Moving a #palmtree Victorian style from Hackney to Crystal Palace in London.

Love it and how Leif Bersweden reads this on the YouTube video! youtube.com/watch?v=nvgtfp…

Botanical University Challenge John Warren UoD Life Sciences Dr David Martin Martin Balcerowicz Love it, and love how Micheline Sheehy Skeffington reads this on the YouTube video youtube.com/watch?v=nvgtfp…

Botanical University Challenge ARU ARU_Biology Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) John Warren Love it, anglia-spanglier, genius! Dr M

Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 teams asked to write #limericks . Second most popular one was from Anglia Ruskin Team, the Ruskin Roses.
For all limericks youtube.com/watch?v=nvgtfp…
@angliaruskin ARU_Biology Dr Rachael Miller (Harrison) John Warren Dr M still going wild!

Botanical University Challenge Genetics and fermentation are far more important than soil in affecting the flavour of chocolate. Speaking as a former cacao geneticist. ;)

Botanical University Challenge UoD Life Sciences Dr David Martin Martin Balcerowicz Congratulations Dundee Daylilys and see you in Oxford for your prize(s) 😉and the Botanical University Challenge finals and 2nd Student Botany Festival! Dr M

Botanical University Challenge Sch. Biol. & Env. Sc Rainer Melzer Carl KY Ng Ha ha, such a great name and team slide, this was always going to be high up on the list of favs, congratulations and see you in Oxford for the Botanical University Challenge finals and 2nd Student Botany Festival! Dr M

Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 Winner in limerick competition is - Dundee Daylilys!
Read the full story at botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/
Hear all the limericks youtube.com/watch?v=nvgtfp…
Idea from John Warren
UoD Life Sciences UoD Life Sciences Dr David Martin Martin Balcerowicz

Fascinating overview of #plant #genomes . Unlike animals, fungi, bacteria or viruses, all plant species have whole genome, chromosome duplications, acquisitions, polyploidy, major changes. Recent or ancient. Crops or wild. Major force in evolution and ecology.

The second most popular team name in Botanical University Challenge 2024 was House of the Rhizome sun, University College Dublin. Read the full story at botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/ See all the team names at youtube.com/watch?v=xlURtM…
Sch. Biol. & Env. Sc Rainer Melzer Carl KY Ng Dr M still going wild!

What #plant is the major component of #Chocolate , and where did it come from initially? A short, but very clear, answer.

Results of the Botanical University Challenge team name competition are out! Most popular was University of Dundee's Dundee Daylilys! UoD Life Sciences UoD Life Sciences Dr David Martin @KevinFrediani Martin Balcerowicz

Read all about it The Thymes Issue 7 botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/

What?!?
Plant-exclusioning from a supposedly plant-based programme? That's outrageous!!!

Oh no!! BUC removed from GQT!!!

BUC on national UK radio (very briefly!). Listen to GQT on BBC Radio4 today, Sunday 14th or later on BBCSounds. Link in the quoted email.

#CareersWithPlants Thinking of a career with plants? Try for a paid summer #placement or #job with plants. Wherever it is, whatever it is about, people to talk with, other roles to see. Expand your knowledge through personal experience.

Gardeners' Question Time at Uni of Reading. Question about Botanical University Challenge slipped in. Met with James Wong who chaired first BUC, 2016. Show will be broadcast in UK on BBC Radio 4, Friday 12 April, repeated Sunday 14 April and available afterwards on BBC Sounds!

Dr M is back, challenging OJ Borg Botanical University Challenge style on another specialist botany subject! BBC Radio 2 #AfternoonMastermind !
Uni of Reading UoR BioSci Kew Science Natural History Museum Science New Phytologist British Ecological Society University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Check it out today around 17.30: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b…