Research facilities

We have a wide range of state-of-the-art platforms, as well as a research site in Madagascar, that supports the delivery our science.

Scientists hold testing equipment
  • Terraces of green grass in Madagascar

    Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre (KMCC)

    We have 40 researchers based at our third research site working to protect Madagascar's unique flora.

    KMCC
  • Young researcher digitising specimens

    Digitisation Suite

    Creating digital records and images of our herbarium specimens.

    Digitisation suite
  • Researcher holding 96 well plate on ice

    Laboratories

    Our laboratories uncover the secrets of plants and fungi at a molecular and cellular level.

    Laboratories
  • Researcher wearing large protective coat, holding jar of seeds, in the vault of the Millennium Seed Bank

    Millennium Seed Bank

    A world leading facility for the long term storage and research of seeds.

    Millennium Seed Bank