Back on the shore for our #Biodiversity and #EnvironmentalBiology first year field course at Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle, County Down. Three days of field ecology with stunning views and shorelines!

Lots of diversity of freshwater invertebrates this evening on Day 2 of our Environmental Biology field course School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Awesome weather and happy students for day 3 on Environmental Bio School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast 🎓

Another successful year for our Level 1 Environmental Biology field course. Huge thanks to all staff, PG demonstrators, @GreenhillYMCA and to our brilliant undergraduate students School of Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast 🎓 Mark Emmerson @NeilReid81 Jon Houghton Jaimie Dick Domhnall Jennings Patrick Collins

Special thanks to the School of Biological Sciences teaching techs and to Amy Garbett, our field tech without whom, these courses are not possible. Thanks so much for all your hard work in organising this course, I know it has taken years off your life 😂😉 Many more to come QUBTechnicians

🐝🦋All-Ireland Pollinator Plan has just come out with a superb wee booklet on #EcologicalCorridors for #Pollinators, full of useful tips for how you might be able to provide connectivity for wildlife. You can read more at bit.ly/4cELNlD 1/2 🧵

Evidence for socially influenced and potentially actively coordinated cooperation by bumblebees: ow.ly/gOBT50RtulS #ProcB #openaccess Olli Loukola Anna Antinoja

Scientists have observed an orangutan applying medicinal herbs to a face wound in an apparently successful attempt to heal an injury, the first time such behaviour has been recorded rte.ie/news/newslens/…

Brilliant day talking all things Biodiversity @balmoralshow School of Biological Sciences Queen’s University Civic Engagement

Hundreds of kids learning to appreciate nature and biodiversity by being up close to our natural history collection yesterday @balmoralshow Such enthusiasm, curiosity & amazing knowledge shown by the younger generation. Great day, best bit of my job! School of Biological Sciences Queen’s University Civic Engagement

Enjoy the highlights of the QUBTechnicians Showcase on Thurs 23rd May 2024. The event offered a tremendous opportunity to s celebrate the diverse and exciting activities delivered by technicians at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 . youtu.be/h_TSfwLTk3U

Amazing overnight trip and BioBlitz at Cottage Farm nature reserve. Thank you to Peter Archdale for hosting, to @cedarnmni for helping with data collection and processing and to our members! Such an incredible array of wildlife in the area and some brilliant sightings made.

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Massive congratulations to Jayne Hanna, Sarah Carlisle and Megan Crockard on being placed 2nd at the Ecotrophelia UK Final! First time Queen's University Belfast 🎓 has entered and a brilliant result. Read more - qub.ac.uk/schools/School…

Lovely mutualism in action outside the School of Biological Sciences building on Chlorine Gardens today. Ants busy farming their aphids. Honeydew in exchange for protection. Ecology rocks 🐜🌱

Meet the 79 species of solitary bee on the island of Ireland Unlike honeybees and bumblebees, these important pollinators don't form large colonies with a queen, but make individual nests in cavities, or holes in the ground #SolitaryBeeWeek More here➡️ tinyurl.com/yjsnh8zd

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