Beverley Glover is an evolutionary developmental biologist who aims to understand how the diversity of floral forms supporting plant-pollinator interactions arise. She is particularly interested in understanding how petal surface structure, texture and chemistry influence how light interacts with the flower and how pollinators behave in response. Since flower development is evolutionarily labile, her work has contributed to a greater understanding of convergent evolution and of how complex traits develop.
Beverley graduated from the University of St Andrews with a BSc in Plant and Environmental Biology, and then completed her PhD at the John Innes Centre. She carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge before setting up her own group as a University Lecturer and Fellow of Queens’ College. Beverley has achieved a number of awards for her research and her teaching, including the Linnean Society Bicentenary Medal. She is currently Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden where she is committed to translating plant science and biodiversity research for wider audiences.
Professional position
- Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
- Director, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, University of Cambridge
Subject groups
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Patterns in Populations
Plant sciences / botany
