Visiting Westminster

For a week at the beginning of November, project-PI Dr. Gavin Foster took part in the Royal Society MP-Scientist pairing scheme.

Caroline Nokes MP and Dr Gavin Foster

This involved several days in Westminster learning about how cutting edge science is used by government and Gavin attended several select committee meetings on topics ranging from shale gas exploitation to the UK’s potential for marine renewables.  For the second half of the week Gavin shadowed his pair – Caroline Nokes MP for Romsey and Southampton North – attending meetings and even helping her sell poppies at Westminster tube station !

The second stage of the scheme is for Caroline to visit NOCS early in the new year to see how an isotope geochemist spends his time.