We have yet another excellent student cafe coming up THIS Thursday, April 2nd at 9am EST / 3pm BST. Come and learn about @jaredmargulies.bsky.social research and think with us about what makes an ethnobotanist, an ethnobotanist.
Open and free to the public, SEB membership is not required!
Reminder: excellent student cafe coming up on Feb 12th!
Deadline extended to February 13th. Don't miss this opportunity to join a great group of students and early career researchers!
Did you miss the deadline to nominate yourself or a friend for our student committee positions? If so, now is your chance! Nominations deadline has been EXTENDED to February 7th!
Abstract submissions for our 2026 meeting in Montpellier are now OPEN! ethnobotany.org/home/meeting...
We can't wait! See you in Montepellier 🌿
Mark your calendars--next month we will be joined by Dr. Morgan Ruelle for our February student cafe!
Reminder--nominations are still open for positions on our student committee! These are a great way for undergraduates or graduate students to get involved with the Society and to meet others in the discipline! Pleas reach out if you have any questions.
Do you work with medicinal plants? Here is a great funding opportunity from the Garden Club of America, deadline of January 31st!
Postdoc alert!
Applications should include a resume and 300-word cover letter. Make sure your name and institutional affiliation are clearly listed. Nominations deadline is January 31, 2025.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Student Representative Savannah Anez at sga5169@psu.edu. (3/3)
These positions provide valuable experience, networking opportunities, and possibilities for currently enrolled MSc and PhD students to contribute to the field of economic botany through the SEB Society. (2/3)
Do you want to get more engaged with the SEB Society? Now is the perfect opportunity to do so! We are seeking 1 Student Representative-Elect and 3 Student Committee Members for the upcoming council term. (1/3)
Suggested topics are provided on the link below but all workshop ideas linked to the teaching and practice of ethnobotany will be considered.
Please send your workshop proposal by February 1, 2026.
More information here: tally.so/r/A7zldk (4/4)
We welcome all creative ideas – especially those that challenge the traditional understanding of workshop format. Weather allowing, some workshops may take place outdoors. (3/4)
Under the title of Undisciplined Ethnobotany, the event explores ethnobotany not only as an academic field but as a living, relational practice — one that listens across species, languages, practices, and epistemologies. Workshops are informal, interactive gatherings. (2/4)
We invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the 2026 Society for Ethnobotany congress meeting, taking place in Montpellier, France, May 31-June 4, 2026.
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Planting in a chagra in Colombia
Ophrys apifera, seen in the Burren in the west of Ireland.
Welcome! This is the student-run page of the Society for Ethnobotany. Our society is for anyone exploring the uses of plants and the relationships among plants, cultures, and our environment. Ethnobotany, coined the "science of survival" encompasses many fascinating interdisciplinary fields.