Chris Thorogood is the Deputy Director and Head of Science of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, and a lecturer in biology. Chris’s research focusses on evolution, conservation, floras in biodiversity hotspots, and biomimetics; he also has a specialism in parasitic plants. Chris is a Visiting Professor at the University of the Philippines, chairs the University of Oxford’s Gardens Libraries and Museums (GLAM) Public Engagement Committee, is an Adjunct Fellow at Linacre College, and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. Chris is an Editor for the journal Plants People Planet of the New Phytologist Trust, and a member of the journal’s strategic steering group. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Botanical Artists and an award-winning wildlife artist. Chris is the author of the popular science book Pathless Forest, which describes he and his collaborators’ attempts to document and propagate Rafflesia in Indonesia and the Philippines.
