Meet the first female Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RBGE) – only the 17th person to hold the role in 355 years. Dr Julia Knights, a soil scientist and former deputy director of London’s Science Museum, has been named as successor to Simon Milne, who steps down after more than a decade.… The post Meet the first female Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh appeared first on Scottish Field.