A Small but Seismic Shock in Plant Science – remember the 14th March 2014

Yesterday I was in The Houses of Parliament in the company of 138 international Nuffield Farming Scholars After a tour around the iconic debating chambers, the majestic robing rooms, and the Lobby that spawned the whole concept of ‘lobbying’, the scholars from all around the world, gathered in one of the bill committee rooms and spentContinue reading “A Small but Seismic Shock in Plant Science – remember the 14th March 2014”

Sitting on a Sofa during Lockdown

Three pieces of Advice for those of you thinking of going it alone It is the end of November 2020, and we have been in and out of a pandemic lockdown for the last eight months, and whilst there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, it is not yet clearContinue reading “Sitting on a Sofa during Lockdown”

The first day of the rest of your life…

So the non-secret is out – I leave #TeamBayer at the end of September to break out on my own. My decision. On my terms. The first day of the rest of my life…it is an old cliché when you leave a company and yet it feels much like a very apt description. Having workedContinue reading “The first day of the rest of your life…”