We took our wonderful, hands-on, educational nest-building display to Exploration '16.

This event was part of European Researchers' Night. We had loads of people stop by the Byre Theatre to try their hand at building a nest> Just remember - birds don't have hands - they do it with their beak!

 I traveled south to take part in The Next Big Thing, hosted by the Royal Society at the Gravity Fields Festival in Grantham, UK. Pictured below are the panelists (L-R)  Dr. Libby Gibson, Dr. Megan Gray, me and  the chair, Christine Horrocks, Headmistress at the local Elizabethan Academy. We discussed our research, the state of funding in the UK, and  some of the major challenges we face in our respective fields. I think we all agreed that political issues (ahem, Brexit), funding and residency/visa restrictions are not helping to advance science. Science is global and we need to work together!  We also had  a Q & A session with the audience, which included several of Christine's students. The event took place in the Guildhall Arts Centre, pictured behind the statue of Sir Isaac Newton, who when to school in Grantham. Excerpt from the program pictured bottom left and the best schwag ever pictured bottom right, brewed special for the festival!