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Posted on 2 March 2023

Releasing the power of UK collections | Digital Collections

The UK holds some of the world’s most important natural science collections. More than 130 million specimens have been collected from around the world and are held in over 90 institutions throughout the country.

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Posted on 9 September 2021

Unlocking UK natural science collections | Digital Collections Programme

A Guest Blog by Ella Howes

Bird collections at the Natural History Museum at Tring

The UK’s museums and botanical gardens hold exceptional and diverse natural sciences collections ranging from mites to meteorites. The estimated size of this national collection is over 150 million objects. Continue reading “Unlocking UK natural science collections | Digital Collections Programme”

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