The summer is here! The official start of the summer in the UK is a momentous occasion and is triggered on the day that supermarkets move the bottles of Pimms to the shelves at the front of the store. British people then celebrate this by adorning themselves with their traditional Read more…
I am based in the UK. The UK has two very specific properties that I like very much. Firstly, the UK has a climate that for the vast majority of the year could be best described as incredibly and exceptionally okayish. Secondly, we never ever shut up about how occasionally Read more…
The UK have had a couple of ‘mini heatwaves’ over the last few weeks. What this means in reality is that big yellow ball in the sky shows itself, we (typical Brits) go bananas and try to get outside at every available opportunity, and remember too late that the hot Read more…
I have, for the most part, lived a charmed life in research. My labs have been located in the middle of the UK a country best known for its dull, grey weather which at worst is ‘a bit damp’ or ‘slightly warm’. Also, being in the middle means that by Read more…
I live in the UK and right now, we are in the midst of a mini heatwave. We only ever have ‘mini’ heatwaves as not even the blazing hot summer sun can hold back the grey clouds for long. But my brain has a very clear threshold for work – Read more…
