#CareersWithPlants Biodiversity of Amazon forest, including fieldwork. Based in Denmark, working in English language, other #languages useful. Value of science and arts knowledge.

The Thymes, newsletter of Botanical University Challenge now regularly includes a botanical #joke . Thanks to John Warren & Yi Zhao (drawing). Any ideas of botanical jokes for future issues?
botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/

Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 is all about the botanical #quiz ! Each #newsletter has specimen questions (with answers). These are in Issue 7, April 2024. Dr M still going wild!
Answers in the alt text.

Impressive how #plants arose and are related. Shows how modern science requires multinational collaboration, lots of working with other people.

Why don't people see the plants around them? The Thymes, newsletter of Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 , article about #PlantBlindness / #PlantAwarenessDisparity /PAD by
Nigel Chaffey Dr M still going wild!
plantcuttings.uk

The Thymes interview with a botanist, Marjorie Lundgren at Lancaster Environment Centre. From fieldwork to the lab. Differences between careers with plants in industry & academic, in UK & USA. Importance of overlooked plants. Read full article at botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/

Fascinating about #trees and how we sometimes try to make them into people. Also how, sadly, the world has changed around the eldest of them. Well worth a read.

#EarthDay2024 Plants - essential, not just green backdrop. Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 one small way to support students keen on #plants . To meet others, make networks, ideas on careers .... Dr M still going wild! John Warren

#CareersWithPlants What are people's careers really like? Issue 7 The Thymes, newsletter Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 , ex-student Jordan Bilsborrow describes from 2016 onwards working with plants. Includes advising The Royal Mint
Royal Horticultural Society Libraries
botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, the queen of the night, blooms nocturnally, and its flowers wilt before dawn

📹Adam Hayes

We have a number of exciting Royal Society of Biology Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2024 available including:

✅ Investigating genetic resistance to pests in Oilseed Rape Rachel Wells

✅ Investigating wheat stem rust in UK Diane Saunders

Find out more: okt.to/4AQo29

Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 #art and #photography competition for students. Read about it in The Thymes and on our website. Deadline 30 June 2024.
botanicaluniversitychallenge.co.uk/the-thymes/

See #BUC2023 art Get Creative entries youtube.com/watch?v=WRkGGf…

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