The Royal Botanical Garden (RJB-CSIC) in Madrid is a CSIC research institute dedicated to plant biodiversity research, conservation, and public engagement. It hosts significant botanical collections and offers specialized training.
Address: Plaza de Murillo, 2, 28014 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Plant Systematics and Evolution, Biodiversity Conservation, Ethnobotany
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, Bioinformatics, Ecology and Sustainability, Microbiology and Genetics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
CSIC institute. Collaborates with universities for Master’s and PhD programs, botanical gardens worldwide, and conservation organizations.
Research:
Research in plant taxonomy, phylogeny, floristics, conservation genetics, ethnobotany, and history of botany. Manages important herbarium and living collections.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
100
Current students***:
50
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
100
Pros
Historic botanical garden and leading research institute in plant biodiversity. Unique resources for botanical research and training.
Cons
Very specialized focus on plant sciences.
Best For
Postgraduate students and researchers specializing in plant systematics, biodiversity, conservation, or ethnobotany.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales takes a similar route through microbiology and genetics and ecology and sustainability, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely master's, doctoral and diploma.
- Instituto Español de Oceanografía overlaps with this school on agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers marine science and food science as well, and is far larger, with about 150 students against roughly 50 here.
- Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible offers a comparable education in agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics: it does not run the master's and diploma programmes found here and covers food science and bioengineering as well.
- In terms of fields, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España is the nearest neighbour, with ecology and sustainability again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely master's, doctoral and diploma, and covers marine science and geotechnics as well.
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria is the closest domestic counterpart for agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics; it is larger, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 50 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau offers an international parallel to this institution, with agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as common ground; it has almost the same size, at about 50 students, and is private, whereas this institution is public.
- In Switzerland, Agroscope teaches much the same core subjects, agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, and it is larger, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 50 here, and is also a public institution.
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in France pursues a similar profile in agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics, and it does not run the diploma programmes found here and covers astroscience and marine science as well.
- Peking Union Medical College in China is the nearest foreign match on bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics; it does not run the diploma programmes found here and covers bioengineering and life sciences as well.
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences offers an international parallel to this school, with agriculture, bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as common ground; it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's programmes.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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