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Fi Young
BSc. (Open), MSc. (Reading)

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Plant Monographer

email : taxonomist - at - lacistemataceae - dot - org

School Governor / Health & Safety Governor

email c/o : lrydon - at - wsapc - dot - co - dot - uk

Hearing Voices Group Facilitator

email c/o : hearingvoices dot bognor at gmail dot com

WDVTA Treewatch Article Writer and Index Compiler

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Education

2007 - 2009 MSc. Plant Diversity, University of Reading, U.K.
- dissertation Lacistemataceae: e-monography-and-revision

Extra curricula modules :
- Tropical Environments;
- Plant Genetics;
- Botanical Research Skills
- British Flora;
- Forestry and Woodlands;
- Genes and Chromosomes;
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems;
- Ecological Biochemistry;
- Practical Bayesian data analysis

Extracurricula work :
- Carnivorous plant collection management for Dr Alastair Culham
- Peer Supporter
- Volunteer exhibitor for Yesson C (2008) Cyclamen: 'Back to the Future' stand, Chelsea Flower Show, London, U.K.;



2001 - 2006 BSc. Open, The Open University, U.K.
- dissertations :
  - Quercus robur x Quercus petraea: hybridization in an ancient coppiced Essex woodland (S365 Evolution)
  - The influence of fire on woodland secondary succession reorganisational phase of ground and field flora in an ancient Essex coppiced woodland (S328 Ecology)

2006 Flowering Plant Systematics Course, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Cambridge, U.K.

1999 - 2000 National Certificate in Amenity Horticulture, Writtle University College, U.K.

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Publications

Young F E (2016 onwards) #AdventBotany Calendar, Culham Research Group, University of Reading, Reading, U.K.
- Day 22 (2018) Thyme for a good stuffing;
- Day 3 (2018) The Pomander - a smorgasbord of Lamiaceae and Rutaceae with a pinch of Sperm Whale Poo;
- Day 3 (2016) A sweet surprise!

Young F E (2012 onwards) Articles for TreeWatch, WDVTA, Wokingham, U.K.
- Issue 43 : Tree Science: Plant evolution in my lifetime - elms; My favourite tree - Acer griseum the Paperbark Maple
- Issue 42 : Tree Watch Index - version 2 : 2009 to 2018; Trees on the Moon;
- Issue 30 : Wordsearch: The Parishes of Wokingham answer;
- Issue 29 : Happy Arbor Day!; Wordsearch: The Parishes of Wokingham;
- Issue 28 : Tree Science: It's all Greek and Latin to me!; Alnus glutinosa – word sudoku;
- Issue 27 : Eleven Wokingham Borough schools have trees in their school badge – can you guess the school?'; Tree Science: Globally there are 3.03 trillion trees! How do they know that?;
- Issue 26 : Tree Science: Weighing a tree; The Trees of Hiroshima;
- Issue 25 : Tree Science: Pollen
- Issue 24 : Tree Science: Learning online: “I have free time (surely not)!”
- Issue 20 : Tree Science: Photosynthesis is fundamental for animal life on Earth; The Miracle Pine of Hope;
- Issue 19 : Tree Science: What's in a name? Part 3; - Issue 18 : Tree Science: What's in a name? Part 2; Sadly departed (almost) – death of a horse chestnut tree;
- Issue 17 : Tree Science: What's in a name? Part 1; Wokingham Art Festival Summer 2012;
- Issue 15 : My profile; A veteran tree's story: destruction prevented!; 400 trees cut down for space shuttle Endeavour's final flight!; The Great Storm – 25 years ago... 15 million trees damaged and/or felled; Tree Science: why do deciduous leaves change color in autumn? What makes these leaves fall?

Young F E (2018) TreeWatch Index, WDVTA, Wokingham, U.K.

Young F E (2009 to 2017) Lacistemataceae Holistic Database (LHD), In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y, Abucay L, Orrell T, Nicolson D, Bailly N, Kirk P M, Bourgoin T, DeWalt R E, Decock W, De Wever A, Nieukerken E van, Zarucchi J, Penev L, eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X

Young F E (2017) Winnersh Parish in WDVTA 10th Anniversary Report, Wokingham, U.K.

Young F E, Martin L (2012) Bearwood Recreation Ground Tree Walk, Sindlesham, Winnersh Parish, WDVTA, Wokingham, U.K.
- folded version and the flat version

Anon (2009) Depression and me, Spark* University of Reading Student newspaper, Reading, U.K., Volume 51, Issue 1: 25

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Grants

Date	Funding Body	Amount	Reason for Grant
2010	Botanical Research Fund	£400	Purchase of five megapixel microscope camera; Purchase chemicals for Lacistemataceae phytochemistry
2009	Alumni Study Travel Fund, University of Reading	£140	Travel cost to BioSyst EU09 Conference, Leiden, The Netherlands to give an oral presentation
2009	Alumni Study Travel Fund, University of Reading	£ 75	Travel cost to e-biosphere 09 conference, London, U.K. to present a research poster

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Professional Membership

The Systematic Association, London, U.K.

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Posters

e-monography on a shoestring : LHD (2009)
The plant monographer : our role in botany (2019)
What's hidden in your herbarium? (2020)

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Oral presentations

e-monograph on a shoestring MSc. dissertation (2009)
e-monography for the 21st Century Biosyst EU09 (2009)

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Videos

The Plant Monographer (2020)
our role in the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species;

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Miscellaneous

Signatory to :
Ripple W J et al., (2017) World Scientist's Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice, BioScience, Vol. 67(12): 1026-1028 (See Supplementary File S2 – List of Signatories: Page 588, Column 1, Row 9)

U.K. Government - Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- Certificate Number : 001688234145 (West Sussex Alternative Provision College, Burgess Hill, U.K.)
- Certificate Number : 001515616314 (Foundry College, Wokingham, U.K.)
- Certificate Number : 001169263800 (Support Horizons, Wokingham, U.K.)

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Continuing Personal Development

CPD Provider	Year	Course	Specialism modules	University / Company provider
Coursera (Received financial aid for all courses)	2020	Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling	-	University of Houston System
	2018/19	Foundations of Teaching for Learning	Introduction Being a Teacher Learners and Learning Curriculum Planning for Teaching and Learning Being a Professional Developing Relationships Introduction to Student Assessment Capstone (unavailable)	Commonwealth Education Trust
	2018	Writing in the Sciences	-	Stanford University
		Think Again I: How to Understand Arguments	-	Duke University
		Think Again II: How to Reason Deductively	-	Duke University
		Think Again III: How to Reason Inductively	-	Duke University
	2016	Coursera Mentor Community and Training Course	-	Coursera Community Team
	2015/2016	Data Science	The Data Scientist’s Toolbox R Programming Getting and Cleaning Data Exploratory Data Analysis Reproducible Research Statistical Inference Regression Models Practical Machine Learning Developing Data Products Data Science Capstone	Johns Hopkins University
	2015	Disability Awareness and Support	-	University of Pittsburgh
		Learning how to learn : powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects	-	McMaster University & University of California San Diego
		Psychological First Aid	-	Johns Hopkins University
EDUcare / TES (Paid by School Governor Funds)	2020	Prevening Loneliness Preventing Radicalisation	-	-
	2019	Concussion Awareness First Aid Essentials Moving and Handling Food Hygiene and Safety Supporting Staff Wellbeing in Schools Health & safety in Education: Senior Leadership & Management Fire Safety in Education Raising Awareness of Asbestos Administering Medication in Schools Online Safety Safeguarding Young People	-	-
Kwango (now defunct) (Paid by School Governor Funds)	2019	Child Sexual Exploitation	-	-
	2016	Safeguarding Children	-	-
U.K. Government (course is free)	2019	e-learning training on Prevent	-	-
NGA/GEL (Paid by School Governor Funds)	2019	E-Safety for Governors Safeguarding Children Strategy for Living Your Values Your Organisation: Understanding your School Exclusions Looked After Children Pupil Premium Equality & Diversity Female Genital Mutilation Health & Safety Child Sexual Exploitation Forced Marriage Constitution of the Governing Body Key Functions of the Governing Body Effectiveness of Governance: Making a difference	-	-
	2017	Health & Safety	-	-
	2016	Monitoring and Evaluation the Governing Body Role Educational Visits Key Functions of the Governing Body Monitoring Performance Data and Targets Understanding School Finance Equality and Diversity Exclusions Looked After Children Pupil Premium Role of the SEND Governor E-Safety Managing Academy Finances Safeguarding the Governors Role Clerking : Constitution of the Governing Body Clerking : Getting to know the Law Clerking : The Governing Body and Compliance Clerking : Appointment of Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher Clerking : The Clerk as CPD Coordinator Clerking : Meeting Preparation	-	-
	2015	The Governors' Role in School Improvement	-	-
NSPCC (Paid by School Governor Funds)	2016	Keeping Children Safe Online	-	-