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We're the @NHM_London Learning Team, here to help you discover the wonders of the natural world.

 Natural History Museum, London
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Joined May 2013
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Teachers! There's still time to sign up for the National Education Nature Park, a project led by @NHM_London & @The_RHS which helps pupils improve #biodiversity in their schools. Access free poetry teaching resources, each using a poem by a young poet➡️ educationnaturepark.org.uk/r…
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One year ago today, the National #EducationNaturePark launched! 🎉 1 in 8 schools and colleges in England are taking part and the Nature Park map is ✨glowing✨ Read more about the positive impact on nature, wellbeing and young people's futures 👇 brnw.ch/21wNrKm
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ZSL Library@ZSLLibrary5 Jun 2024
Ann our volunteer art cataloguer. Here she is holding her new book co-written with @drewyhart. #Thankyou #Volunteersweek
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NHM Learning retweeted
AQA Science@Science_AQA9 Feb 2024
Teachers: If you’re looking for activities that put nature at the heart of education and support climate action plans, the National Education Nature Park has a variety of resources available. bit.ly/4bqwtbP
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We are delighted to announce our winner for Best Team: Women in Science Tour Team, Natural History Museum #LHVA2023 @NHM_Learn @NHM_London
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Our winner for Going the Extra Mile is Jen Austin, Natural History Museum - a huge well done and thank you to you! #LHVA2023 @NHM_Learn @NHM_London
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Congratulations Laurent Ballesta, Wildlife Photographer of the Year for the second time 🏆 The tri-spine horseshoe crab has survived more than 100 million years but now faces habitat destruction and overfishing for food and for its blue blood, used to develop vaccines. #WPY59
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📢 Exciting news - the National #EducationNaturePark has launched! This free programme enables young people to boost biodiversity on their learning sites, develop green skills and connect to nature 🍃 Find out how you can get involved! 👇 brnw.ch/21wDc1t
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On Sunday 8th Oct, join the Explorers Family Festival: Black Natural History 🦕 Learn about fossils of dinosaurs found across Africa 🌺 Hear about the birds and the bees… & evolution of flowers 🐠 Go behind the scenes of the spirit collection Book Now👉🏽nhm.ac.uk/events/explorers-f…
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This Thursday is the 75th anniversary of Windrush! 🎉 To celebrate, we’re hosting a free tour about the hidden stories of Caribbean scientists and historical figures. 🗓️ 22nd June ⏰ 10:30, 15:00, 16:00 🪸 Book at the info desk then meet by the Turbinaria coral in Hintze Hall
An engraving of Graman Kwasi (or Quacy, Quassi, Kwesi and Quasi) from 1806 entitled 'The celebrated Graman Quacy'. Kwasi was a former enslaved man and botanist in Suriname who discovered the medicinal plant 'Quassia amara'. Kwasi is wearing a blue trimmed jacket and red waistcoat and is holding a feathered hat and cane.

ALT An engraving of Graman Kwasi (or Quacy, Quassi, Kwesi and Quasi) from 1806 entitled 'The celebrated Graman Quacy'. Kwasi was a former enslaved man and botanist in Suriname who discovered the medicinal plant 'Quassia amara'. Kwasi is wearing a blue trimmed jacket and red waistcoat and is holding a feathered hat and cane.

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And that's a wrap! How do we even begin to describe the joy of this Festival? How can we possibly thank all the volunteers, scientists, artists, performers and visitors for making it so special? A true celebration of the awe and wonder of science and the arts 😭❤ #ExRdFest
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Crown made! Let's go! #ExRdFest Thanks @ImpMaterials 🤩👑
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You might have towered over Dippy's ancestor! 😮🦕 While sauropods and their relatives rapidly evolved to become big, one #dinosaur seems to have gone in the opposite direction, shrinking to just 75kg. Read more about this tiny titan in #NatureNews 👇 fal.cn/3z4SS
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We're celebrating #VolunteersWeek by admiring this brilliant poster, made by the grandchildren of our long-standing volunteer, Polly! 😍 She's a true science enthusiast and inspiration to her grandchildren, who created this poster to show her keen interest in the natural world.
A poster showing one of our volunteers with surrounding text describing her interests in volunteering at the museum

ALT A poster showing one of our volunteers with surrounding text describing her interests in volunteering at the museum

Volunteer Polly with her grandchild in a field of grass

ALT Volunteer Polly with her grandchild in a field of grass

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We aren’t always acting like we’re in a #WesAnderson film when retrieving material for appointments in the Library and Archives, honest! #BehindTheScenes Explore the featured Photographs of British Algae by Anna Atkins via our #DigitisedCollections nhm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/…
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This #EarthDay @NHM_London have launched a new @NHM_CitSci project, #NatureOverheard inviting you to join in their investigation to understand more about how insects are impacted by noise pollution. nhm.ac.uk/natureoverheard @NHM_Digitise @NHM_Unlocked #CommunityScience
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Katherine Johnson - Katherine broke the barriers of gender and race, becoming one of the first African American women to work as a scientist at NASA! She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and in 2016 was awarded a NASA Lifetime Achievement Award (4/4)
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Caroline Herschel - She was a German astronomer whose findings were widely published. She discovered several comets, one which is named after her. She became the first salaried female scientist, and was also the first woman in England to hold a government position (3/4)
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Ursula Marvin - After being told by her lecturer she'd be better off in the kitchen, Ursula became an award-winning geologist. The Asteroid (4309) Marvin is named after her, and she also became one of the first women to venture to Antarctica in search of meteorites (2/4)
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