Really enjoyed our British Science Week event today with local secondary schools University of Lincoln, UK doing some chromatography and trace evidence activities! #BSW24

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

Enjoyed talking to Gonerby Hilfoot Women's Institute this evening with my colleague Dan from Chemistry at Lincoln about fire investigation (him) and carbon monoxide poisoning (me) at their AGM

I finally managed to rack up 50 blood donations 🎉🩸 Give Blood NHS 🩸🩹

Our blossoming cotoneaster is buzzing with interested bees today 🐝

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

Thanks to the tireless Pint of Science UK team from University of Lincoln, UK for another brilliant set of events, including Crime Night tonight with me and Ross Bartels #pint24

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

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

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