I regard teaching as essential to a healthy, collaborative community. Over the years I have lectured, supervised, and mentored students at every level of higher education, across topics and institutions.
As a lecturer, I encourage students to treat observation as the cornerstone of biology. What I enjoy most is watching a careful experiment grip a student, especially when it proves their own idea wrong. That is where real understanding begins.
As a supervisor, I hold to two principles. The first allows complete freedom in how to approach a question; the second allows none in reaching a sound answer.
As a mentor, I try to uphold honesty and rigour in every part of university life.