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First steps in fungal identification - 25 and 26 September 2025

Fungal identification

£80.00

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Tutor: Nathan Smith
Date: Thursday 25th September 2025 - Friday 26th September 2025
Time: 10:00 - 16:00
Cost: £80
Location: Classroom

This course will focus on the practical aspects of fungal identification—covering the basics of basidiomycetes and ascomycetes. Participants will work with seasonably available fungi to learn spore prints, basic microscopic and chemical identification, and how to collect, dry, and record fungi for scientific analysis. The fundamentals of DNA-based identification will also be covered. This course assumes a basic knowledge of fungi equivalent to the level covered in "Introduction to mycology".

 

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If you need to cancel your booking, please inform the Learning Office in writing as soon as possible at 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE or email [email protected] The cancellation is effective from the date that your written confirmation is received. If you cancel with more than 4 weeks' notice we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration. For cancellations made with less than 4 weeks' notice we regret that we are unable to make any refund unless we can fill your place on the course. If we are able to fill your place we will refund your balance less 20% to cover administration.

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