I’m chuffed to announce that my first book is being released today by @RoySocChemBooks 🎉 https://t.co/D8UfUxczy7

Doing a spot of citizen science with the 3-year-old, creating a trap for the @bigwaspsurvey. Wasp collection starts on 31st August

An important clarification - pls share. There is NO two child cap on Child Benefit I've had questions, as many media outlets write confusing statements or use 'child benefit' as shorthand. The two-child cap is not about Child Benefit, it is about benefits (eg Universal Credit

🖼️ Day 7 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: a fascinating visit to the laboratories at the MET museum where the scientists showed us the techniques they use to characterise and protect the exhibits 🔬

☠️ Day 6 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: the students spent the day hunting for poisonous plants at the botanical gardens @NYBG have a fabulous Alice in Wonderland exhibition on at the moment as well

@UoLChemistry @UoLLifeSciences 🌱 Day 5 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum. It was extra poignant to have heard yesterday about the identification work that is still ongoing at the OCME

@UoLChemistry @UoLLifeSciences 🧬 Day 4 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: a tour of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner. Here’s some of the group gowned up for a look around the DNA lab

@UoLChemistry @UoLLifeSciences 🥯 Day 3 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: a day of lectures and workshops at John Jay College including bagels, using probes to measure gunshot angles and a very interesting talk on testing for drug use in pregnancy

🗽Day 2 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: a boat ride to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

✈️ Day 1 of the @UoLChemistry and @UoLLifeSciences New York field trip: it’s trains, planes and automobiles as we arrive in Manhattan this evening

Had a very enjoyable day at the @lincsshow with other @STEMAmbassadors making bird feeders 🐦‍⬛, planting sunflower seeds 🌱and testing for the bitter gene with lots of primary pupils from around the county

Thanks to the tireless @pintofscience team from @unilincoln for another brilliant set of events, including Crime Night tonight with me and @ross_bartels #pint24

A lovely evening at the Creative Reactions art exhibition @LincsCathedral for #Pint24 #CreativeRx Here is the offering for my talk on poisons, featuring Parys Mountain on Anglesey

Our blossoming cotoneaster is buzzing with interested bees today 🐝

I also really enjoyed the presentation the CBD group of students gave on its effects later in the afternoon

One of my favourite seminars of the year @UoLChemistry where the MSc students can volunteer to try CBD tea and poppy seed muffins to see if they will have a positive drug test later.

I finally managed to rack up 50 blood donations 🎉🩸 @GiveBloodNHS

Enjoyed talking to Gonerby Hilfoot @WomensInstitute this evening with my colleague Dan from @UoLChemistry about fire investigation (him) and carbon monoxide poisoning (me) at their AGM

Enjoyed doing a Wednesday Webinar for the @CharterForSci today on poisons. Lots of questions from the audience!

Really enjoyed our British Science Week event today with local secondary schools @unilincoln doing some chromatography and trace evidence activities! #BSW24