Fashion aficionados will spot striped shirt, bolo tie, blue jeans, turn ups, white socks & doc martins. Mutatis mutandis.

It was one of the best professional decisions of my career. @uniofstandrews.bsky.social was perfect for me and I grew to love it deeply. So much so that I produced a DSc thesis so I could be a graduate & remain part of it.

The others in the photo are outstanding scientists. I am particularly indebted to Colin Vincent & Struther Arnott (not in picture) who, let us be frank, took quite a punt on a nobody (2 yr post-doc). “Not enough money to appoint an established person” as they said bluntly.

A truly worthy honorand.