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iBartomeus @ibartomeus.bsky.social · 5d

We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the @valor-project.eu Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators bartomeuslab.com/joining-the-...

Joining the lab

2-year Postdoctoral position on VALOR EU-project: We are offering a 2-year postdoctoral position to join the Horizon EU project: Values and dependence of society on pollinators (VALOR; The candidat…

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Aug 15

#pollinator people. If you had just one thing to tell EU policymakers about restoring pollinator habitats, what would it be?

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Jul 23

Chat GPT for help with a prospective power analysis is blowing my mind. No more doomscrolling on Stack Exchange being too scared to ask a question for meeeeee!💃

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Feb 5

The deadline is still open!

Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Jan 22

Would you like to advance #pollinator monitoring? Come and work with us @tcddublin.bsky.social as a project manager on the @pollinators-antenna.eu project. We will co-design new monitoring tech and outline how they can improve monitoring across the EU 🐝🇪🇺 campusbuzz.blog/2025/01/22/h...

Hiring researcher/project manager for pollinator monitoring project

A highly motivated individual is sought to join the multidisciplinary team of ANTENNA “Making technology work for monitoring pollinators”, a European Biodiversa consortium nationally funded by the …

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Jan 22

Would you like to advance #pollinator monitoring? Come and work with us @tcddublin.bsky.social as a project manager on the @pollinators-antenna.eu project. We will co-design new monitoring tech and outline how they can improve monitoring across the EU 🐝🇪🇺 campusbuzz.blog/2025/01/22/h...

Hiring researcher/project manager for pollinator monitoring project

A highly motivated individual is sought to join the multidisciplinary team of ANTENNA “Making technology work for monitoring pollinators”, a European Biodiversa consortium nationally funded by the …

campusbuzz.blog

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

@majrundlof.bsky.social @buzznicholson.bsky.social, and I love them, so we're developing this work as a method for post-approval pesticide monitoring for bees. In the future, we hope to link to broader pollinator monitoring. Illustration by the talented Maj Persson www.majpersson.se

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

Working with these colonies, we've found them to be excellent (intermediate) indicators of bees' pesticide exposure and effect. Worryingly, we also show 60% of colonies exceed a current suggested specific protection goal for bumble bees (10% colony weight reduction)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pesticide use negatively affects bumble bees across European landscapes - Nature

Results from 316 Bombus terrestris colonies at 106 agricultural sites across eight European countries find pesticides in bumble bee pollen to be associated with reduced colony performance, especially ...

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

They also have the bonus that you can order boxes of them in the post! Perfect for experiments, outreach and if you need a little company. I've had some very interested delivery drivers over the years!

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

Being central-place foragers, they handily sample the landscape for us. Telling us about the flowers and pesticides they encounter, and if I knew how, disease, etc.

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

Their large hairy bodies, love of some of our well-known crops and abundance in the landscape make them excellent pollinators - look at all that pollen! 😍

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 28

#Entomologists what is your favourite indicator species and why?
🙋‍♀️I have one!

Common here in temperate Europe, Bombus terrestris L. may not be everyone's favourite, but it certainly is mine!

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thank you 😊

Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 24

Please can you add me? 😊 scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 23

Thank you 😊 and I absolutely agree about soil health. Its just not my area so I don't know where to start 🙈

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

Thinking about impact helps my focus and objectivity and motivates me to do what I do. I want functional and sustainable landscapes for people and biodiversity. And I'll keep exploring these themes all the time it makes sense for my family, my team, and me 🥳 11/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

I moved to TCD. I lecture human-biodiversity interactions, #Entomology etc. I LOVE it, but managing teams in 2 countries with 2 young kids at home is a huge challenge. I have a ginormous student loan, no magic pots of money and even with my privilege, I struggle with the elitism in Academia. 10/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

For me, humans are integral to the system. Each discipline is complex (always open to collaboration), so I aim to simplify interdisciplinarity. Pure science, applied ecology, conservation, and engagement are all important. 9/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

Fast forward a few years (for another thread), linking ecology, economics, and socio-psychology became my basis. We're building a database of pollinator conservation practices to ask questions like what is best ecologically? What are large landholders most likely to do? .. 8/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

So, a friend and I tried something new! We discovered nature interactions and individuals' empowerment were consistently stronger predictors of people's pollinator conservation actions than factors like knowledge and financial resources. 7/11
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Socio‐psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people’s engagement in pollinator conservation

A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

I had greatly underestimated the role of socio-psychological factors (beyond economics) in shaping people's conservation behaviour, which isn't surprising given my background in ecology 🤷‍♀️ Photo of @majrundlof.bsky.social by V. Westin Sverige Nature 6/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

I presented (IMO!) a sound ecological and economic argument for pollinator habitat, but only ~2% of the land I advised over (5,599 Ha, so 108 Ha) was converted. 5/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

Enthused, I moved on to a NERC impact fellowship, producing bespoke pollinator management reports for farmers in my region based on scientific evidence. I ran computer simulations to model the ecological benefits and conducted basic cost-benefit analyses. 4/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

First of my (extended) family to study a higher degree, I had terrible imposter syndrome. But with excellent supervision from Juliet Osborne, I gained confidence and, perhaps as a result, LOVED my PhD. It showed in my productivity - 5 research papers from 3.5 years of study. 3/11

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

I studied the mechanisms and management of crop pollination (squash) in partnership with the agricultural industry. I found insect pollination was worth £3,400/ Ha, and simple conservation measures promoted pollinator visitation to crop flowers. 2/11 academic.oup.com/jee/article/...

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Jess Knapp @planbee.bsky.social · Nov 22

Nearly 10 years ago, I started my journey of studying #pollinators
It's been a buzz - a PhD, postdoc and assistant professorship, lived in 3 countries (8 houses), married, and had 2 kids. It sounds (and feels) like a lot, yet I'm only getting started. Here's a little of that journey: 1/11

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