helenhicks.bsky.social
@helenhicks.bsky.social
Share share share! Academics, researchers and practitioners all welcome at our new BES Agro-Ecology Connect online coffee mornings. Monthly, online, bring a cuppa and settle in for an hour of agriculture/ ecology knowledge sharing and networking. 🙌
📢 Calling all Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in Agroecology related fields 📢

The British Ecological Society (BES) 🌿 Agriculture Special Interest Group 🚜 🫘 🐝 are excited to invite you to our new monthly online Agro-Ecology Connect coffee mornings:

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January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Did you spot us feature in the latest Niche magazine?! As we say our goodbyes to Barbara Smith after being the SIG chair for 16 years, we enter a new era with Helen Hicks at the helm!
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 PhD Opportunity

I'm thrilled to be supervising a new BBSRC funded PhD project as part of the NTU x UoN DTP.

🧪 Project: Synergistic Impacts of Herbicide Exposure & Heat Stress on the Evolution of AMR in Soil Microbial Communities

🗓 Deadline: 11 Aug 2025
👉 www.nottingham.ac.uk/bbdtp/apply/...
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Doctoral Training Programme - The University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk
July 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found

www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature...

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July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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📢New Paper: Nature-friendly agroecological practices 🚜🌱🦋can enhance biodiversity and boost some crop yields, but high costs and land-use trade-offs mean most approaches remain financially unviable @ukceh.bsky.social
Full story 👇
www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/agroeco...
July 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Only a few tickets remain for our anticipated symposium on food, farming, biodiversity, and knowledge.  

The two-day event on June 19-20 will cover discussions on food production in practice, policy, or research. Register by June 6 to secure your spot!

https://f.mtr.cool/lfrsgalywb
May 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Hello agri ecologists! We have a new BES SIG account! Do drop it a follow at @bes-aeg.bsky.social to hear all about events, current research, workshops, networking opportunities and more! 🌱🫛
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM