OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Annual Review 2010–2011 Contents

The Oxford University Museum of Director’s introduction 4 Natural History Annual Review 2010–2011 was edited by Georgina Ferry from reports Highlights 6 supplied by heads of Collections, Sections and Research Units. Exhibitions 10 It was designed and produced by Museum and community 12 Claire Venables at Giraffe Corner Ltd. Research 15 Photographs are by members of the Museum staff unless stated otherwise. Our collections 18 © Oxford University Museum of Natural History, 2012 Partnerships 22 Running the Museum 23 The Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW Appendices 25 [email protected] +44 (0)1865 272950 www.oum.ox.ac.uk

2 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 3 Director’s introduction

When I agreed to act as interim director while the electors went in search the Oxford museums’ joint bid to become a ‘hub’ under a new funding of a permanent successor to Jim Kennedy, I never imagined that I would regime through the Arts Council had been successful until early in 2012. end up staying the whole year. It has been a remarkable experience, and I am delighted to report that we recently heard that Oxford had been given me an insight into the workings of this extraordinary institution that successful in achieving ‘hub’ status. We can now plan and develop further would never have been possible otherwise. our innovative educational programmes. The refurbishment of the Jim bowed out two thirds of the way through the 150th anniversary education and visitor centre in the vacated chemistry glass-blowing space celebrations that he had planned and brought to fruition. I had the honour is now under way and will be completed by summer 2012. This is a joint of acting as host for the commemorative lecture series in Michaelmas facility to be shared with the Pitt Rivers Museum and will offer additional Term 2010, with Sir David Attenborough’s talk on birds of paradise opportunities for our education teams. as a highlight. I was able to preside as the Vice-Chancellor unveiled Despite living with such long-term uncertainty, the education team the stone memorial of the Huxley-Wilberforce debate outside the front showed its mettle by winning the inaugural Clore Museum Education door. And it was instructive to have the story of the Museum’s origins Award, jointly with the Pitt Rivers. This superb achievement testified to laid out in beautifully-reproduced photographs and drawings along the the imagination, hard work and dedication that have made the Museum upper Gallery during the final months of the exhibition ‘A Wonderland of such a magnet for schools and families. Natural History’. My interim post also coincided with a major strategic review of all the There were new exhibits, also planned by Jim, to nurse towards University’s museums, carried out during Hilary Term 2011. The aim was completion: cases on Oliver Lodge’s first wireless signal and on the ‘Great to examine the organisation, governance, funding, commercial operation Debate’, and a whole new display on British birds. There was the logistical and vision of the Ashmolean Museum, the Museum of the History of challenge of arranging for the repair and cleaning of the roof, which Science, the Museum of Natural History, and the Pitt Rivers Museum, and should mean that the new Director will eventually have a museum free of to explore the extent to which they might collaborate and share resources. Judges Rob strategically-placed plastic buckets. When the outcome of the review was published in the summer of 2011, More prosaically, there was the perennial problem of safe storage small groups began work under the Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) to for the very large quantity of material in the Museum’s care, but not come up with proposals for implementing the recommendations of the on display. The University continues to consider the development of a review. A report of his work continues to be discussed and in due course permanent shared museum storage and research facility. During the year will be taken to Council for consideration. petrological and geological specimens were removed from the Old Sawmill By the end of the year covered by this Annual Report the search for at Nuneham Courtenay, but the search for suitably dry and secure off-site a new Director was well under way. At the time of writing I am in the storage continues. Within the Museum there was a happier story, with happy position of being able to welcome Professor Paul Smith, Head of funds raised at the Anniversary Dinner in 2010 contributing towards the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Director enormous task of rehousing the insect specimens in the Huxley Room. of the Lapworth Museum of Geology at the University of Birmingham. Meanwhile the staff of the Mineralogical Collections have made good He is taking over at a time of considerable challenge, but also of great use of the new spaces we have gained in the basement of the old Earth opportunity for this historic but far from fossilised institution, and I wish Sciences building next door. him every success in his new position. As in any institution, the Museum’s character depends as much on the people who work there as on its building and collections. For the entire time I have been occupying the Director’s office, our excellent education team has lived under a shadow cast by the abolition in 2010 of the Museums, Libraries and Archives council. The MLA’s Renaissance in the Regions Professor Susan Iversen programme has funded all the education staff and some curatorial staff for CBE, FMedSci, MA, PhD, ScD more than a decade. A year after the MLA’s abolition was first announced, Acting Director 2010–2011 there was still no certainty that Oxford would continue to receive the funding that has enabled all the museums to win national recognition for their education and outreach work. At the beginning of the year colleagues funded by Renaissance were facing possible redundancy at the end of March 2011. An interim agreement brought them a year’s grace, but we were not to know whether

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October 2010 September 2010

Attenborough in paradise Work to start Farewell to Jim Judges Rob

The doyen of natural history broad- their natural habitat in the islands on roof Jim Kennedy retired from his post Jim began to renew the geology casters, Sir David Attenborough, between the Malay archipelago as Professor of Natural History displays and to find new ways of brought our 150th birthday celebra- and New Guinea. His observa- A year of unusually low rainfall and Director of the Museum at the raising money. The discovery of tions to a fine conclusion by tions of their mating displays did not avoid the need for large, end of September 2010. dinosaur trackways at a landfill site launching the anniversary lecture convinced him that their ex- yellow, plastic buckets through- With the honourable excep- near Oxford (casts of which now series on 20 October 2010. travagant plumage had evolved out the court to catch the many tions of the Honorary Associate march across the Museum’s front Sir David’s title was ‘Birds of through the process of sexual leaks in the glass roof. During Curator in Geology Philip Powell lawn) led to a fruitful partnership Paradise’, but his talk was a hymn selection. Just as he does on his the year central services staff and the enumerator of the swifts with the waste company Viridor: to the generosity and sheer hard TV programmes, Attenborough and others undertook substan- Roy Overall, there is no one the company paid for new displays, work of Alfred Russel Wallace. His used arresting footage of birds tial preliminary work to address whose unbroken contact with the including the dodo case, from its central message was doing extraordinary things to this problem. With funding Museum extends back as far as Landfill Communities Fund. Jim that Wallace deserves introduce his audience to the finally in place, the repairs have Jim’s. He arrived in Oxford in went on to find a number of other all our admiration for idea that females’ choice of mate been planned in three phases, January 1967 as a Demonstrator private and charitable sources modestly accepting and competition between males over three financial years. The in Earth Sciences. After almost a that made it possible to renew that he would forever drives the evolution of physical Museum and Estates Directorate decade collecting ammonites from many of the displays in the court be in the shadow characteristics. agreed on a primary contractor around the world with a view to and gallery, as well as to support of Charles Darwin, The lecture was the first of to undertake the refurbishment, clarifying the historical divisions projects in curation. both a Guardian family friendly Above: Retiring despite having reached a series, attended by enthusiastic which will include cleaning and of the Cretaceous, he succeeded In 2003 he succeeded Keith award and a Queen’s Award, director Jim the same conclusions audiences, in which the other restoration of the cast iron roof James Edmonds as Curator of Thomson as the Museum’s and half a million visitors come Kennedy about evolution by distinguished speakers were the supports as well as the glass. Geology at the Museum in 1976. Director, and raised over £500,000 through the door each year. Below: A selection natural selection. mathematician Marcus du Sautoy, The plan has been designed In addition to his cura- from external sources to finish the ‘The Museum has become what of Corsi stones, Wallace was the the palaeontologist Richard Fortey, to maintain the histori- torial work on both the historic displays. The Museum is trans- I wanted it to be’, says Jim, ‘the and the man first European to see the geneticist Kay Davies and the cal integrity of the roof with Cretaceous material in the collec- formed from the place it was public focus for science in Oxford himself birds of paradise in entomologist George McGavin. l minimal disruption to staff tions and more recent accessions when he first arrived in the 1970s. and the friendliest place for the and visitors. Collections staff from field research, as Curator In the past five years it has won public in the University.’ l Above: Sir David removed specimens from the Attenborough April 2011 south side of the court, where work on Phase 1 began in Below: The swift, February 2011 Apus apus New regime for swifts August 2011. l Decorative stones to go online Bottom right: This year saw the retirement of by 20 July only 37 clutches had Decorated roof Roy Overall and George Candelin, been initiated. In all, 42 young The Museum has received a Price, Assistant Curator of the girders are to be restored who between them had climbed swifts flew the nest, with the last generous donation of £31,704 Mineralogical Collections, has the vertiginous ladders into the leaving the tower on 20 August. from the Esmée Fairbairn Found- updated and corrected the data in tower every week during the Another 9 were taken into care ation to support the develoment of Corsi’s catalogue. Her colleague summer months for over 50 years after their parents abandoned a website dedicated to the Corsi Lisa Cooke, Honorary Research to monitor the swift colony. The them. It is unclear why the swifts collection of 1000 blocks of polished Associate, has provided a transla- Museum is immensely grateful had such problems this year. While stone. Faustino Corsi (1771 – 1845) tion of the catalogue. to them for their dedication and some pairs apparently struggled, was an Italian collector of marble Monica is now working with unfailing help and advice. others did very well, suggesting and other decorative stones. His Sarah Phibbs, IT Officer, and Andy Gosler and Sandra that this might reflect differences in collection, now in the Museum, the University’s Web Design Bouwhuis of the Edward Grey experience of the birds rather than is one of the largest, most histori- Consultancy to present the collec- Institute took over the the availability of food. cally important and well-researched tion, its catalogue and the fruits task of maintaining a Chris Burras directed the instal- in the world: it includes a number of modern research as a highly il- record of the swifts’ lation of a new, large LCD screen of stones acquired from ancient lustrated, online research and iden- breeding success. The in a more central position in the Roman sites. tification tool for users worldwide. birds had a disap- main court to display live CCTV Corsi made a catalogue of ‘The collection is highly prized pointing season. Swifts images of swifts on their nests, and his collection which attempted because it is a bridge between the arrived in Oxford by Juliet Hay created a small display to correlate the names used by arts and the sciences,’ says Monica, 20 April 2011, but they below the screen to illustrate the ancient authors with those used ‘and because it is the first of its were late in colonising birds’ life cycle. Weekly observa- by Italian stonecutters in his own kind to be organised according the tower. At the peak of tions continued to be posted to the time. He also gives the locations to geological principles. It is an nesting activity in June online diary at www.oum.ox.ac. where the stones were quarried, invaluable identification aid for there were 51 nests, but uk/visiting/swifts l and examples of their use. Monica archaeologists and conservators.’ l

6 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 7 July 2011 2010–2011 July 2011 New website Visitor numbers Words and pictures – new souvenir guide

design There were 550,537 visitors to the Museum this year, A new souvenir guide to the the work. The highly illustrated 38,335 more than last year. Museum, the first to be produced design is the work of Chris York The redesign of the Museum’s 600,000 since 1990, went to press in July at the local graphic design studio website went live in July 2011. The 2011 and was on sale to visitors Richard Boxall Design Associates. appearance has been completely from early August. The booklet, which sells in the 500,000 refashioned to look more up-to- The guide was conceived shop and online for £6, covers date, cleaner and more appealing. and written by Georgina Ferry, the origin and history of the 400,000 It also has more prominent links to whose 2010 role as Writer in Museum, the displays, the curato- our most popular resources, the ed- Residence was extended by six rial work in the collections, and 300,000 ucational material in the Learning months to enable her to complete education and outreach. l Zone. IT manager Sarah Phibbs developed the design in collabora- 200,000 tion with the OUCS Web Design NUMBER OF VISITORS Consultancy. The number of visits 100,000 to the Museum website over the February – March 2011 past year has risen again, with over 0 1.4 million visits from August 2010 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 Banquet under ghostly trees to July 2011. l YEARS The Ghost Forest display of On 12 February 2011, the BBC Masterchef champion rainforest trees remained on the Chancellor of Oxford University Thomasina Miers cooked insects, Right: The front lawn throughout the year, Lord Patten launched a six-month some of them brought along by unveiled plinth September 2010 having been inaugurated in July educational initiative, ‘I Touched the Mauricio Rodriguez Munera, Below right: Plinth marks 1860 debate 2010. Artist Angela Palmer, who Rainforest’. Over six months every the Ambassador of Colombia. Children enjoy arranged for the transport of school child in Oxfordshire was Distinguished diners from the exploring with the Local schoolgirl Poppy Simonson sations were in the Museum for the the massive tree stumps from a invited to come and touch the trees. media, the University and business new backpacks was on hand on 11 September to launch of Oxford Open Doors, forest in Ghana, has continued On 27 March, Angela held discussed whether protein-rich see the Vice-Chancellor, Andrew the annual city-wide event that sees to organise events related to the a Grand Banquet of Rainforest insects could offer a viable alterna- Hamilton, unveil her winning tours and other events in buildings display to promote awareness of Insects among the Ghost Forest tive to beef as the world’s increas- design for a plinth to commemo- throughout the city that are not deforestation and its effects on trees to explore the ‘natural ing population fails to cope with rate the 150th anniversary of the normally open to the public. climate change. capital’ of our forests. Former demand for meat. l Above left: Huxley-Wilberforce debate held in The unveiling was almost washed the new Guide the Museum in 1860. The stone out by a sudden downpour that Below: Children plinth outside the Museum’s front impressively illustrated the leaks June 2011 dig up mystery entrance was carved by sculptor in the glass roof over the court, objects for ‘Making Alex Peever. but the clouds passed over and the First prize for education initiative Museums’ Guests from a variety of organi- ceremony took place on time. l The judges for the inaugural Clore ‘We are delighted that Making Award for Museum Learning had Museums has been recognised July 2011 such a hard time deciding between as an example of best practice in the leading entries that they chose museum learning’, says Janet Stott, New dinosaur backpacks to double the prize money and Head of Education. reward both. ‘This is an extraordi- This sustainable project, which Education assistant Rachel Smith while additional funding from nary outcome that reflects the in- receives no additional funding, has worked in partnership with The Robert and Margaret Moss credibly high standard of the short began in 2003 and has grown over Crawley Creatures, makers of Charitable Trust and the Ammco listed entries’, they said. the past few years. In 2009 and animatronic dinosaurs for TV Trust also supported production One of those winners was an 2010 nearly 1200 Year Six children and film, to create new dinosaur of resources. innovative joint project, Making from 11 primary schools in Blackbird explorer backpacks that are ‘The backpacks inspire children Museums, developed by the Leys, Greater Leys, Rose Hill, available for families who visit the to explore dinosaur skeletons, education teams of OUMNH Littlemore, Cowley, Barton, Wood Museum on Sunday afternoons. compare dinosaur teeth, and and the Pitt Rivers Museum. The Farm and Headington took part. Crawley Creatures sponsored, measure dinosaurs’ says Rachel. children track what happens to a The £10,000 award to the joint designed and produced bespoke ‘They’ve been extremely popular museum object, from acquisition project was announced in June resources for the backpacks, with our young visitors.’ l to display, before finally making a at the prestigious Art Fund Prize museum in their own classroom. event at Tate Britain, London. l

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Permanent August 2010 See bees Remarkable creatures –

The old observation beehive on the shrubs in planters on the roof remarkable finds south staircase has been replaced outside provide an attractive by a handsome new hand-made source of nectar. The queen bee is Tracy Chevalier’s bestselling novel to put together a small exhibition hive that is now in the lift lobby at marked with a distinctive red spot. Remarkable Creatures brought the of some of the highlights of the the top of the stairs.Visitors can A new display case nearby explains 19th century fossil collectors Mary Philpot collection. They also held see the bees entering and leaving aspects of bee behaviour, such as Anning and Elizabeth Philpot four days of related family events. through a perspex-topped tunnel the ‘waggle dance’ bees execute to into the spotlight. In August 2010, In November 2010 Chevalier gave that takes them out into the open tell their community about nearby the OUMC Volunteer Service a public reading from her book at air through the window. Flowering sources of food. l worked with Geology and with the the Museum, and talked about the Philpot Museum in Lyme Regis fossils that had inspired her. l A wonderland of natural history: May 2010 – December 2010 The Oxford University Museum of From the 10 January – 31 March 2011 Rainbow in the darkness Natural History 1860–2010­ archives Top right: The red Exhibition of contemporary for Oxford science, the subsequent Japanese artist Masashi Kimura to life and seem to float in three Top left: Mary spot marks the documents, photographs and en- architectural competition, and con- As part of the Museum’s anniver- exhibited a remarkable collection dimensions. The illusion of solid Anning at work by queen gravings which traced the campaign struction of the building between sary celebrations, some examples of highly detailed entomological form is contradicted by a fragile Henry de la Beche Right: The Museum to build the Museum as a home 1855 and 1860. l of treasures from the Hope Library illustrations. ‘Using nothing more beauty – almost as if the slightest Left: Illustration by close to completion were mounted and framed for than carbon dust and drafting breath might reconfigure the Masahashi Kimura in 1860 display. This was a rare opportu- film, Masashi Kimura creates skillfully applied dust into an nity to see some beautiful prints and indescribably beautiful images’, amorphous smudge. Kimura is Below: Patrick Far right: Insects Joyce’s portrait of and plants by artworks from the archives. l said Honorary Associate George the undisputed master of this his doctor William Jones of McGavin. ‘Delicate insects come magical technique.’ l Chelsea

Below: Fossil lobopodian from 8 April – 31 August 2011 31 March – 6 May Chengjiang Migrations: Isabel Rawsthorne Incurable 1912-1992 optimists

The seven large and luminous with luminaries such as Pablo Artist Patrick Joyce has motor ‘Migrations’ landscapes painted Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, neurone disease. He has set himself by Isabel Rawsthorne towards Francis Bacon, Constant Lambert the challenge of painting 100 the end of her career were the and Alan Rawsthorne: this portraits of incurable optimists – focus of this exhibition curated exhibition is a reminder of her people who are making by Biddy Noakes and Carol own assured work as a painter extraordinary efforts Jacobi. Rawsthorne is principally inspired by and concerned with against the odds – remembered for her associations the natural world. l before he dies. 18 May 2010 – 14 November 2010 One of his subjects is his neu- Exceptional fossils from Chengjiang, September 2010 rologist, Martin Turner, who is Doll China: early animal life Our favourite things online Fellow at Green Templeton College. The 525-million-year-old fossils in groups that we know today first IT staff worked with Joseph Talbot online in September 2010, have The Museum’s ex- this exhibition have the remains of appeared in the fossil record. The from the OUCS Web Design proved very popular and mean the hibition featured a soft tissues, and whole soft-bodied exhibition featured the earliest Consultancy to design and images and stories that accompany selection of Patrick’s animals are exquisitely preserved. known vertebrate fossil, a fish. It implement a virtual exhibition them continue to be accessible to portraits, as well as They provide key evidence for the was brought to the Museum from based on the anniversary exhibi- the public: displays on research so-called Cambrian ‘explosion’, China thanks to a grant from the tion ‘A few of our favourite things’. www.oum.ox.ac.uk/ into the devastating when most of the major animal E P A Cephalosporin Fund. l The new web pages, released favouritethings l disease. l

10 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 11 Museum and community Science Week: Award for Wow!How? Students learn from the collections

The Museum’s education team All of the activities for Wow! part of the Oxfordshire Science While the Museum’s ‘community’ Rogers, organised his final field and extinct hominids organised received a ‘Highly Commended’ How? are developed and run by Festival, the county’s contribu- has expanded to include anyone trip to Orielton for the first year and demonstrated by Małgosia award in the the British Science volunteers, who are themselves tion to National Science Week. We with an interest in the natural Biology undergraduates, before he Nowak-Kemp using the extensive Association’s Outstanding either real scientists (both students challenged members of the public world, teaching Oxford students in retires after an unbroken 15-year collection of human and other Contribution to National Science and professionals) or amateur en- earth sciences, biological sciences run. ‘The dedication and enthu- zoological specimens. l Week competition for its annual in- thusiasts. This year over 140 vol- “Great!! Really enjoyed it, loads and medicine remains (as the siasm of Darren Mann and other teractive science event Wow!How? unteers ran 37 different demon- of people came to our stall... founders intended) at the heart of staff from the Hope collections on strations and hands-on activities, its activities. Collections continue this course explains the continuing and approximately 3,500 people We got to discuss the science in to support teaching in these interest in insects among our un- attended, making for a busy but an informal way, varying in subjects, with students visiting to dergraduates, and a steady stream very enjoyable day. depth accordingly to what the see and handle the material. of student volunteers to help with Four particularly popular As usual, staff across the collec- maintaining and curating the new stalls were ‘Disaster Zone’ people wanted…” tions gave lectures, practical classes insect collections in the Museum,’ (volcanoes, tornadoes, and earth- Volunteer and tutorials to undergraduates in says David. quakes), ‘Whizz, Bang, Pop’ the Museum, ran field trips, and Meanwhile students of (chemical elements), ‘Make and to identify curious natural history supervised undergraduate research Human Sciences, Archaeology Break a Lung’ (lung function objects at the launch event ‘Science projects and DPhil students during and Anthropology and Zoology and disease), and ‘CSI Oxford’ in Your World’ in Bonn Square; 2011-2012. For example, the benefited from a series of practical (forensics). Other new stalls the Museum hosted ‘Science in the Academic Curator of the Hope classes on the evolution, palaeopa- covered topics as diverse as Kitchen’, a hands-on science fair Entomology Collections, David thology and diversity of modern Bernoulli and brains, microscopy for schools, co-ordinated by the and malaria, and crystals, forces, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Above left: Fossil coral from and radio. Genetics; and education officers Animal, vegetable, mineral... Oxfordshire The Museum participated made special outreach visits to in a number of other events as local schools. l Every year staff from the col- north-west Berkshire. Below left: Young lections deal with hundreds of Between the size of a swan’s this proved to be a mass of silica visitors get a closer look at a specimen Above: Volunteer enquiries from members of the and an ostrich’s egg, it was spicules, typical of fossil sponges helps young visitor DNA workshops Training hospital teachers public, often relating to objects perfectly symmetrical, with just from the Upper Chalk. at Wow!How? that are not what they seem.This the top cracked off to resemble a As fossils go, flint sponges are Below right: Fossil The Museum has been awarded A new initiative organised by It was a very successful day, year the geologists did a double- giant boiled egg. Even the thinness quite a common find, but as a shark’s tooth a ‘Hands-on DNA’ grant from Susan Griffiths, Community and has resulted in a number of take when a polite gentleman of the walls was egg-like. When specimen this was exceptional and the Association of Science and Education Officer, was a training positive outcomes. Susan now from the building trade reported assistant curator Paul Jeffery unique. As such, Paul requested it Discovery Centres and the day for teachers who work for the visits the Highfield Adolescent to the reception desk and unveiled examined it more closely, he found for the Collections, and hopes it Wellcome Trust. This grant will Oxfordshire Hospital Schools. Unit each month, as well as the a perfect, snow-white egg, found that the interior was filled with a will be donated at some point in provide us with the equipment and Education Officers from all the Children’s Hospital at the John in footings for new houses in mealy deposit. Under a microscope the future. l training to run DNA workshops museums helped teachers to Radcliffe. Susan is now looking for GCSE and A level students think about how we learn from at the possibility of using video- in 2012. The new visitor centre objects. It was also an opportu- conferencing to help us reach the The Museum on Netmums’ favourite museum that has been developed from the nity for them to learn more about wards at the Children’s Hospital, former chemistry glassblowing the issues surrounding teaching and of working with adults in the small screen Mothers in Oxfordshire voted workshops will provide a perfect in a healthcare setting, and how other healthcare settings. l OUMNH their favourite museum teaching space for these activities. the museums can be of help. The Museum continues to be in of 2011 in an online poll carried The workshops will be demand as a location and a source out by the Oxfordshire Netmums a valuable extension to the ‘I thought you would like to know that of material for educational TV pro- website. We have run 31 days of programme for secondary schools, [one student] enjoyed the session so much grammes. Staff gave logistical and family events in addition to the which continues to develop. This technical support to a BBC team regular Family Friendly Sunday year Sarah Lloyd offered a new (despite not leaving his room for a year) filming a programme for the series activities, making a total of 81 days session focussing on maths and that he persuaded his family to walk Coast, in which Dr Alice Roberts of family activities throughout science as well as cross-curricular to the University Museum and examined the so-called ‘Red Lady of the year. ‘Dinosaurs and dragon- ‘exploration days’. We continued to Paviland’. They gave similar support hunters’ in February drew record work with students from targeted Pitt Rivers... to a team from Channel 4, working on numbers of families. In addition schools as part of the University’s What a success!’ an episode of Inside Nature’s Giants to the range of trails we have efforts to encourage candidates Teacher entitled ‘The Dinosaur Bird’, which available for visiting families, we from under-represented back- featured the dissection of a cassowary. have added a family guide to the grounds to apply to Oxford. l The researchers looked at moa Museum, available to borrow from skeletons and an Archaeopteryx cast. l the Family Friendly trolley. l

12 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 13 Research Bookfeast Schools Festival Disease risk Conserving British oil beetles

Over 2,400 children from 38 followed a ‘Story Trail’ round the mapping Four species of native oil beetle hunt’ at the times of year when local primary schools visited Museums, using the objects to (Meloidae) are already extinct, the beetles are most active, asking the Museum over four days in a inspire their own stories. ‘It was A software product that enables and Darren Mann has been them to record any sightings. joint project with the Pitt Rivers a complex logistical exercise to non-experts such as biologists, working with the national charity These data can be compared with Museum and Bookfeast, a local teach such large numbers,’ said medics and conservationists to Buglife on a project to conserve records in the Museum collections literary charity. The children Education Officer Janet Stott, produce risk maps of disease the remaining four. to assess changes in the distribu- attended talks by children’s ‘but teachers commented that the vectors such as mosquitoes was These have suffered severe tion of these species, an essential authors including Michael Rosen museums and authors had stimu- copyrighted this year and almost declines in their numbers due to prerequisite to effective conserva- and Lauren St John. They then lated some excellent writing.’ l immediately licensed to several changes in the way the country- tion. l companies. side is managed, and have been The software, known as eRisk- identified as priorities for con- Helping hands Mapper, is the product of decades servation action through the UK of work by David Rogers, Curator Biodiversity Action Plan. The The work of volunteers is of employed at least two volunteers and at least another 5150 hours of Entomology, and has been beetles rely on solitary bees to enormous value in extending the from housing projects for homeless working with curatorial staff. given a user-friendly interface by complete their life-cycle, and so the work of the Museum in both edu- people, one of whom has since 26,830 UK students have visited his colleague David Morley in the health of wild bee populations is cational and curatorial roles. The found a job. the Museum in school groups, an Department of Zoology. ‘eRisk- essential to their survival. volunteers themselves also benefit Joy Todd and Caroline increase of 35% on 2009–10. Mapper can describe the distri- Buglife has invited members of Top right: Michael from the experience. This year Cheeseman drew from a register When international student bution and abundance of insects, the public to join in an ‘oil beetle Left: Rugged oil Rosen in the Darren Mann, Assistant Curator of 562 volunteers to support tour visits are included, a total of 34,362 pests, vectors and diseases’, says beetle Lecture Theatre of Entomology, achieved a Crest guiding, handling sessions, front-of- school students in booked groups David, ‘and is able to make similar Below left: Some of Bottom right: Mentor Award for his support for house roles, curatorial and adminis- visited the Museum. l contributions to conservation and Bell’s collection of Stonesfield Primary young volunteers working in the trative work. Volunteers clocked up food security (through welfare Bell’s types brought to light tortoise types School children Hope Collections. The collections 2643 hours in public-facing roles, mapping), using remotely-sensed proudly hold their satellite data that are processed in One of the earliest acquisitions many of the types were presumed replica fossil unique and biologically meaningful of the Zoological Collections was missing, and this paper has Megalosaurus goes back to Stonesfield ways by our team in Oxford.’ the collection of 250 turtles and brought their survival and avail- A current project is on Rift tortoises (Chelonia) purchased ability for study to the scientific Children from Stonesfield Primary slate quarries. The specimen, now made and painted an extraordinary Valley Fever, an economically by the first Hope Professor, John community’s attention. l School who came to the Museum on display in the Museum, was replica of the fossil jaw, and Chris important disease of both humans Obadiah Westwood, in 1862. learned that their village had subsequently identified as the first Jarvis and Rachel Smith spent a day and livestock in Africa. ‘Our These came from the personal played a very special role in our dinosaur ever to be described. at the school, teaching all the classes research is confirming the notion collection of the London zoologist understanding of the age of the When the children learned of in the school about the local fossil that this disease occurs in ecologi- Thomas Bell. dinosaurs. In 1824 the Rev William the significance of the jaw bone, finds. It was a rare opportunity to cally quite different areas at each In October 2010 the collections Buckland described the jaw bone they asked if the school could have work individually with one of the phase of its periodic outbreaks’, manager Małgosia Nowak-Kemp of the giant animal he called a copy. Fortunately the necessary many local schools that participate says David. His team also received published a paper with colleague, Megalosaurus, or ‘giant lizard’, which casting skills were on hand in the in our programme for primary and a new tranche of EU funding in Professor Uwe Fritz of the he had found in the Stonesfield Geological Collections. Juliet Hay secondary students. l January as part of the EDENext Museum of Zoology in Dresden, project to investigate vector-borne about the 50 type specimens in diseases in Europe, focusing on the Thomas Bell’s Chelonia collec- processing of low-resolution tion. For the past 100 years the satellite images, and spatial and existence of these specimens had temporal risk modelling. l been largely forgotten. As a result,

Gardens under Vesuvius

The Environmental Archaeology team of undergraduates excavat- lasting until the eruption of Unit, based in the Museum, ing the garden at the House of the Vesuvius which buried the town in undertakes studies on plant, insect Gladiators at Pompeii. AD79. At the time of the eruption, and molluscan remains from They have shown that the half the garden had large trees and excavations in order to learn more garden had two phases, the first shrubs from the original planting about ancient environments. For between about 5BC and AD55 while the other half had been the third summer in succession, when the house was occupied by replanted in the second phase and Professor Mark Robinson led a a team of gladiators, the second had only small shrubs. l

14 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 15 The evolving Earth Skulls from ancient Greece Biodiversity in The history of the vast pressures of Mineralogy and Petrology, findings on metamorphism in the George Rolleston, the first Linacre archaeology and physical an- and temperatures under which examines the microstructure of region of Mount Everest, and on reedbeds Professor of Physiology (1860 – thropology together in a system- the Earth’s crust has formed over rocks, using tools such as the pola- the evolution of subduction zones 1881), made a substantial collec- atic and scientific way, and to Honorary associate curator geological time is recorded in rising microscope and the electron in the Western Alps. Further work tion of human skulls and bones, shed light on the 19th century in entomology John Ismay the rocks. Dave Waters, Curator probe microanalyser, for evidence on the South Tibetan Detachment including a number that emerged trade in both artefacts and and his wife Barbara Ismay of the pressure and temperature fault system, which sits between from excavations of Ancient Greek skeletal remains. l contributed to a major report at which they were formed. This the relatively unmetamorphosed sites. Correspondence detailing by the Royal Society for the information, together with the sediments of the Tibetan plateau his purchases from Athanasios Protection of Birds (RSPB) as location from which the samples and the metamorphic rocks of Rhousopoulos, a dealer and part of the charity’s project were recovered, makes it possible the Great Himalayan series, made professor at the University of ‘Bringing reedbeds to life’. to reconstruct the history of the use of the samples collected by Athens, is in the archives of the This programme of scientific ceaseless movement that has Lawrence Wager in 1933 during Ashmolean Museum. research and habitat moni- produced the mountain ranges an ascent of Everest. These Working in collaboration with toring, coupled with practical and other surface features that we reveal the mechanisms involved Yannis Galanakis and Alison habitat management advice see today. squeezing out a vast, hot slice of Roberts of the Department of and training, represents one This year Dave and colleagues the deep crust during the building Antiquities at the Ashmolean, of the largest coordinated from other institutions reported of the Himalayan range. l Małgosia Nowak-Kemp made programmes on reedbed the first study of this correspon- wetlands for over a decade. dence, relating it to the crania Above right: Sec- The Ismays contributed a tion through one of collected by Rolleston and Blood-sucking flies in Armenia study of Diptera of reedbeds Wager’s Himalayan now housed in this and other specimens and their distribution within In July Honorary Associate blood-sucking flies (Diptera) as a specimens at 52 sites, ranging museums. The authors were able the reedbed. l Below right: Hemi- Curator in entomology Adrian basis for the biological control of from the polluted River Hrazdan to show how Rolleston brought chordate fossil Pont made the second of three vectors of dangerous infectious that runs through the centre of from Chengjiang projected visits to Armenia to diseases and precautions against Yerevan, to cowsheds in remote Above left: Bust of collect Diptera, supported by the acts of biological terrorism’, villages. Fieldwork focussed on the ‘Red Lady’ on ‘her’ toes George Rolleston the Natural History Museum in under the auspices of the Moscow- collection of Diptera predators of London. The fieldwork was carried based International Science and biting black flies (Simuliidae) and Researchers Louise Humphrey However, long bones from human that it is possible to make accurate out in association with the project, Technology Center. mosquitoes (Culicidae). l and Isabelle De Groote from skeletons of prehistoric and more height estimates from metatarsal ‘Molecular genetic monitoring of Adrian collected some 1350 London’s Natural History recent times are often damaged measurements alone. Museum came to OUMNH with or missing, while bones from the So that Louise and Isabelle a very specific request: to make hands and feet may be better could test their equation on the highly accurate measurements of preserved. oldest known fossil of an Early life in China one of the bones from the ‘Red The NHM researchers have anatomically-modern human, the Lady of Paviland’s’ foot. established that there is a close Museum allowed them to make a A beautifully-preserved, 525 they shed on the early evolution The length and circumfer- correlation between measure- 3-D scan of a metatarsal million-year-old fossil of a marine of the chordates and thus the ence of the thigh bone or femur ments of the first metatarsal, one from the 29,000-year-old skeleton, invertebrate has been discovered vertebrates. give a good estimate of the height of the five long bones of the foot, now known to belong to a young in samples from Chengjiang in The fossil comes from the and body mass of its owner. and those of the femur, suggesting man. l Yunnan, China. same deposits that featured Working with Chinese col- in the Museum’s exhibi- leagues, Derek Siveter described tion ‘Exceptional fossils from Herefordshire highlights the animal, named Galeaplumosus Chengjiang, China’, which abilus, in a recent issue of Current closed on 14 November 2010. Remarkably detailed images rock one thin layer at a time, significant information on the Biology. It is a hemichordate, an Derek, who curated this exhibi- of the soft parts, including photographing each layer, and evolution of the arthropods and animal related to starfish and tion, was also part of an Anglo- appendages, of 425 million-year- digitally reconstructing the their major groups. sea urchins that lives inside a Chinese team that submitted a old Silurian invertebrates continue whole fossil in three dimensions. An aplacophoran (chiton- hard, protective tube and uses proposal to UNESCO to declare to emerge from the fossils of Highlights from this year have related) mollusc and various tentacles to feed on plankton. the fossil-rich Cambrian shales the Herefordshire sediments included the reconstruction and brachiopod species have also been Fossil hemichordate tubes turn of Chengjiang a World Heritage collected by Acting Curator of interpretation of a rather primitive investigated, the former yielding up commonly, but this example Site. This proposal has now the Geological Collections Derek arthropod, a primitive crustacean, important phylogenetic data. The is unique for the exceptional passed the first assessment stage, Siveter and his colleagues. a myodocopid ostracod crustacean, research is funded by a three-year, preservation of its tentacles and which saw some 40 proposals These fossils are impossible to a primitive chelicerate, and a £336,000 grant from the Natural other soft parts. Hemichordates from countries around the world extract from the rock in one piece. dalmanitid trilobite. All show Environment Research Council, are of great interest for the light reduced to 25. l The team uses the technique of exceptionally preserved soft-part which is now approaching grinding away the fossil-bearing anatomy, and they provide completion l

16 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 17 Our collections Finding what’s there New support for student interns

A very large proportion of the catalogued. The most exciting specimens have been re-curated The Trustees of the E P A the collection of the 19th century measured specimens of native and specimens in the Museum were find to date: a fish from Lewes and re-housed in new, pest-proof Cephalosporin Fund have naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. invasive shrimp species collected collected in the 19th century or sent by Gideon Algernon Mantell metal cabinets, thanks to financial agreed to extend their funding Both worked under the guidance from the Thames estuary. even earlier. Much curatorial (1790–1852), the discoverer of assistance from a number of of the successful undergraduate of Darren Mann. Three student interns from St work involves reconstructing Iguanodon, to William Buckland, generous contributors. internship scheme, providing a Eliza Howlett, Collections John’s College helped Małgosia the trail of documentation that recognised as such from the faint Not only has the project safe- grant of almost £30,000 for a Manager in Geology, supervised Nowak-Kemp with vertebrate makes it possible uniquely to writing (in Mantell’s hand) on the guarded some of the historical further two years. E P A interns Jacqueline Machin (St Hugh’s material. Klara Wanelik distinguish each item and record back of the specimen. collections, it has also brought to have provided welcome curatorial College) and Moya Woolley (St sorted, reboxed and in many its identification, provenance and Meanwhile Assistant Curator light a large number of previously support across all four of the Edmund Hall), both working on cases identified the 150 birds’ history. The continuing process Paul Jeffrey took a second look unrecognised type specimens. The collections during 2010–11, and the Palaeozoic collections. Jacqui nests in the collection; Stewart of examining the objects in the at a fossil collected in the 19th most notable among them were have themselves gained valuable curated 997 specimens from the J Jennings sorted, checked and historic collections to document century from the Middle Jurassic those of the American entomolo- skills and experience. Huxtable Collection, while Moya rehoused osteological specimens them properly often brings Stonesfield Slate. It has long been gist, J L LeConte (1825–1883), Working with Monica Price curated 927 from the J Parker transferred to the Museum from rewards in the form of surprising assumed to be a small species of from whom the Revd Frederick in Mineralogy, Sophie Hibbin Collection, bringing the total the teaching collections of the rediscoveries. crocodile. Working with Professor William Hope acquired a number (St Anne’s College) and Helen number of Palaeozoic specimens Zoology Department; and Philip This year was no exception, Eric Buffetaut of the CNRS in of American Coleoptera and Ashcroft (Hertford College) catalogued to an impressive 5,865. Chapman sorted, labelled and turning up a fossil fish bearing the Paris, Paul recognised it as a new other insects in the 1830s and completed projects to identify Meanwhile Thomas Hawker reboxed a large number of mostly handwriting of one of the earliest taxon of pterosaur, the dominant 1840s. On the other hand, diligent specimens that had either been (University College) worked with disarticulated and incomplete Below right: dinosaur hunters; a collection of flying creature of the Jurassic searching has turned up only one mislabelled or not yet labelled Assistant Curator Paul Jeffrey on a bird skeletons. l collection of bird’s beetle and other insect types from period. The specimen is one of the type specimen of the four species at all. Peter Spooner (University survey of Bartonian and Lutetian tracheas made by the collection of an important earliest known pterodactyloids. of ‘glow worm’ or bioluminescent College) began a six-week (Middle Eocene) holdings, looking Robert Swinhoe in the 19th century 19th century American naturalist; beetle, published by Hope himself. internship to organise, scan and for trace fossils (marks left by a new kind of pterosaur from Huxley Room prepare geological descriptions organisms living in or on the shells) Oxfordshire; and a 19th century The Huxley Room Project is a Birds’ windpipes for decorative stones that are not indicating that gastropod shells had collection of birds’ windpipes from ten-year undertaking aimed at In the vertebrate zoology collec- part of the Corsi collection, with been occupied by hermit crabs. the Far East. preserving the unique and in- tions, Małgosia Nowak-Kemp the longer-term plan that this Under the supervision of ternationally important Hope- rediscovered a unique collection collection should also go on-line. Sammy de Grave in the Zoological Historic fossils Westwood Collections of insects, of birds’ tracheas made by the In the Entomological collections Louisa Wood In April 2011, the recently-re- housed in the picturesque Huxley 19th century naturalist, Robert Collections, Tom Bishop (Lady (St Anne’s College) accessioned tired former Director of the Room with its beamed ceiling. Swinhoe. Swinhoe was born in Margaret Hall) sorted insect a large number of shrimps Museum, Jim Kennedy and Assistant curator Darren Mann Calcutta in 1838, and in 1860 samples recently collected from recently collected from the Red began a twelve-month project and his colleagues have made sig- was named as the first European Honduras, and completed the Sea, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. with André Ashington and Eliza nificant progress in re-housing a consular representative to Formosa. identification and mounting of She also carried out an electron Howlett, funded by the E P A number of small collections from During his life in China, he had a good proportion of the dung microscopy study of tegumental Cephalosporin Fund, to document old Victorian cabinets, which are described many species of animals, beetles in those samples. Alysa scales in caridean shrimps, which the historic Cretaceous collec- sensitive to attack by pests and but most of his discoveries were Hulbert (Brasenose College) has been submitted for publication, tions. A small proportion of the fluctuations in temperature and connected with birds. Several new worked on historical material from and sorted, identified and specimens were originally entered humidity. To date over 40,000 species were named after him. l in the manuscript catalogues Above: Interns prepared by John Phillips (1800– Spiders go online Stewart Jennings, 1874), Oxford’s first Professor of Klara Wanelik and Philip Chapman Geology, and the first Curator In order to improve access to the large number of exotic spiders of the Museum. This includes collections for researchers, the from every part of the world. Left: An impressive material from the collection of Museum is working to increase It contains many hundreds of specimen from the William Buckland (1784–1856), the number of collections type specimens, not only those Pickard-Cambridge database recognised as such by labels in the databases that are available online. described by him but also those hand of his wife, Mary Morland. In October 2010 the Pickard- described by other collectors. ‘The documentation associated Cambridge arachnid database was Altogether the database contains with specimens is not always released for public use. entries on over 4,500 specimens. what it seems,’ says Jim, ‘and This is a considerable addition Sarah Phibbs, IT Officer, knowledge of lithologies and to the Museum’s accessible worked on the project with fossil preservation give clues as to entomological data. The Zoë Simmons of the Hope where specimens are actually from, collection donated by the Revd Entomological Collections, rather than where they are said Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in checking the material and to be from.’ By the end of July, 1917 includes an almost complete designing the online interface. l some 1,978 specimens had been British collection, and a very

18 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 19 Butterflies captured Who is Sir WT? New British birds display nears completion

A long-term project to create of the photographer, but also Deciphering ancient labels, A major new permanent display Making use of the expertise of her that a red kite had been found digital images and database employed a database clerk.’ mostly handwritten, is essential on British birds is scheduled Dr Andy Gosler of the Edward dead in Wales and would be records of Lepidoptera types in the So far the team has now to documenting the provenance to open in the upper gallery in Grey Institute of Ornithology and delivered to its veterinary services Hope Entomological Collections captured over 4,000 images of of specimens as well as their 2012. In preparation for this his students, the new display will sometime on Friday. As Derek had was threatened by the ending of type specimens, and has checked taxonomic identity. The Geological display, Małgosia Nowak-Kemp focus on changes in the popu- been on standby for some time, the Designated Development Fund and improved the data of over Collections have established a selected approximately 600 stuffed lations of different species in he was able to arrive early on that grant from the Museums, Libraries 5,000 type specimens held on the database of labels and handwrit- specimens from the zoological col- relation to changes in habitat. One Friday to skin the bird before the and Archives Council, abolished electronic catalogue. The culmi- ing to assist with this process. lections, which Kate Pocklington example is the recent dramatic rise post mortem. l during 2011. ‘Fortunately we nation of this work will be online, In 2011 former student intern has frozen and conserved. in red kite numbers in Oxfordshire. managed to secure further funding searchable databases of the type Lucy Gotham (Lincoln College) Most have undergone remedial As there was no suitable specimen through the generosity of the con- holdings, and in the case of the returned to continue her work on treatment, including remodel- in the collection, Małgosia set out tributors to the 150th Anniversary Lepidoptera this will be com- this project. To date, Lucy has re- ling of beaks and feet, or reat- to acquire one. As it is a protected Dinner event in June 2010,’ says plemented with images (dorsal, searched and entered profiles for a tachment of heads and legs, while species, every dead kite must Darren Mann, ‘and with this we ventral and type labels) of each further 100 individuals, and added others were in need of preventa- be forwarded to the Zoological not only continued the contract species. l another 560 images, mostly items tive conservation such as treatment Society for a compulsory post- associated with these new individu- of corroding wire armatures and mortem. The resulting post-mor- Right: One of the als but also extra items for collec- general dry cleaning of feathers. tem carcasses are in most cases butterfly types now in the database tors already on the database. too damaged to be suitable for A particular success was the un- taxidermy. Bottom right: ravelling of the material associated ‘Fortunately, the goodwill of Examples of hand- with two different Sir WTs: Sir the vets in the Zoological Society written labels, including one of W C Trevelyan and Sir C Wyville and our freelance taxidermist, Mr the ‘Sir WT’ items Thomson. Many of the specimens Derek Frampton, made it possible associated with the Old OUM to overcome this problem’, says Collection catalogued by John Małgosia. One Tuesday in April Phillips have labels marked ‘Sir the Zoological Society informed WT’, which was interpreted by W J Sollas, Professor of Geology Left and above: from 1907, as Sir Charles Wyville Acquisitions: Black swan and Thomson. Lucy’s painstak- red kite prepared for display ing work has revealed that the new collection of Lake District minerals only specimens actually donated Below left: The by Wyville Thomson are five Thomson collec- Ordovician trilobites from Girvan, All the collections have continued of many of the specimens and and fine specimens, and the col- tion will join British minerals such as Scotland; all other ‘Sir WT’ to grow, new accessions arriving compiled detailed documentation lection complements both the these Cumbrian specimens should in fact be attrib- mostly through fieldwork or by including specimen labels, plans Museum’s holding of old Lake specimens Taking over Earth Sciences uted to Sir W C Trevelyan. l donation (see Appendix, p 27, for of mine workings, and copies of District specimens and the research details). Monica Price, Assistant publications which often refer to archive for Michael P. Cooper and The move of the University’s The Museum has acquired Curator in the Mineralogical specimens in Norman’s collec- Chris Stanley’s 1990 book on the Earth Sciences Department to and refurbished extra space in Collections, was especial- tion.’ There are many rare species Minerals of the Caldbeck Fells. l its new building had a number the old building’s basement, ly delighted to be offered Mr of impacts on collections work. providing an opportunity to reor- Norman Thomson’s collection Curator of the Mineralogical ganise the petrological collections of minerals. They come mainly Collections Dave Waters was re- housed there. Jo Corp, Curatorial from the Lake District and other sponsible for dividing the Earth Assistant, has started sorting locations in northern England, and Sciences teaching specimens around 7,000 specimens from have been collected since the 1950s into those for transfer to the new the East Greenland collection of when many of the mines were still building, those to be catalogued Lawrence Wager (Professor of working. and incorporated in the Museum’s Geology 1950–1965) into numeric Monica visited Norman in collections, and those for disposal. order, decanting the samples Cumbria to meet him and bring Dave and Assistant Curator into Museum boxes. Earlier in back part of the collection. ‘We are Monica Price also selected books the year Jo cleaned and reor- very grateful to Dr David Green, that would usefully augment the ganised around 5000 of Wager’s formerly of Manchester Museum,’ working library of the Museum thin sections, and checked and says Monica, ‘who not only facili- from those being discarded by the upgraded the documentation for tated our acquisition of the collec- Departmental library. the Wager collections. l tion, but has checked the identities

20 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 21 Partnerships Running the Museum Advice to others Across Oxford Library and archives

Staff in the Collections continue consultancy firm Tim Gardom Education staff work closely with Since the retirement of the by hosting visits to the archives attached to the Hope to offer their expertise as advisers Associates and Ian Cartwright of the other Oxford University collec- Librarian Stella Brecknell in 2010, outside these times. Mark has Entomological Collections, to other British and overseas the Institute of Archaeology on tions to share resources, expertise the Hope and Arkell Libraries continued the day-to-day work work began on cataloguing and museums. Juliet Hay, Philip the selection and imaging of fossil and best practice, and to offer co- have opened only on Wednesdays, of purchasing and cataloguing digitising the A R Wallace archives Powell and Eliza Howlett visited specimens for a series of digital in- ordinated programmes to schools. under the supervision of Mark journals, cataloguing and shelving as part of the The Alfred Russel Abingdon Museum in September teractive displays for the new Sheik This year Janet Stott and her col- Dickerson, Librarian of the Pitt donated material and assisting Wallace Correspondence Project 2010 to advise curators on the con- Zayed Desert Learning Centre in leagues in the other museums have Rivers Museum. Other collections research visitors. with the Natural History Museum, servation and display of a near- Abu Dhabi. trialled cross-curricular days with staff have been able to assist With the aid of a volunteer London. l complete skeleton of an Similarly, Paul Jeffery worked Cherwell and Marlborough schools, ichthyosaur from the Upper with curators at The Oxfordshire both state comprehensives. Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay of Museum, and the design company These days involve OUMNH, Increased earnings from events Curtis’s Gravel Pit, Abingdon. SolidArt, providing specialist input the Pitt Rivers Museum, The Juliet was subsequently commis- on the selection of specimens and Ashmolean, the Museum of the The Museum’s 150-year-old court The lecture theatre, with Parker, entitled: ‘Describing the sioned to take on the conservation the stratigraphy of Oxfordshire History of Science and the Botanic and gallery, with its stunning archi- its capacity of almost 300 and New Testament’; and the annual of the specimen, which is due to be sites for their new interactive Garden, and allow schools to bring tecture and displays, together with recently-updated audiovisual memorial lecture for Dorothy completed by October 2011. dinosaur gallery. The exhibit also up to 300 students on one day to its large lecture theatre, attracted equipment, was particularly in Hodgkin run jointly by Somerville Eliza Howlett and Monica includes a video loop showing receive taught sessions. These days conferences, company recruit- demand. Bookings included the College, AWiSE and the Museum. Price advised Clare Jones from honorary associate curator Philip were cited in the recent museums ment evenings, receptions, dinners, eight 2011 Slade Lectures, given The lecture theatre continued Right: Museum Torquay Museum on the docu- Powell talking to Phil Manning review: ‘The recent joint initia- charity events and even a wedding! by Professor Zainab al Bahrani to be hired daily throughout the staff advised on mentation of different types of about the dinosaur footprint site tive to accommodate large groups Sixty-five functions generated on ‘The Infinite Image: Art and academic year for 359 hours of the new dinosaur geological material. Eliza also at Ardley, which he helped to of school pupils is a good example £94,735 in revenue, an increase of Ontology in Antiquity’; five Lyell Mathematics and Chemistry display at the Oxfordshire worked with David Berry of document. l of collaboration producing an 23 per cent over the previous year. Lectures by Professor David undergraduate lectures. l Museum end product that is greater than the museums could achieve Below right: individually.’ Education staff teach across the The museums are also working The Museum Shop curriculum together on a training programme, the Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Skills for Yvonne Cawkwell was appointed Gross sales of £170,799 repre- ranges. Best sellers continued to the Future’ initiative, for which they Retail Manager of both the sented a 1.2 per cent increase on be the Fossils and Minerals range, were awarded a three-year grant in OUMNH and Pitt Rivers shops, the year, and while net sales were followed by children’s toys. 2010. Four trainees will be recruited continuing the collaboration down on the year primarily due The shop acquired the in each of three successive years; between the two Museums and in- to the VAT increase in January, Ashmolean’s redundant shop each will have the opportunity to troducing standard retail practice net margin and trading profit fittings in March 2011 and these work alongside the education teams across both. The shop continued increased. Approximately 8 per were due to be installed in October of three museums in the course to trade profitably despite the cent of all visitors made a purchase to provide a very welcome shop

The Oxfordshire Museum The Oxfordshire of his or her placement. Victoria cold winter weather and increas- in the shop, spending an average refit. In preparation for this two McGuinness was appointed Project ingly tough economic conditions, of £5.22. New products this year new tills have been purchased for Coordinator, and OUMNH’s first proving a popular destination for included bottled water, magnetic the shop. Below: Popular l products in the shop Science in the real world trainee, Scott Billings, began work in visitors to the Museum. tumble stones and new jewellery May 2012. l Real World Science is a collabora- receives any central government tive partnership between five UK support. However, the estab- museums including OUMNH lished science partnership with that uses museum learning to the Natural History Museum, help secondary school students to The Manchester Museum, The understand how science affects Great North Museum, and Stoke- everyday life. It also introduces on-Trent Musems has continued them to working scientists, and to thrive. The individual insti- helps to inspire them to think tutions are funding their own about undertaking work or further Education staff, and the Natural study in scientific fields. History Museum is funding the Launched in 2005 with funding project co-ordinator and a national from the Department of Culture, programme developer. For the first Media and Sport for national and time in 2011–12 we will be devel- regional strategic commission- oping a national programme to be ing projects, the project no longer delivered by all partners. l

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Hope and Arkell Libraries Changing faces Appendix 1: Visitors of the Oxford Librarian: Mr M Dickerson, MA, DipInfMan

In addition to the former Director (Front of House Assistant), University Museum of Natural Information Technology Jim Kennedy (see p 7), the Samantha Hayes (Entomology History at 31 July 2011 IT Officer: Ms S Phibbs, BA Museum said goodbye to some Technician), Simon James (Front IT Assistant: Dr R Painter, BA, MSc, DPhil long-standing members of staff of House Assistant), Kevin Walsh this year. One of the most notable (Executive Officer), Emily Wilson The Vice-Chancellor A D Hamilton, MA, PhD, FRS Education and Outreach Head of Education: Mrs J Stott, BA, PGCE was Rennison Hall, whose title (Education Assistant), and Jennifer Lord Krebs, MA, DPhil, FRS (Chairman) Secondary School Officer: Ms S Lloyd, BSc, PGCE ‘paper conservator’, fell some way Wright (Shop Assistant). Pro-Vice Chancellor Professor I A Warmsley, BSc, PhD Primary School and Family Officer: Mr C Jarvis, BA, PGCE, FLS short of the contribution he made In addition to the interim The Senior Proctor Professor B J Rogers, MA, PhD during his time at the Museum. Director, Professor Sue Iversen, Community Officer: Mrs S J Griffiths, BA, MA The Junior Proctor Mr L A Whitehead, MA Rennison played a key role in staff who joined during the year Volunteers Co-ordinator: Mrs J Todd, MSc preparing archival material for were Sarah Barefield (Shop Professor P C England, MA, DPhil, FRS Volunteer and Outreach Assistant: Dr C J Cheeseman, BA, display, not least for the exhibition Assistant), Yvonne Cawkwell Professor R Fortey, BA, MA, PhD, ScD, FRS, FGS, FLS MSc, DPhil ‘A wonderland of natural history’ (Retail Manager), John Chu (Front Professor C Gosden, MA, PhD Education Assistants: Ms R Smith, BA, PGCE; Ms S Dogherty, created for the 150th anniversary of House Assistant), Simone Dr L Gilmour, MA, PhD, FSA, AMA BA, MSt in 2010, and the exhibition of Dogherty (Education Assistant), Professor A N Halliday, BSc, PhD HLF Skills for the Future Project Co-ordinator: Ms Victoria McGuinness, MA treasures from the Hope Library Antonia Edwards (Front of Professor P H Harvey, MA, DPhil, DSc, FRS that ran in the same year. House Assistant), Judith White Trainee Education Officer: Mr Scott Billings, BSc Professor P W H Holland, MA, PhD, DSc, FRS Others who left the Museum (Entomology Data Input), and Professor J Michie, M.Sc, MA, DPhil Central Services were: Flora Bain (Education & Alexander Woodward (Deputy Dr M O’Hanlon, MA, PhD Administrator’s Assistant and Director’s Secretary: Outreach), Fi Dunnington (Shop Front of House Manager). l Ms K A Andrews-Speed Professor S D Iversen, MA, Ph.D, MA, D.Phil (Secretary) Assistant), Chris Goulbourne Accounts Clerk: Mrs K King Dr S De Grave, BSc, MSc, PhD (in attendance) Front of House Manager: Mr A Archer Professor D J Rogers, MA, DPhil (in attendance) Deputy Front of House Managers: Mr I Hussain; Buildings and maintenance Professor D J Siveter, MA, BSc, PhD, DSc, FGS (in attendance) Mr A Woodward, BA, MA Dr D J Waters, MA, DPhil (in attendance) In January the Museum offi- Estates carpentry workshop fitted Front of House Staff: Mr L Kowalski; Ms A Edwards, BA; Mr J Chu, MA cially took possession of the old new cases in the North gallery in Head of Technical Services: Mr C Burras Inorganic Chemistry glassblow- the style of the existing Museum Appendix 2: People ing workshop and adjacent rooms. cases. These will be occupied Cabinet-maker: Mr W Richey These are due to be converted to a during 2012 by the new display of Staff of the Museum at 31 July 2011 Workshop and maintenance: Mr P Johnson Shop Supervisor: Mrs Y Cawkwell new visitors’ reception area. A new British birds, and new displays on Acting Director: Professor S D Iversen, MA, PhD, MA, DPhil Shop Assistants: Ms F Puspitasari; Miss G Moffa, BA; WC for visitors with disabilities the Huxley-Wilberforce debate and Administrator: Ms W Shepherd, BSc, MA (status) was completed and commissioned the first transmission of wireless Ms G M Moretta within this area, with funding from signals by Oliver Lodge. The Hope Entomological Collections Cleaner: Mr G Coates the disability fund of the Oxford In January 2011 new audiovi- Curator: Professor D J Rogers, MA, DPhil Honorary Associates (Curation) Assistant Curator: Mr D J Mann, BTEC, FLS, FRES University Estates Directorate. sual equipment was installed in the Mr M Ackland Work continued to improve the Lecture Theatre including two University Support Staff: Ms K Child, BA; Mr J E Hogan, BSc; Mr J B Davies, MA, MSc Ms Z M Simmons, BSc; Ms A Spooner, BSc; Miss J White, BA, MA appearance of the displays. The new screens, projector, microphones, Mr R Gabriel Museum’s own workshop staff stage rewiring and associated Geological Collections Dr J W Ismay, BSc, PhD replaced the timber surrounds for control equipment. This new syst- Acting Curator: Professor D J Siveter, MA, BSc, PhD, DSc, FGS Mr I Lansbury, MPhil the bases of the elephant skeletons em is more user-friendly and more Assistant Curator: Mr P A Jeffery Dr A C Pont, MA, DSc in the Court, while the University reliable than the previous one. l Collections Manager: Ms E A Howlett, BN Mr H P Powell, MA University Support Staff: Mr A P Ashington; Ms J Hay, BA Honorary Associates (Research) Research Assistants: Dr S Joomun, BSc, MSc, PhD; Mrs E M H Cooke, MA Dr C A Lewis, BSc, MSc, PhD Mr J Cooter, BSc Temporary staff: Lucy Gotham Mr G de Rougemont, BA Mineralogical Collections Dr J Kathirithamby, BSc, PhD Curator: Dr D J Waters, MA, DPhil Dr T S Kemp, MA, PhD Assistant Curator: Miss M T Price, BSc, MSc, MA (status) Dr G C McGavin, MA (status), BSc, DIC, PhD, FLS, FRGS University Support Staff: Miss J Corp, BSc Mr R Overall Professor K S Thomson, MA, BSc, PhD Zoological Collections Assistant Curator: Dr S De Grave, BSc, MSc, PhD Environmental Archaeology Unit Collections Manager: Mrs M B Nowak-Kemp, BSc, MSc Director: Professor MA Robinson, MA, PhD, FSA University Support Staff: Ms K C Pocklington, BA Temporary assistant: A Morris (Keble)

24 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 25 DPhil students: D Challinor MA, MSc (St Cross), (St John’s); Stewart Jennings (St John’s). Travel and research grants By bequest R Hesse BA, MPhil (Merton), L Lodwick BA, MSt (St Cross), E Rowan None Geological Collections BSc, BA, MSt (St Cross) Work experience Harrison Ostridge (lcknield Community College), Jack Wright Professor Siveter continued, together with co-investigators from By fieldwork (Bartholomew School, Eynsham) Leicester, London and Yale universities, and OUMNH-based Silurian soft-bodied invertebrates from the Herefordshire Lagerstätte Volunteers, interns and work experience colleagues Drs Sarah Joomun and Carolyn Lewis, on his NERC- Jurassic invertebrates from Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Bedfordshire Education and Outreach funded £336,000 research grant, Reconstruction of the Herefordshire Hope Entomological Collections Lagerstätte biota. The project is now in its final year, and will finish at Eocene invertebrates from Hampshire and Kent Volunteers the end of September 2011. Volunteers Ms Mary Bavister-Gould (Leicester University), Ms Kate Joyce (Oxford Mineralogical Collections Emily Aldridge, Jessica Atherden (Cardiff University), Laura Bellas, Brookes University), Ms Rebecca Jones, BEd placement student Oxford Zoological Collections By donation Tom Bishop (Oxford University), Stella Brecknell, Ellen Christmas, Brookes University Dr De Grave received jointly with M Johnson (University of Hull) a Further specimens from a collection of rocks and minerals, completing Jason Davies, Kat Drayson, Rebecca Evans, John Fitzgerald, David research grant under the EU ASSEMBLE program to visit Eilat (Israel) the collection (from Mrs E Clifford) Gormley, Jason Gosling, Brian Harding, Mariel Harrison, Kathryn Work experience to conduct a study of decapod biodiversity. In addition he received a Baryte, barytocalcite, brochantite, calcite, fluorite, quartz, serpierite, Harrold (Brookes University), Rosemiranda Hibbert, Peter Hughes, Ms Emily Jefferies (Wheatley Park School) subcontract (€35,000) of the EY-FP7-BIOFRESH project to head a sphalerite and witherite from Cumbria (from Mr T Bridges) Poppy Lambert (Marlborough School, Woodstock), Annette Lord, global group of freshwater researchers documenting the conservation Environmental Archaeology Unit Stilbite from the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, and calcite from Mid Andreas Lösekann, Michael McLeod, Michael Orchard, Wendy status of the world’s freshwater shrimps. Glamorgan (from Dr T Cotterell, through Mrs Jane Randle) Orton, Frank Patterson, Russell Payne, Finn Ryley Work experience Lidia Ng (St Helen and St Katherine, Abingdon) Environmental Archaeology Unit A small collection of semi-precious gemstones (from Mrs K Hegarty) E P Abraham Cephalosporin Interns Professor Robinson received funding from the Department of Classics, Paralstonite** from Powys (from Mr N Hubbard) Tom Bishop (Lady Margaret Hall), University of Cincinnati to join their excavation in Pompeii. Four samples of polished stone from France and Italy; ‘llanite’ rock Alysa Hulbert (Brasenose College) Appendix 3: Finance from USA (from Professor W J Kennedy) Work experience students Wolframite with siderite, and various rocks from Portugal (from Daisy Richards (Oxford High School), Harriet Scott (King Alfred’s General Appendix 4: New acquisistions Mr E C Smith) College, Wantage), Linus Williams (Matthew Arnold School) The University’s General Board made a grant towards recurrent costs Entomological Collections Orthoclase from Cornwall; baryte, calcite, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite from Leicestershire; baryte from Yorkshire; garnet rock, stilbite and topaz Nuffield Science Bursary students totalling £665,000 for the financial year ending 31 July 2011. A total of 95 accession lots of 35,284 specimens were received by from the Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire; stibnite from East Ayrshire; and Finn Ryley (Abingdon School), Hollie Thompson (Henry Box In addition we received this year’s instalment towards recurrent costs donation to the department. These included: clinochlore, ilmenite and quartz from Tayside (from Mr R Starkey) School, Witney) from AHRC amounting to £330,000. • 1000 World Leiodidae (from J Cooter) A collection of more than 1,000 mineral specimens mainly from the • 800 World Coleoptera (fron J Cooter) Geological Collections Grants awarded and donations received Lake District and other Northern England and Scottish localities (from This year we again raised considerable amounts through external • 7 Brazilian Orchid bees including one paratype of Eulema marcii Mr N Thomson, through Dr D I Green) Volunteers grants and awards: Nemesio (from A Nemesio) Izzy Carr, Mark Ebden, Caroline Halstead-Smith, Paul Sargent, Fornacite** and rickturnerite* from Somerset (from Dr R Turner) • 2000 named world Anthomyiidae (from D M Ackland) Janet Sherwin The following generous donors responded to our anniversary Aragonite, botallackite and todorokite from Cornwall; baryte from fundraising appeal: • 25 Euchroa (Carabidae, Pterostichini) from Mexico including Devon; strontianite from Somerset; calcite from Leicestershire; E P Abraham Cephalosporin Interns Mary E Rogers £1,000 paratypes of 11 species (from G Ball) synchysite-(Ce) from Gwynnedd; and fluorite from Co. Durham (from Thomas Hawker (University College), Jacqui Machin (St Hugh’s Pharsalia Charitable Trust £500 • 14 Ukraine Hydrophilidae including 8 paratypes of Cercyon Dr D I Green) College), Moya Woolley (St Edmund Hall) (from A Shatrovsky) Dianne Edwards £3,500 * co-type specimen; **species new to the collection • 480 Palaearctic Formicidae (from M Lush) Work experience students Squire Charitable Trust £10,000 By transfer • 1000 dung beetles from Costa Rica (from D J Mann) Russell Barnett (Watford Boys Grammar School, Hertfordshire), Rock and mineral specimens and collections (various) from the Earth Education & collections support Seren Charles (Kendrick School, Reading), Ben Print (Gillotts School, • 10,000 insects from Mozambique (from OU expedition to Sciences Department, University of Oxford Henley-on-Thames), James Purling (St Birinus School, Didcot) The Ammco Trust £500 Explorer backpacks Mozambique 2010) Clore Foundation £10,000 Prize for education support • Paratype of Popillia isabellae Limbourg, one Paratype of Popillia robichei Zoological Collections Mineralogical Collections Crawley Creatures in kind Contents for dinosaur backpacks Limbourg (from P Limbourg) Worldwide collection of Alpheidae (from A Anker, Fortaleza) Volunteers EPA Cephalosphorin £35,767 Secondary science education officer • Paratype of Neosclerus glaber Assing, Paratype of Neosclerus hlavaci Assing Deep water pelagic caridea from the Indian Ocean (from T Letessier, Mrs Jean Allen, Miss Sarah Beggs, Mrs Joy Irving, Mrs Jane Randle, University of Aberdeen) EPA Cephalophorin £29,601 Internships 09/10, 10/11 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) (from G de Rougemont) Mr Ted Smith Numerous smaller donations, including type material and very rare Esmee Fairbairn Foundation £31,704 Corsi Project • 4000 insects from Borneo (from D J Mann and E M Slade) • Paratype of Amorphoscelis kenyensis Stiewe (from M Stiewe) specimens. E P Abraham Cephalosporin Intern HUB, FY10/11 £350,000 Education, IT, collections support Peter Spooner (University College) Pilgrim Trust £10,000 Bee collections Geological Collections The Hope and Arkell Libraries Over the year 2.22 linear m of new material was added, including 342 Real World Science NHM £5,000 Secondary science budget By purchase Zoological Collections periodical parts. In addition a large bequest of books from the library None Volunteers Rothschild Foundation £5,000 Entomology: Huxley Room project of J H Callomon was received, together with material from Earth Jessica Beckman (Brookes University), Imogen Birt (Brookes Thriplow Charitable Trust £2,800 Huxley Room By donation Sciences and other OUMNH staff. University), Chloe Chambers (ex Natural History Museum, London), Wellcome Trust in kind Hands-on DNA lab equipment Cast of Propelodytes wagneri from the Eocene of Darmstadt, Germany By purchase Lucie Cox (Brookes University), Haley Dolton (Brookes University), (from A P Ashington) Roof restoration project Australian Journal of entomology 50 (2011) Eleanor Dobson Gonzales (Brookes University), Sarah Jones (Oxford Cretaceous invertebrates from Melcombe Bingham, Dorset (from J P Getty Jr Trust £100,000 Crustaceana, 84 (2011) University), James Kendall (Brookes University), Hannah Keys J Christian) (Brookes University), Kathryn Krakowka (Oxford University), Hannah Wolfson Foundation £150,000 Inverbebrate systematics 25 (2011) Cretaceous invertebrates from St Oswald’s Bay, Dorset; Aylesford, Plant (Brookes University), Kristian Purchase (Newcastle University), Museum core funds Kent; and Johnson County, Texas (from Professor A S Gale) Journal of systematic palaeontology 9 (2011) Maciej Wencel (Oxford University) Negaunee Foundation $70,000 Red deer antler from the Pleistocene of Radley, Oxfordshire, and other Lethaia 44 (2011) E P Abraham Cephalosporin Interns We are very grateful for the support of all our donors Jurassic and Pleistocene material (Mrs W A A Richardson, via her son, Palaeontology 54 (2011) Louisa Wood (St Anne’s), Philip Chapman (St John’s), Klara Wanelik and supporters. Mr E M Richardson) Systematic entomology 36 (2011)

26 OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 27 By donation Gabriel, R (2011). Daytime Activity, Unusual Habitation and Diptera). With an appendix by Christer Bergström and Adrian C Pont. thermobarometry, metamorphic modeling, and U-Pb geochronology. British Dragonfly Society publications for 2009–10 (from Mr D Mann) Appendage Regeneration in an Unidentified Species of Sericopelma Zootaxa, 2852, 83 pp. Tectonics, 29, TC5011. doi:101029/2009TC002533. Studia dipterologica 17 (2010), 18 (2011) Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society, 121, 9–11. Sedda, L, Guerrini, L, Bouyer, J, Koné and Rogers, D J (2010). Zoology in the Middle East 50, 51 (2010), 52, 53 (2011) (from Dr A Pont) Zoological Collections Spatio-temporal modelling of Glossina palpalis gambiensis and Glossina Anker, A and De Grave, S (2010). Holthuisaeus, a new genus to Gabriel, R (2011). Nhandu carapoensis Lucas 1983 the senior synonym tachinoides apparent densities in fragmented ecosystems of Burkina Faso. accommodate Periclimenaeus bermudensis Armstrong (Decapoda: of Nhandu tripartitis Schmidt 1997, (Araneae: Theraphosidae), Newsletter Ecography, 33, 772–783. Pontoniinae). In Fransen, C H J M, De Grave, S and Ng, P K L (eds) Appendix 5: Loans, enquiries of the British Arachnological Society 121, 11–13. Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Slade, EM, Mann, D J and Lewis, O T (2011). Biodiversity and and visitors Monographs, 14, 115–132. Gabriel, R and Longhorn, S J (2011). Resurrection of the generic ecosystem function of tropical forest dung beetles under contrasting Collections staff spend much of their time responding to requests from status for Mygalarachnae Ausserer, 1871 and Harpaxictis Simon,1892 logging regimes. Biological Conservation, 144, 166–174. researchers or members of the public for loans, for identification of (Araneae: Theraphosidae) with rebuttal of their synonymy with De Grave, S (2010). A new species of Typton (Decapoda: Pontoniinae) from Ascension Island. In Fransen, C H J M, De Grave, S and Ng, P specimens or other information, or for official research visits. About Sericopelma Ausserer 1875 Revista Iberica de Arachnologia, 19, 157–165. Sorokina, V S and Pont, A C (2010). An annotated catalogue of the K L (eds) Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. half of such requests come from overseas. The following table gives Muscidae (Diptera) of Siberia. Zootaxa, 2597, 87 pp. Crustaceana Monographs, 14, 209–218. some idea of the numbers; for more detail on the nature of requests Hartemink, N, Vanwambmeke, S O, Heesterbeek, H, Rogers, D, dealt with during the year, see the full departmental reports which are Morley, D, Pesson, B, Davies, C, Mahamdallie, S, Ready, P (2011). Ziegler, J, Pont, A C, Nawai, S, Wendt, H, and Werner, D (2011). available on request. Integrated mapping of establishment risk for emerging vector-borne In memoriam Hubert Schumann 07.05.1930 – 10.04.2010. Deutsche De Grave, S and Anker, A (2010). Designation of Synalpheus pectiniger infections: a case study of canine leishmaniasis in Southwest France. entomologische Zeitschrift, 58, 13–14. Coutiere, 1907 as a nomen protectum and its senior synonym Alpheus 0 Loans Enquiries Research PLoS One 101371/journalpone0020817. praecox Herrick, 1888 as a nomen oblitum (Crustacea, Decapoda, visitors Alpheidae). Zootaxa, 2642: 53–58. Geological Collections 0 Requests Specimens Identification Others 0 Hayward, A, McMahon, D P and Kathirithamby, J (2011). Cryptic Hou, X-G, Aldridge, R J, Siveter, David J, Siveter, Derek J, diversity and female host specificity in a parasitoid where the sexes De Grave, S and Ashelby, C (2011). Notes on some shrimp species Entomology 76 2,898 2,450 125 Williams, M, Zalasiewicz, J and Ma, X-Y (2011). An early Cambrian utilize hosts from separate orders. Molecular Ecology, 20, 1508–1528. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from Qatar, Persian Gulf. Marine Geology 66 529 283 246 54 hemichordate zooid. Current Biology, 21, 612–616. Biodiversity Records, 4, e20. Mineralogy 12 102 10 92 18 Ismay, J W and Ismay, B (2010). Lowland Grassland. In: Chandler, Kemp, TS (2010). New perspectives on the evolution of Late Zoology 34 72 vertebrate 137 358 146 P J (Editor) A Dipterist’s Handbook (2nd edition): The Amateur Entomologist, 15, De Grave, S and Sakihara, T (2011). Further records of the anchialine Many invertebrate Palaeozoic and Mesozoic terrestrial tetrapods. In: Bandyopadhyay, 207–212. shrimp, Periclimenes pholeter Holthuis, 1973 (Crustacea, Decapoda, S New aspects of Mesozoic biodiversity: Lecture Notes in Earth Science, 132, Palaemonidae). Zootaxa, 2903, 64–68. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg, 1–26. Appendix 6: Publications Ismay, J W and Ismay, B (2010). Associations with Fungi, Mycetozoa and Plants – Higher Plants: Chloropidae In: Chandler, P J (Editor) A Fransen, C H J M, De Grave, S and Ng, P K L (eds) (2010). Studies on Entomological Collections Powell, P (2010). Geology. In: Tiller, K and Darkes, G An historical Dipterist’s Handbook (2nd edition): The Amateur Entomologist, 15, 463–465. Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Crustaceana Chandler, P J, Ismay, J W and Ismay, B (2010). Marshes and Fens. In: atlas of Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire Record Society Series 67, Oxfordshire Monographs, 14. Chandler, PJ (Editor) A Dipterist’s Handbook, The Amateur Entomologist, 15, Record Society, Chipping Norton, pp 10 + map. Lane, R P, Blackman, R L, Cogan, B H, Cogan, C, Cranston, P S, 212–218. Crosskey, R W, Hammond, P M, Hollis, D, Hutson, A M, Mound, Fransen, C H J M, De Grave, S and Ng, P K L (2010). In memoriam Siveter, Derek J, Selden P A and Palmer, D (2010). Pre- L A, Pont, A C, Sattler, K S O, Tremewan, W G and Vane-Wright, Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis. In Fransen, C H J M, De Grave, S and Ng, Carboniferous fossil arthropods. In: Jarzembowski, E, Siveter, Derek J, Cooter, J and Svec, Z (2011) Agathidium (Macroceble) curtisternum sp. R I (2011). An appreciation of Paul Freeman DSc, ARCS, Hon P K L (eds) Studies on Malacostraca: Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis Memorial Volume. Palmer, D and Selden, P A Fossil arthropods of Great Britain, Joint Nature nov. from Turkey (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) Klapalekiana, 47, FRES (26.v.1916 – 31.vii.2010), with a bibliography of his published Crustaceana Monographs, 14, 1–77. Conservation Committee, Peterborough, 47–110. 13–16. entomological works. Antenna, 35, 5–15. Galanakis, Y and Nowak-Kemp, M (2011). Ancient Greek skulls in Couri, M S, Pont, A C and Daugeron, C (2010). The Muscidae McMahon, D P, Hayward, A and Kathirithamby, J (2011). Mineralogical Collections the Oxford University Museum, Part II – The Rhousopoulos-Rolleston (Diptera) of Vanuatu. Zootaxa, 2503, 1–39. Strepsiptera. Current Biology, 21, K271–272. Angiboust, S, Langdon, R, Agard, P, Waters, D and Chopin, C (2011). correspondence. Journal of the History of Collections, doi: 101093/jhc/fhq040. 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Ancient Greek skulls in Metamorphic history of the South Tibetan Detachment System, Mt the Oxford University Museum, Part I – George Rolleston, Oxford and Dellacasa, G, Dellacasa, M and Mann, D J (2010). The morphology Mann, D J, Hancock, G, Robinson, J and Foster, G (2010). Short- Everest region, revealed by RSCM thermometry and phase equilibria the formation of the human skulls collection. Journal of the History of of the labrum (epipharynx, ikrioma and aboral surface) of adult necked oil beetle on Coll. Scottish Invertebrate News, 1(2), 6–7. modeling. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29(5), 561–582. doi: 101111/ Collections, doi: 101093/jhc/fhq039. Aphodiini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), and its implications j1525-1314201100930x. for systematics. Insecta Mundi, 0132, 1–21. Mann, D J (2011) Some notes on the Hope-Westwood Lampyridae Thomson, K S (2009). Introduction. In H W Attridge, (ed) The Science types in the Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford University Price, M T (2011). The Corsi colection of decorative stones: how and Religion Debate: Why does it Continue? Yale University Press, 1–14. Gabriel, R (2011). A New Species of Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875 from Museum of Natural History. Lampyrid, 1, 65–69. Corsi brought geology to the arts. History of Geology Group Conference on Guyana (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Journal of the British Tarantula Society, Geological Collectors and Collecting, Natural History Museum, London 4-5 April, Thomson, K S (2009). Review of Darwin’s Illness by Ralph Colp. 26(2), 76–80. Pont, A C and Vikhrev, N E (2010). A second species of the genus 2011, abstracts volume p 14. Reports of the National Centre for Science Education, 29(6), 40–41. Huckettomyia Pont & Shinonaga (Diptera: Muscidae). Studia dipterologica, Gabriel, R (2011). Beispiele von zusammengewachsenen Spermathe­ 16, 101–105. Price, M T (2011). Polished windows on an ancient world: Decorative Thomson, K S (2010). Review of Darwin and God by Nick Spencer. ken bei Vogelspinnen (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae), stone collections in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Science and Education, 19, 839–847. ARACHNE, 16(2), 24–27. Pont, A C, Vikhrev, N and Werner, D (2011). The hunter-flies of History of Geology Group Conference on Geological Collectors and Collecting, Armenia I. Some species of the genus Limnophora Robineau-Desvoidy, Natural History Museum, London 4-5 April, 2011, abstracts volume p 27. Thomson, K S (2010). Review of Big Bone Lick by Stanley Hedeen. Gabriel, R (2011). Poecilotheria formosa, P metallica, P miranda and P with the description of a new species (Insecta, Diptera: Muscidae). Indiana Magazine of History, 106, 412–414. tigrinawesseli, Notes and Observations on Their Captive Breeding, Zoology in the Middle East, 52, 89–103. 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