Exploring The Sea - Lecture

The lecture by Dr Andrew Gates (Mrs Gates’ son) was a very enjoyable and popular occasion.  We learned about how he arrived in his current position as a researcher with the Southampton Oceanography Centre.  His talk was illustrated, with photographs and video of the exploration work on the sea bed, mostly in waters around the UK.  He had samples to show and explained how the samples are collected by robot, operated from ships on the surface.   His obvious passion and enthusiasm for his subject will hopefully inspire some of our young people to follow the science path to university.