March 2023 Fellow's update: Bridget Nicholls

Cultural Entomologist Bridget Nicholls (CF 2020) undertook her Fellowship to help save insects from extinction through awareness-raising workshops for the public. She appeared on The Museum of Curiosity on BBC Radio 4. In the programme Bridget talks about how insects aerate soil, thereby making it healthier for growing food and they get rid of rubbish we leave behind. Bridget says that insects "do the job of running the planet and we don't even thank them". She emphasized how many insects are becoming extinct and how her Pestival event showcases the ingenuity of insects through arts and culture.