Ian loves to tell the stories associated with the people in his talks, to share his fascination with the human side of scientific discovery. Ian has given over 120 talks. They have been described as ‘highly engaging and informative’ ‘One of the best speakers we’ve ever had’. He has been invited back on many occasions. Ian is the retired Headmaster of a large secondary school and now gives highly illustrated talks which have been extremely well received . He has degrees from several universities and has developed a number of talks with a biological/medical theme. Talks include, THE MAN WHO CAUGHT A MILLION CRIMINALS - ALEC JEFFERYS AND THE INVENTION OF DNA FINGERPRINTING. GREAT WOMEN SCIENTISTS. THE STORY OF VACCINES - EDWARD JENNER TO THE COVID 19 VACCINES. THE RISE OF THE SUPERBUGS - ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND THE FUTURE OF MANKIND. ‘THE STORY OF GENETICS - THE RACE TO THE DOUBLE HELIX. I have given these talks to Rotary Clubs, Probus Clubs, U3A and WI groups and other societies - with uniformly excellent feedback. I am on the WI Speaker list of West Sussex, and Hampshire Women’s Institutes, following auditions. Talks can be anything between 30 and 60 minutes, according to your preference.