Professor Dave Goulson

Project & laboratory director

Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology, specializing in the ecology and conservation of bumblebees. Author of the bestselling A Sting in the Tale and A Buzz in the Meadow.

Dr Ellie Rotheray

Teaching fellow

Particularly interested in developing methods to instill a love of all things hoverfly into the Buzz Club.

Dr Beth Nicholls

Research fellow

Researching the effect of pesticides on pollinator populations in the UK and India; plus pollinators in allotments.

Janine Griffiths-Lee

PhD researcher

Researching how to boost wild bee populations in vineyards, orchards, allotments and gardens.

Dr Rob Fowler

Buzz Club co-ordinator

Rob is the centre point for organization at the Buzz Club. Working at the University of Sussex in reducing the carbon footprint of the science school and also keeping everyone organised.

Dr Linda Birkin

Citizen science specialist

Entomologist with a focus on the use of citizen science, urban ecology and is enthusiastic about science outreach.

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Currently freelance for the Buzz Club.

The Big Bee

Mascot

Friendly bee of unusually-variable height.  Often spotted at Buzz Club events.