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Dr Beth Nicholls
@bethbees.bsky.social
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UKRI FLF at Sussex uni interested in the not-so-tiny minds of bees | Associate Ed. J. Pollination Ecology | 1st Gen | She/Her
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This. Took. Forever. So if you see a typo...no you didn't!

In other news, very excited for our 2-day UK #UrbanAgriculture forum starting tomorrow and welcoming lots of amazing researchers, growers and policymakers to @sussex.ac.uk #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #Diversity #Community #Governance
A photo of an abstract book entitled Growing Together in front of an apple tree
September 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🥕 Are you a UK researcher or practitioner working in urban agriculture? Please join us at 'Growing Together: A Transdisciplinary Forum on UK Urban Food Systems'
📅17-18th September 2025
📍University of Sussex
✍️Register by 31st Aug: lnkd.in/eQHbQxP2
❓More info? Contact: e.nicholls@sussex.ac.uk
A poster advertising the eventnb with images of home growing and a QR code in the bottom right corner to scan to register. The Text reads: This interdisciplinary two-day event will bring together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to: • Map current UK urban agriculture research • Identify knowledge gaps and shared priorities • Foster new collaborations for future projects and funding A second page of the poster advertising the event. This provides a schedule for the day, including three panel sessions on Diversity, Governance and Community on Day 1, 17th September, and a faciliated workshop to focus on research priorities, synergies and knowledge gaps and a visit to Moulsecoomb Forest Garden. The bottom half of the poster has photos of speakers.
July 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Please share! Competitively funded PhD project on the role of #bee foraging choices on plant-pollinator interactions and floral #evolution at Sussex Uni www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
A bumblebee visiting a snapdragon flower
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Looking forward to participating in this session on Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture today at the University of Ghana in collaboration with @ids.ac.uk and @sussex.ac.uk
Photo of session programme
February 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Today at 2pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall #ORFC25 join us for a panel discussion on 'What might #InsectSentience mean for agroecology' with @natacharossi.bsky.social @vickihird.bsky.social. We will discuss what new research might mean for how we value #EcosystemServices and insect #Welfare
A bumblebee visiting comfrey
January 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Today 4pm Ship St Lecture Theatre #ORFC25 come and hear about #Biodiversity in #Polycultures and our work on #Pollinators in #UrbanAgriculture using #CitizenScience @davegoulson.bsky.social @buzzclub.bsky.social
A photo of an allotment plot
January 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Solidarity. Sovereignty. Love. Inclusion. Wisdom. Resistance. What a fantastic start to #ORFC25
The stage at the ornate Oxford Town Hall for the opening plenary of the Oxford Real Farming Conference. A woman is playing the harp and singing folk songs on stage.
January 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Excited to be attending my first Oxford Real Farming Conference in person this week and to participate in two sessions- 1) #biodiversity in #polycultures (Thurs) and 2) #insectsentience and #agroecology (Fri) with @natacharossi.bsky.social @vickihird.bsky.social - hope to see some of you there!
The logo for ORFC with the phrase "I'm speaking at ORFC 2025"
January 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM