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Ecology Podcast

Ecology Podcast
Ecology Podcast
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  • Ecology Podcast

    Understanding the climate vulnerability of social bees | The story behind the paper

    29/04/2026 | 40 mins.
    For today's episode, Ivy is joined by Francis Mullan and Clint Penick, authors of a recently published paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology, "Nesting biology shapes climate vulnerability of social bees".

    Francis and Clint reflect on their own paths into animal ecology, the context behind conducting their research, their main questions and findings, and how their discoveries can support and inform the research area moving forward. They also share some funny stories and tips on working with bees.

    Read their full paper here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.70267
  • Ecology Podcast

    Honey-hunter and honeyguide communication | The Story Behind the Paper

    24/04/2026 | 19 mins.
    In this podcast, People and Nature author Dr Jessica van der Wal talks to Publishing Assistant Anna Nisbett about her article “Cooperative human signals to honeyguides form local dialects”.

    Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70234

    African honeyguides research site: https://africanhoneyguides.com/
  • Ecology Podcast

    Turning science into action with BES Fellows, Dr Caroline Howe and Niru Dorrian

    15/04/2026 | 38 mins.
    Settle in and hear how two very different ecologists navigated their careers to become BES Fellows, and who both share a passion for turning science into action and conservation.

    In this episode, we sit with Dr Caroline Howe, an Associate Professor in Environmental Social Science at Imperial College and Vice President of the BES, and Niru Dorrian, a Ambassador to the UN Ocean Decade at The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and Senior Marine Ecology Consultant supporting EirGrid.
  • Ecology Podcast

    Michaela Guo Ying Lo talks about gender representation in ecology

    09/03/2026 | 29 mins.
    In this special International Women’s day edition of the BES podcast, Senior Assistant Editor Ivy talks with Michaela Guo Ying Lo, Chair of the Equity and Diversity for all Genders in Ecology (EDGE) network at the BES, which looks at addressing challenges relating to gender inequity and more within the field of ecology. They discuss what the EDGE network has been working on and its future plans, as well as the various challenges gender minorities may face as ecologists.
    You can learn more about the EDGE network here:
    https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/join-the-edge-network/
    And read the resource page for women in ecology here:
    https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/resources-for-women-in-ecology/
  • Ecology Podcast

    Mental health and urban green | The Story Behind the Paper

    06/03/2026 | 24 mins.
    In this podcast, People and Nature author Marilisa Herchet talks to Publishing Assistant Anna Nisbett about her article “Mental health benefits of urban green—A systematic review and meta-analysis of 56 pre-post control experiments”.

    Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70250

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