This week, from 25-29 November 2024, the First International Training Lab of the European Centers of Vocational Excellence in Apiculture is being hosted at the University of Federico II in Naples. The program brings together experts, educators, agricultural professionals, and beekeepers from across Europe to explore solutions for the challenges faced by modern beekeeping, with…
Background and duties Despite their high susceptibility to invasions and disease spread due to the tight cooperation of individuals living in close contact, many social animals have evolved mechanisms that allow effective defence at the group level. Considering the colony as a superorganism where individuals equate to cells, these defences provide the colony with the…
A two-year position for a postdoctoral researcher is open at the “Bess and Environment” research unit (Avignon, France) affiliated to INRAE (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), one of the leading institute in the world for the study of relationships between agriculture, environment and food. The postdoc will work on the mechanisms…