Dave Goulson FRSE FRES (born 30 July 1965)[1] is Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment) at the University of Sussex.

In his book A Sting in the Tale (2013), he described a causal link between World War II and the decline of the bee as a result of intensive farming, pesticide use, and the resultant habitat loss, initially caused by a need to increase wartime food production.

"[1] Goulson started his academic career at Southampton University in 1995 as a lecturer in biology, where he began to research the life of bumblebees.

[4] He was awarded the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBSRC Social Innovator of the Year in 2010.

He serves on the board of trustees of the Pesticide Action Network and as an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts in the United Kingdom.