Chris Thorogood

UK

Chris Thorogood is an Associate Professor of biology at the University of Oxford where he holds the position of Deputy Director and Head of Science at the Botanic Garden and Arboretum. Chris’s research focusses on evolution, conservation, floras in biodiversity hotspots, and biomimetics – applying evolutionary adaptations to technology. Chris is the author of 15 books and regularly broadcasts for the BBC. He is passionate about connecting people with plants. As an artist, he uses illustration as a creative way to bring plants and people together. Chris describes himself as on a mission to make us see plants differently, and realize how we, they, and our planet, are all connected.