Continuing with the events of last week’s visit from our Sarawak partners, Wednesday was ‘Oxford Day’ starting with a fascinating visit to The Oxford University Botanic Gardens.

We were hosted by Chris Thorogood, Deputy Director, and given a fantastic tour of the gardens. Chris is passionate about the plants of South East Asia and so a morning talking about the plants of Sarawak was a real treat. We learnt about Chris’ work in Sabah and the Philippines on the propagation of Rafflesia species and look forward to working with Chris in the future.