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The Wallace Lectures: 19th July 2012, 7 PM at Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Dr Peter Davie on “Marine Biodiversity in Australia: Exploration, Documentation, Conservation and Public Engagement”

After an absence of more than 50 years, RMBR and Nparks are bringing back the Wallace Lectures! Back in the 1960s, the Wallace Lectures was delivered by well-known biologists and scientists in the then University of Malaya. These lectures served … Continue reading

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Evening talk by Professor Peter Ng: From Whence We Came: The History & Future of Singapore’s Raffles Museum

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Public lecture: Hidden treasures of biodiversity: flowers of the marine world

From Habitatnews: The Sea Anemone Public Lecture “Hidden treasures of biodiversity: flowers of the marine world” By Professor Daphne Fautin Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas & Curator, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center University of … Continue reading

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The Wallace Talk: An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski

In conjunction with the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, the National Parks Board, Singapore and the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, DBS, NUS are presenting a public talk on “An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: Alfred Russel Wallace and the Theory … Continue reading

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Hairy Crab & Chips

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An Introduction to Ophiuroids by Dr Toshihiko Fujita

Dr Toshihiko Fujita, Senior Curator of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo (Division of Marine Invertebrates, Department of Zoology) will be giving a talk on brittle stars at St John’s Island on Thursday, 18 Feb 2010, 10am. For … Continue reading

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Life as a Sanctioned Professional Killer

Life as a Sanctioned Professional Killer By Prof Peter KL Ng Date: 07 Mar 09 Time: 4.00pm Venue: LT 31 NUS Faculty of Science Admission: Free To register, please click here. In conjunction with The Extinction Room, Prof Peter KL … Continue reading

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Mr. Justin Havird gives talk at NTU

As part of the EAPSI programme, Mr. Justin Havird gave a talk about his research done at the RMBR. Below is a summary of his work. Taxonomic diversity of the teleost family Cobitidae in Southeast Asia Fishes compose about 30,000 … Continue reading

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Dr. Galil at Singapore Science Centre

Dr. Galil was at the Singapore Science Centre to give an interesting talk. She presented the outcome of constant monitoring of alien invasive species in the Mediterrarean and Adriatic seas. There was historical references and data from the time of … Continue reading

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Prof Peter Ng at P5 Science Day

The Museum was visited by about 130 Primary 5 students as part of the programme of P5 Science Day. But the best was definitely saved for the last – Prof Peter Ng, Director of RMBR, was invited to give a … Continue reading

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