Dr Alice Hudson
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership Officer
Department
Team
Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
Specialism
Seed conservation, physical seed dormancy.
I work within the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership team at the Millennium Seed Bank. Here I look after the Millennium Seed Bank Seed Conservation Standards and am chief editor of the Samara newsletter and e-newsletter (the newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership) as well as managing the partnership data. In addition, I am currently co-leading a project using machine learning in epiphytic orchid viability assessments.
Prior to this role, I was project officer for the UK National Tree Seed Project, managing the network of partners collecting native tree seeds across the UK.
- PhD, Univ. Wollongong, 2017
- MSc, Univ. Reading, 2012
- BSc (Hons), Univ. Sheffield, 2011
Davies R.M., Hudson A.R., Dickie J.B. et al. (2020)
Exploring seed longevity of UK native trees: implications for ex situ conservation.
Seed Science Research 30(2), 101-111.
Gargiulo, R., et al. (including Hudson A.R.) (2025)
The potential of seedbank digital information in plant conservation.
Plants People Planet
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UK National Tree Seed Project (Legacy)
Ensuring that high quality, genetically diverse seed and associated data from UK trees and shrubs are available to support conservation and research. This project has now concluded. -
Exploring machine learning as a tool to improve the accuracy and speed of orchid viability testing
Automating the analysis of epiphytic orchid viability tests through machine learning, creating a shared tool to improve conservation outcomes. -
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Banking the world’s seeds
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership safeguards wild plant diversity and enables its sustainable utilisation through global partnership. -
Samara
The newsletter of the Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP).