Undergraduate teaching sessions

Over the past month I have had a particularly busy teaching period, which has been great because its something I really enjoy. Apart from contributing to sessions for some of the many schoolchildren who visit the Museum, I have also taught about 180 undergraduate students. The last lesson I ran was on Friday, and I would just like [...]

Lake District Visit!

Over the Easter Bank Holiday I went mountain biking in the Lake District. The weather was superb and it was just sooo good to be in one of my favourite places. I spent quite some time around Grizedale Forest and Dale Park in particular, and also got the opportunity to call in to a place which has always [...]

An alternative rare golden frog!

Whilst working in the Vivarium last week, I got a call from our reception to say that a rare live golden frog that had been brought into the museum! I obviously said I would be straight down and was very pleased the museum lift was working at last! When I got there, sure enough, there was a beautiful [...]

Children meet a red-eyed tree frog at the Manchester Museum

Here is a short video clip of a group of young children from Gorton South learning about a red-eyed leaf frog, which I hope you’ll enjoy watching. It was such good fun to do!