It's that time of year again - we say goodbye to Megan, Ben, and Michael, and wish them the best of luck in their exams. They all did fantastic work in their time here, and I'm sad to see them go! Revision time for 3 of the Slater Group... We're looking forward to welcoming two (or three...) summer students in June, before two new starters begin a PhD and a PGRA position in September. We're currently recruiting for the latter - please email for more information!

Back in March, the group participated in a fantastic event at the Science Museum: the Royal Society #SciLates takeover, "The Next Big Thing". You can read more about our experiences here. The SciLates team: Michael Thorne (UoL), Sam Illingworth (MMU), Anna, Tim Easun, Adam Nevin, and Omar Al Badi (all Cardiff University). It was a great opportunity to introduce Michael, our third year undergraduate research student, to the world of scientific outreach; despite being thrown in