Collections management

• training of Indonesian Collections Managers
  A tailored course using the Natural History Museum collections to provide training in curation and collections management techniques.
  (Global Environment Facility)
• capacity development in Costa Rica
  National institution building through the development of training programmes for parataxonomists and curatorial staff.
  (INBio/British Council)
• MSc in Advanced Methods in Taxonomy and Biodiversity
  A joint course with Imperial London, that includes a collections management module.
  ( which can be taken as a separate course)
• arthropods of medical & veterinary importance
  An intensive identification course.
• insect pests in museums
  A two-day training course aimed at museum professionals from curators to cleaning supervisors.
• Beijing Natural History Museum
  Consultation on modern exhibition design and display techniques.
  (Beijing Natural History Museum)
• Pakistan Museum of Natural History
  Advice on planning a new facility, setting policy, establishing a research collection, educational services and creating new exhibitions.
  (Pakistan Science Foundation/British Council)
• Saudi Arabian National Museum, Riyadh
  Participation in international peer-group review of proposals for a new museum and visitor centre.
  (Riyadh Development Athority)
• Oman University Museum of Geology
  Advice on exhibition, planning of galleries, etc.
  (Sultan Qaboos University)
• National Museums of Kenya
  A preparatory phase review prior to restructuring the Museum. Focusing on collections and research development, exhibition design, capacity building and a funding review.
  (European Commission: DGVIII)
• advice and training on information Development from scientific collections in Brazil
  A review of the National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA) and provision of recommendations to foster the use of collections as a resource tool in research and measures to improve information transfer and use.
  (Department for International Development)
• quality assured checklist of species status
  Production of databased information on listed species in Europe.
  (English Nature/JNCCj)

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