BUC 20204 ONLINE
The online rounds took place in February 2024 to compete for places in the live semi-final and final at The Queens College, University of Oxford in August 2024. All were streamed live and are recorded on our Botanical University Challenge YouTube Channel.
The live Semi-finals and Finals are on Wednesday 28th August starting at 14:00 BST and will see the four top scoring teams from the quarter finals competing live at The Queens College, University of Oxford, organised by the BUC Planning Team and Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum.
WHICH TEAMS ARE COMPETING?
Twenty-eight teams from across UK and Ireland are competing in BUC 2024 making it the biggest ever!
HOW CAN I PLAY ALONG WITH BUC 2024?
You can download our play along sheets below and test yourself against our intrepid BUC 2024 teams! Have fun!
WHO IS ORGANISING AND SUPPORTING BUC 2024?
BUC 2024 is organised by the BUC Planning Team working closely with The Oxford Botanical Garden and Arboretum.
For any further questions or more information about BUC2024
contact Dr Jonathan Mitchley
(j.mitchley@reading.ac.uk)
University of Reading
Our funding for our 2024 events comes from the generous sponsorship of a range of organisations and we also have in-kind supporters. The number of financial and in-kind supporters is growing each year as the reach and impact of BUC grows.
For BUC 2024 our financial sponsors include The Gatsby Foundation and The New Phytologist Foundation and our in-kind supporters include BSBI, FSC and CIEEM.
THE BUC PLANNING TEAM
Dr Jonathan Mitchley, originator and guiding light. Associate Professor in Field Botany, University of Reading. Website drmgoeswild.com X/Tweets as @drmgoeswild
Professor Emeritus John Warren, originator and question supervisor. Emeritus Vice Chancellor of the PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment. X/Tweets as @John_in_Aber
Dr Meriel Jones, social media, questions and organisation ideas. Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Liverpool. Social media for Botanical University Challenge: X/Tweets as @BUCBotany ; Instagram & Threads as @botanicalunichallenge ; BlueSky as @bucbotany.bsky.social
Dr Nigel Chaffey, questions. Visiting Research Fellow, Bath Spa University. Website Plant Cuttings X/Tweets as @NChaffey
Dr Helen Ougham, questions. Emeritus Reader, Aberystwyth University .
Dr Colin Clubbe, advisor and supporter. Senior Research Leader, Kew. X/Tweets as @CClubbe
Dr Alastair Culham, question setter and supporter. Associate Professor of Botany and Curator of Reading University Herbarium. X/Tweets as @BotanyRNG and @RNGHerb.
Dr Sven Batke, organiser and supporter. Senior Lecturer in Plant Science, Edge Hill University. X/Tweets as @batkesp
Sebastian Stroud, behind the scenes IT. PhD student, University of Leeds. X/Tweets as @seburbanbotany
Hannah Hall, behind the scenes IT. PhD student, University of Reading
Jonathan Charmley, behind the scenes IT. BA student, University of Reading.
Supporters and advisors
Dr Susan Medcalf, supporter. Protected Sites Lead Advisor, Natural England. Tweets as @pennymarshwort
Professor Alastair Fitter CBE FRS, advisor and supporter. University of York.
Professor Paul Ashton, originator and supporter. Edge Hill University.
Dr Hamish Symington, supporter. Junior Research Fellow at University of Cambridge.