#Behavioural #ecologist; Prof; UCL; weakness for #wasps. Actually, it’s not a weakness.. #Wasplove. Author Endless Forms: Why we should love wasps. http://tinyurl.com/UKwasps #Evolution #Naturewriting #Scicomm #sociality #Genomics
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@owenrcorbett.bsky.social & I wrote about our @animbehsociety.bsky.social paper in @theconversation.com.
When paper wasps lose their queen, wannabe successors fight for >1 wk! Luckily a set of trusty non-fighter workers keep the colony going. @uclnews.bsky.social
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Are wasps EVIL or GENIUS??
Have a listen to #BBC's Russell Kane #EvilGenius #EvilAnimals episode on #Wasps.
It was an absolute HOOT to record: Russell and Lindsay Santoro are sooo funny!
@uclnews.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social
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Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
We are so pleased that World of Wasps has made the shortlist! A huge interdisciplinary team effort with @waspwoman.bsky.social @cintiaoi.bsky.social @idrisadams.bsky.social from @uclcber.bsky.social, Datascape Realities, @leaveylab.bsky.social @eloygl.bsky.social from @ucl-c4ia.bsky.social!
It’s spring queen time! Here’s my first for the season - Vespula germanica - hope she survives the cold nights…and builds a nest in my garden!
#WaspLove
For #DavidAttenborough’s 100th birthday, new research on the Panamanian wasp stars of his series #LifeInTheUndergrowth!
Co-wasped with:
@andyradford.bsky.social, Chris Wyatt, Emily Bell, Daisy Taylor
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social
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Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
I’ll be taking some #WaspLove to a Soapbox on London’s #SouthBank today! On at 3pm.
There might be a human-sized wasp running around… but don’t worry, it’s only a #WaspLove Biodiversity #MRes student Billy Easeman from uclcber.bsky.social
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@soapboxscience.bsky.social is going to be sizzling on the @southbanklondon.bsky.social today 1-4pm! It’s free, it’s fun!
#WomeninSTEM #WomensVoice
@zslofficial.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social
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If we have one gift for the next generation, let's make it #NatureLiteracy. Being curious & distracted by #nature has helped inspire some of humanity's greatest innovations. The future of our planet needs a nature-smart next-generation.
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Our researchers are speaking at Soapbox Science on the Southbank this weekend. Join @waspwoman.bsky.social, @drzoewaller.bsky.social, Sudaxshina Murdan and many brilliant colleagues who will be sharing their research by the river this Saturday.
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Caroline Lucas
Seirian Sumner
London’s Southbank transforms into a vibrant hub of science and discovery.
The ability to observe, identify and understand nature is a source of innovation. According to Professor Seirian Sumner at University College London, fostering the innovators of the future requires ch...
@soapboxscience.bsky.social is going to be sizzling on the @southbanklondon.bsky.social today 1-4pm! It’s free, it’s fun!
#WomeninSTEM #WomensVoice
@zslofficial.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
On the 23rd May 2026, 1-4pm, London’s Southbank will transform again into a hub of scientific learning and discussion, as some of London’s leading scientists take to their soapboxes to showcas…
We are excited to share that we have been shortlisted for Best Use of Digital in the 2026 @museumsandheritage.com Awards for our work on the World of Wasps exhibition. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
