I visited a Derbyshire primary school to contribute to a lesson on soil for 7 year olds. It was great fun doing experiments on permeability with the children and I also took the opportunity to break down stereotypes of who can be a scientist. I brought in an auger and …
Had a great time today meeting students in Buxton and delivering a taster session to give an idea what it is like at university and encourage young people to consider it. The 3 day residential event was run by University of Derby and aimed at raising aspirations of year 10 …
I visited a Derbyshire primary school to tell class 1 my experiences of going to Mexico. I went to Mexico in 2004 to present this poster, it was my second ever international conference. I didn’t speak to the children about the poster but I did get to tell them a …
I was interviewed by BBC radio Derby to comment on new touch-free packaging for chicken being introduced by Sainsbury’s. In short I think it’s a good idea so long as it does not lead to extra plastic waste, but I also find it is normally possible to handle standard packages …
Discussing personal and household hygiene on BBC radio Derby with Andy Twigge. Here are my notes and sources on the subject – make up your own mind:
Here is a video we made to showcase our Biology degree programme! I’m the programme leader – if you are interested then please get in touch directly with me or via the university.