Richard Gianfrancesco

Department
Enhanced Partnerships
Job Title
Senior Science Officer
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
English

PERSONAL BIO

Richard has worked at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for seven years. Prior to this Richard has worked in applied plant sciences, in agriculture, consultancy and publishing. At Kew, Richard leads the Science Education and training team, and is also the link between our science directorate (of around 450 people) and the delivery of our organizational outreach strategy. The outreach strategy aims to encourage greater understanding and participation in Kew’s work by the general public.

WORK EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS

  • Lead Kew Science Education and Communications team, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK (2017-present)
  • Associate, Sharper Thinking Associates Limited, UK (2016-2017)
  • Head of Technical, William Sinclair plc, UK (2014-2015)

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • PhD in Phosphorus Nutrition of Mycorrhizal and Non-mycorrhizal Plants, The University of Sheffield, UK
  • Bachelor in Ecology, The University of Sheffield, UK

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