John Warren

Get some made. It's not difficult. Any proper northern bloke should know how to mek parkin. ;)

@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social @bucbotany.bsky.social The Sid Thomas BUC trophy 🏆 on its way to Aberdeen

Nice video. I don't want to boast, but my design is both simpler and superior. Perhaps we should put details in the Thymes. The most important aspect is time of year and twig selection.

There is a long tradition of making whistles from Sambucus. The process involves removing the pitch, rather different from those made with Acer twigs.

Team and trophy

And the winner of Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 ia Aberdeen!!

Group photo of the student who represented Plymouth University in the Botanical University Challenge, coming in second place.

🌿 Join us in celebrating Plymouth’s fantastic achievement in the Botanical University Challenge, taking 2nd place in a very close national final yesterday! 🥈

You can watch the intense finals here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX_s...

@bucbotany.bsky.social #BUC2025 #BotanicalUniversityChallenge #Botany

A week to @bucbotany.bsky.social and practicing for the plant based orchestra

The Botanical University Challenge: Bridging isolation and empowering plant‐aware students In some indigenous languages, plants are referred to as “those who care for us,” reflecting their essential role in tackling global challenges. Yet, urbanisation has reduced engagement with plants an...

Read the full study here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

With @bsbibotany.bsky.social, @britishecologicalsociety.org, @gpsep.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social, @drmgoeswild.bsky.social, @botanyjohninaber.bsky.social

Yes, some hard questions, some great teams. Some easier questions, a few silly questions. You have to love the students enthusiasm for all things botanical.

Congratulations Eden. See you in Cambridge for the finals

Well done to all the finalists and commiseration to the 4 wonderful teams who just did not make the cut.

Chair asking the questions in Botanical University Challenge 2025 Quarterfinal starts 14:00 GMT Weds 26 February. Chair is Prof Jennifer McElwain, 1711 Chair of Botany, Trinity College Dublin. Picture of her. Young woman with scientific equipment sitting on the black volcanic soil slope of Mount Etna.

🌾🌱🌍🍄🌺🌳🧪🐝Quarterfinal Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 questions will be asked by Prof. Jennifer McElwain, 1711 Chair of Botany at Trinity College Dublin's School of Natural Sciences and Director of Trinity Botanic Gardens. @tcddublin.bsky.social

logos 8 universities and botanical institutes

🌾🌱🌍🍄🌺🐝 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 See the quarterfinalists! Teams Taxon, Taxoff, Botanists of the Barbican, The Fun-guys, Plantastic 4, Cotyl-Edens, Oxford RADworts, Claddagh Clovers and the Tree-mendous Team!! Watch from 14:00 26 February on YouTube. Revisit earlier rounds as well.

Aberdeen leading the pack, but not much divides any of the teams. Anyone could be champs. All amazing botanists.

Our eight valiant teams through to the BUC 2025 Quarter Finals Wednesday 26th February starting 2pm GMT. Watch it on the BUC YouTube Channel. Go teams, Go Botany! #BUC2025 @bucbotany.bsky.social

Good morning! A few local orchids to start the day with.

Round 2 from 14:00 Weds 19 February 2025

🌾🌱🌍🌿🍄🐝🌺🌳🧪 Join us next Wednesday 19 February, starting 14:00 GMT for Round 2 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025. Re-visit Round 1 on YouTube!

The Botanical University Challenge: Bridging isolation and empowering plant‐aware students Societal Impact Statement In some indigenous languages, plants are referred to as ‘those who care for us’, reflecting their essential role in tackling global challenges. Yet, urbanisation and other ...

How do you connect disparate, disconnected student botanists? 🌱🌿🌳🧪🔬

In our new paper, we show how Botanical University Challenge - a quiz contest - is building an engaged community of plant-aware students, in the UK and beyond.

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#botany #plantscience

So excited.... I wet my plants

Pollinium (pollinia=plural): pollen grains held together and distributed as a single group.

Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine. Insects attracted to nectar-like substance in the bowl of lower lip. Insect brushes against glue-blob (viscidium) which is attached to the pollinia.

@botanygeek.bsky.social good to see you posting here. Hope you are enjoying the continued success of @bucbotany.bsky.social

And buckets (I mean plant-pots) full of fun.

What a great idea!!

31 teams now, another record breaking year! Dr M #BUC2025

Picture Dr Chris Dixon, Senior Curator British & Irish Herbarium, Natural History Museum London. Logo Botanical University Challenge 2025. Round 1 starts 14:00 GMT Weds 12 Feb 2025 on YouTube @botanicaluniversitychallenge

🌾🌱🌍🍄🌺🌳🧪 Less than a week to go for #BUC2025! The 31 - YES, THIRTY-ONE teams in Round 1 will meet Dr Chris Dixon asking multiple-choice questions. Streamed YouTube botanicaluniversitychallenge from 14:00 GMT Weds 12 Feb. Watch live or later recording! @thebotanist.bsky.social

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@sheffielduni.bsky.social welcome team number 31 in @bucbotany.bsky.social 2025

Keep up. 31 teams. Welcome to Sheffield Uni

Outline map of UK and Ireland with logos of all 29 institutions where the teams come from.

🌾🌱🌍🌿🍄🌺 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 Total of 29 teams this year. More about them as we get nearer the start 14:00 GMT Wednesday 12 February. Watch live on our YouTube channel or see the recording later.

Map of 30 teams location and university/institution logos.

Indeed! Updated picture of where the teams come from - now with extra University of Galway!