"It might be added that it is the government’s job, rather than that of lecturers on campuses, to create a labour market that can provide good-quality, well-paid jobs for graduates." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Very excited to have the opportunity to use my skills and knowledge in a different way this year as well as get to meet lots of new people!

🚨New paper alert 🚨the final planned paper out of the PhD collaboration I had with Glenmorangie producing Dr Struan Reid on #fermentation for #whisky it is open access in the Journal of @IBDHQ and you can access it here jib.ibd.org.uk/index.php/jib/…

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Bought myself the LEGO Alpine Lodge and then decorated it for Halloween.

A strain of yeast has had half its DNA replaced with artificial chromosomes in a major step towards creating the first complex cell with an entirely synthetic genome newscientist.com/article/240176…

Heriot-Watt Brewing & Distilling graduates have until the end of January to take advantage of the early bird rate for the annual reunion weekend in Edinburgh! It will go up by £10 in February. tickettailor.com/events/thewatt…

The brewery’s been picked up and blown to the magical fantasy land of Fife. Squashed a witch. Got told to follow the follow the follow the follow the follow the A92 to Kirkcaldy. Met 3 useless oddballs then this mad wizard. Hopefully back in Leith by the morning.

We’ve introduced Wellness Geese to campus to help students de-stress during the exam period.

Last night in Minneapolis following some American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) Board of Directors meetings

Never mind Old Father Time. As ever a wonderful weekend to meet & drink with new friends, old enemies, people you’ve forgotten about and the students. What’s not to like? An embodiment of the distilling and brewing trade. It’s about people. And the Watt.

Attention student and post-doc researchers! If you're interested in presenting your scientific work this August in Minneapolis, apply for a grant when you submit your abstract. Don't wait – submit and apply today! Learn more: bit.ly/3HI7KSA #BrewingScience #SubmitNow

This is a first publication for Take to come out of his PhD studies at ICBD

It's always a great addition to #WorldBrewingCongress to be able to try so many new to me beers!