our newest curator @alienplantgirl, who will be joining the Plant and Earth Sciences team @Museum_Cardiff. Sophie will be our resident botanical #invasivespecies expert in our quest to understand, protect, and restore the landscapes of Cymru
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💦🥟Join Abi Palmer in conversation with mycologist Nathan Smith 📅Thu 3 Oct, 6.30pm 💷£5 ticket, £20 entry+book 🔗buff.ly/4emFTWe... They’ll be discussing slugs, fungi and slime — and how creating literature from these unusual specimens might change the world…
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Open Doors - Immerse yourself in the extraordinary collections of taxidermy (stuffed) animals, skeletons and bones. Find out more about the fascinating stories behind these collections with our Vertebrate curator and learn more about how we care for them museum.wales/cardiff/whatson…
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Our new PTY student from @CUBiosciences will be working on a new non-native bivalve to the UK with @MolluscAnna. She is first getting some photographic skills under her belt with an enquiry on tiny Moerellinae species. Welcome to the world of molluscs, Sophie! #MolluscMonday
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🚨Job Alert 🚨 We're recruiting an Entomology Curator @AmgueddfaCymru to join our Natural Sciences team developing the collection to ensure it continues to be a valuable biodiversity resource that can be used to monitor environmental changes 🐞🪲🐜🐝🦗🪰 nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/A…
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🚨Job Alert 🚨 We're recruiting a Botany Curator @AmgueddfaCymru to join our Natural Sciences team and use our collections to examine the impact of invasive species on ecosystems 🌳🌿🍄🌸🌾 nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/A…
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It’s a wrap! Thank you everyone who joined us at @AmgueddfaCymru for #SHNH2024. We look forward to seeing you next year!
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N Smith retweeted
NatSCA@Nat_SCA25 Apr 2024
Thinking of ways to explore the historical stories locked in your collections? Check out our new blog out today for some inspiration natsca.blog/2024/04/25/trip-…
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N Smith retweeted
NatSCA@Nat_SCA25 Apr 2024
New blog out today looking at a #decolonising project linked to the collections @Museum_Cardiff herbarium natsca.blog/2024/04/25/trip-…
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