Beverley Glover
| Professor Beverley Glover FLS | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Beverley Jane Glover 7 March 1972 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions |
Queens' College, Cambridge University of Cambridge Cambridge University Botanic Garden |
| Education | Perth High School |
| Alma mater |
University of St Andrews John Innes Centre University of East Anglia |
| Thesis | Cellular differentiation in plants (1996) |
| Notable awards |
Bicentenary Medal (2010) William Bate Hardy Prize (2010) |
| Spouse | Stuart Bridge (m. 2003) |
| Children | Two |
Beverley Jane Glover, FLS (born 7 March 1972) is a British biologist specialising in botany. Since July 2013, she has been Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.[1][2]
Early life and education
Glover was born on 7 March 1972 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] She is the daughter of Michael Glover and Margaret Glover (née Smith).[1] She was educated at Perth High School, a comprehensive school in Perth, Scotland.[1] She studied plant and environmental biology at the University of St Andrews, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1993.[1][2] During her undergraduate degree, she spent one summer working at the St Andrews Botanic Garden as a gardener.[2] She then began postgraduate research in plant molecular genetics at the John Innes Centre.[2] In 1997, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree; she officially graduated from the University of East Anglia as the John Innes Centre does not have degree awarding powers.[1] Her doctoral thesis was titled "Cellular differentiation in plants".[3]
Academic career
Glover began her academic career as a junior research fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge between 1996 and 1999.[1][2][4] In 1999, she was appointed a lecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.[1][4] From 2001 to 2007, she was additionally the admissions tutor for science at Queens' College.[1] She was promoted to senior lecturer in 2005 and reader in 2010.[1] In July 2013, she was appointed Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden and made Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution.[4]
Glover holds a number of appointments outside of her university career. She has been a member of the council of the European society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology since 2010,[1][5] and of the Systematics Association since 2014.[1][6] On 1 February 2015, she was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.[7][8] The appointment is for four years and will end on 31 January 2019.[7]
Personal life
In 2003, Glover married Stuart Bridge.[1] Together they have two children; a daughter and a son.[1]
Honours
In 2010, Glover was awarded the Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society. The medal is awarded "in recognition of work done by a biologist under the age of 40 years".[9] In 2010, she was elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS).[1] In January 2011, she was jointly awarded the William Bate Hardy Prize for 2010 by the Cambridge Philosophical Society.[10][11]
Selected works
- Glover, Beverley J. (2007). Understanding flowers and flowering: an integrated approach (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198565970.
- Glover, Beverley (2014). Understanding flowers and flowering: an integrated approach (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199661596.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "GLOVER, Prof. Beverley Jane". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dr Beverley Glover". For Staff. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ Glover, Beverley Jane. "Cellular differentiation in plants.". e-Thesis Online Service. The British Library. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Dr Beverley Glover". For staff. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Council". European society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Officers & Council of the Systematics Association (2016)". Systematics Association. 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Trustee appointed to the Board of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh" (doc). Appointed for Scotland. Scottish Government. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "RBGE Board of Trustees". The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Bicentenary Medal". The Linnean Society of London. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Beverley Glover awarded the William Bate Hardy Prize". Department of Plant Sciences. University of Cambridge. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ "Botanic Garden names new Director". Research. University of Cambridge. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2016.