School V
School of Mycology & Fungal Science
Rigorous, live training in the biology, identification and study of fungi, from first principles to professional laboratory and field practice.
Courses
34
Diplomas
8
Masters
4
For
Biologists, laboratories and plant health
Move to guide the mycelium · Click to release spores
This school’s living signature
Every school grows its own mycelium.
The classic branching of a hypha under the microscope, in laboratory teal.
The programme map
All 46 programmes, from first course to master.
Courses sit on the outer ring, diplomas in the middle and masters at the centre. Hover a node to read it, click to open it.
Fungal Science
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CoursesDiplomasMasters
What you can study
Topics in this school
fungal dark mattermushroom poisoning identificationintroduction to mycology coursefundamentals of mycologylearn about fungi onlinefungal biology basicsmycology for beginnersfungal taxonomy coursefungal systematicsfungal nomenclatureclassification of fungifungal phylogenymicroscopy for mushroomsfungal microscopy coursespore measurementmelzer's reagentmushroom identification microscopefungal dna barcoding
Programmes in this school
Every programme in fungal science.
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ISchool of Mushroom Cultivation & Production→IISchool of Culinary Mycology & Foraging→IIISchool of Medicinal & Functional Fungi→IVSchool of Fungal Biotechnology & Biomaterials→VISchool of Fungal Ecology & Regenerative Agriculture→VIISchool of Mushroom Business & Entrepreneurship→VIIISchool of Fungal Fermentation & Food Science→IXSchool of Medical, Veterinary & One Health Mycology→XSchool of Mycelium Design & Architecture→XISchool of Fungal Computing, Bioelectronics & Space Mycology→XIISchool of Digital Mycology: AI, Genomics & Data→
From the blog
All articlesReading from this school.
Fungal ScienceMushroom Microscopy for Beginners: Equipment and TechniquesA microscope opens a hidden world of spores, basidia and cystidia. Here is the equipment you need, the basic techniques and the safety rules for reagents.Read the article 
Fungal ScienceHow to Become a Mycologist: Paths, Skills and CareersFungi are moving from niche to mainstream, in food, materials, medicine and conservation. Here is how people actually build a career working with them.Read the article Species of this school
All speciesFrom our species guide.
Deadly poisonousDeath capAmanita phalloidesGilled mushrooms
Deadly poisonousDestroying angelAmanita virosaGilled mushrooms
Not a foodDry rot fungusSerpula lacrymansOther fungi
PoisonousErgotClaviceps purpureaOther fungi
PoisonousFly agaricAmanita muscariaGilled mushrooms
Not a foodGrey mouldBotrytis cinereaMoulds, yeasts and microfungi
PoisonousJack-o'-lantern mushroomOmphalotus oleariusGilled mushrooms
Not a foodPenicillin mouldPenicillium rubensMoulds, yeasts and microfungi
Edible with cautionSplit gill fungusSchizophyllum communeGilled mushroomsAdmissions & Fees
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