A group of 11 students from the Department of Biology recently visited the Natural History Museum and the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew during a four-day trip to London. The trip, which coincided with the centenary of the Faculty of Science, was organised by the Science Students’ Society (S-Cubed) and was led by Dr Sandro Lanfranco from the Department of Biology, University of Malta.
The material covered during the trip was intended to complement the students’ studies in plant biology and evolutionary biology. The group spent three days at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, during which the students traced the evolution of amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals by visiting a wide range of exhibits, including the iconic dinosaur displays. The group also attended a cutting-edge virtual reality depiction of life in the early Cambrian period of geological time.
The trip also included a very fruitful day at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew during which the students focused on the adaptations of plants to various climatic conditions. The sheer diversity of plants present at Kew enabled students to appreciate the immense variety of plant forms in different ecosystems.
Photo shows the biology group at the entrance to Kew Gardens.
Back row (left to right): Sandro Lanfranco, Anna Vella, Pamela Cuschieri, Desiree Chetcuti, Leanne Sciortino, Maria Masini, Maria Angela Gambin, Andrew Agius.
Front row: Sarah Farrugia, Amik Lanfranco, Gabriella Dalmas, Lucia Farrugia
