TV star returns to lecture in his old classroom
Dr Trevor Dines is the enthusiastic botanist who is getting the nation excited about wild plants in the popular new Channel 4 series 鈥榃ild Things鈥�. Today he comes back to the place where he studied to speak to a new generation of students.
Trevor graduated in plant science from in 1987 and went on to do a PhD here. Today he is lecturing 2nd year students studying Conservation Practice giving them a case study of the challenges of achieving conservation success in the real world. The title of his talk is 鈥楳uddy and downtrodden; the secret to success for a water-buttercup鈥�.
When he heard he would be lecturing in room F27 in the Thoday building he got 鈥榓ll nostalgic鈥� remembering his days in the lecture room as an undergraduate.
The 1st series of Wild Things has just finished; however, the episodes are still available on .
Publication date: 18 March 2013