{"id":2318,"date":"2020-09-14T11:50:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T10:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/?p=2318"},"modified":"2023-11-29T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:01:31","slug":"are-britains-young-people-going-plant-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/2020\/09\/14\/are-britains-young-people-going-plant-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Britain\u2019s young people going plant blind?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers at Edge Hill University have discovered why fewer students are choosing to study the biology of plants and are calling for changes to the curriculum to address \u2018plant blindness\u2019 to protect this much needed profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/09\/Biology-Plant-Science.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/09\/Biology-Plant-Science.png 425w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/sustainnet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/280\/2020\/09\/Biology-Plant-Science-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With climate change, food security and the natural world regularly in the spotlight, academics have been intrigued as to why today\u2019s students are showing less of an interest in plant sciences and choosing to focus instead on human and animal biology, as it is plant scientists who can answer many global challenges.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plant Science Lecturer Dr Sven Batke has been investigating this trend and uncovered that a phenomenon called \u2018plant blindness\u2019, whereby people fail to notice the plants in the environment around them, has become an increasing issue in younger adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read further about  Dr Sven Batke&#8217;s investigation:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2020\/09\/are-britains-young-people-going-plant-blind\/  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2020\/09\/are-britains-young-people-going-plant-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0693e3;\" class=\"ugb-highlight\">https:\/\/www.edgehill.ac.uk\/news\/2020\/09\/are-britains-young-people-going-plant-blind\/ <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers at Edge Hill University have discovered why fewer students are choosing to study the biology of plants and are calling for changes to the curriculum to address \u2018plant blindness\u2019 to protect this much needed profession. 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