{"id":28,"date":"2025-03-26T00:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-04-25T06:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T05:22:08","slug":"about-us-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/about-us-page\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b0a85f0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:200px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" style=\"width:175px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans.png 539w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/Soton-Beans-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-95e019413749f86199d7b45147861ca4\" style=\"color:#a3c653\"><strong>SOTON BEANS<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-text-align-center has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/qualtricsxmkkk3ktdyg.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0fjl6stYDRFt1nE\" style=\"background-color:#264115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">School Sign-Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-custom-forest-green-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/blog-posts\/\">Blog Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/lesson-plans\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">Lesson Plans<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/recipes\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">Bean Recipes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/helpful-videos\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">Helpful Videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/about-us-page\/\" style=\"background-color:#264115\">About Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-custom-sunflower-color has-custom-ground-coffee-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0e3cc56d219aa59e1ad77a0b15829ae1\" style=\"border-width:10px;border-radius:30px\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-text-subtitle has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-aa707efd0636be4a8b84f55e0e66a3d3 is-style-text-subtitle--1\" style=\"color:#2a2a2a\">We are inviting schools across the UK to take part in an <strong>exciting experiment!<\/strong> Our goal is to find out which beans grow best, from familiar varieties to more unusual ones. This site has all the information you need to join in and <strong>be part of the discovery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-221\" style=\"width:217px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-Copy.jpg 406w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-Copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-Copy-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-307774df21ead4ad381a2203932a5bf0\" style=\"color:#5a3e2b\"><strong>Prof. Mark Chapman <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2c91ab3cbca196380cd26dba6f3745ad\" style=\"color:#264115\">I study plants and their DNA. My lab tries to understand what people in the UK will eat in the future and how this can help combat climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" style=\"width:212px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations.jpg 406w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.soton.ac.uk\/sotonbeans\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/04\/Dump-Presesntations-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92cff1ba2d12bf6d29358a25b4c61c32\" style=\"color:#5a3e2b\"><strong>Anastasia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d4618a2f0037ec4c9f01464c2169a831\" style=\"color:#264115\">I am a PhD student in the Chapman lab, interested in how plants change over time and how computers can help us figure that out. I take interest in what we used to eat thousands of years ago and how climate change may affect what we eat in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us We are inviting schools across the UK to take part in an exciting experiment! Our goal is to find out which beans grow best, from familiar varieties to more unusual ones. This site has all the information you need to join in and be part of the discovery. 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