{"id":4208,"date":"2024-11-15T15:27:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/?p=4208"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T15:29:53","slug":"manchester-conservationist-delivers-2024-irene-manton-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/2024\/11\/15\/manchester-conservationist-delivers-2024-irene-manton-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Conservationist Delivers 2024 Irene Manton Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amanda Bamford<\/a>,\u00a0Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Manchester, has delivered the tenth Irene Manton Lecture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The lecture, which celebrates the significant contributions made by women to the study of the Natural Sciences, was delivered in collaboration with the prestigious Linnean Society of London<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hosted by Dr Maggy Fostier, Faculty Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability, Professor Bamford took the audience on a journey from her industrial roots in Essex to her conservation work in Costa Rica and Panama, offering insight into the world of plant science and environmental issues like climate change along the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Amanda

Amanda delivering her lecture.<\/p><\/div>\n

She described how her childhood interest in botany had been inspired by wild orchids growing in an abandoned chalk quarry in her local area in Essex. Her passion for plants and wildlife eventually led her to conservation work in Central America, where she has helped protect critically endangered amphibian and bird species from extinction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Taking place at Manchester Museum<\/a>, Professor Bamford\u2019s lecture attracted an audience of academics, conservation enthusiasts, and students from local schools and colleges.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Robbie Blackhall-Miles, former Vice-President of the Linnean Society, also told the gathering that British botanist Irene Manton studied for her PhD at the University of Manchester and went on to an influential career which included becoming the first female President of the Linnean Society.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Amanda was joined by Matt O\u2019Donnell, the Museum\u2019s Curator of Herpetology, who spoke about his own work as a frog conservationist. He carries out important frog research and conservation projects in Costa Rica. He also brought along some particularly popular contributors \u2013 several live tropical frogs from the Museum\u2019s vivarium!\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Maggy,

Maggy, Robbie, Matt, and Amanda taking questions from the audience.<\/p><\/div>\n

With the aim of the lecture being to encourage young people to explore a career in the natural sciences, Professor Bamford\u2019s story demonstrated the impact conservation work can have on animals, plants, and the humans who protect them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cIt was a great honour to give the 2024 Irene Menton lecture. I wanted to show the importance of taking every opportunity to engage with wildlife and conservation, even in an abandoned chalk quarry reclaimed by nature,\u00a0and the importance of connecting with people and their communities in order to conserve endangered species. A central and rewarding part of my work has been giving students the skills to be a new generation of conservation leaders that will work towards a sustainable future for humans and wildlife.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch the lecture now on our YouTube page.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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