Had the pleasure of joining peers inc. Prof. Claudia Pasquero, Dr. Marco Poletto, Prof. Rachel Armstrong, Terezia Greskova and Korbinian Enzinger for the final jury session of Synthetic Landscape Lab courses exploring ecological intelligence through the fusion of processes and systems human, animal, microbiological, technological and digital. Having been live-streamed on YouTube.com, you can view the session recording here and below.

In the latest edition of The BioChemist journal, former British science minister, STEM expert and champion, Ian Taylor of PlanIT Ventures shares his thoughts on critical policy, budget, and other changes needed to help Britain's science industries thrive. Read his article, which includes thoughts from peers in the scientific field including Sir Paul Nurse and myself here…

Save the Date: Join Prof. Dr. Claudia Pasquero - professor for Landscape Architecture at the Synthetic Landscape Lab and Head of Institute at IOUD, Maria Kuptsova - research associate and doctoral student at the lab, and I as we explore Biofutures on Instagram Live at 17:30 BST on 09 / 02 / 2022. The first in a series of sessions with leaders from fields including biodesign, biomaterials, biocomputing, biomimetics, and more, this first session will centre on futures at the interface of human and non-human environments. Hosted by Aterre Society, the session is drop-in and no RSVP is required. Follow @melissasterry on Instagram for updates on the sessions.