#Introduction
So here I am, someone who tried and failed Twitter numerous times, now attempting to get a handle on this 😂 I don't know if I'm on the right server, I guess time will tell!

I'm a #PhDStudent at #NewcastleUniversity using #animalBehaviour, #neuroscience, #physiology and #socialScience to improve #laboratory #animalWelfare (jeez that's a lotta hashtags!). 🐀

In my spare time I enjoy hunting, identifying, and sometimes even eating #fungi. I also like #photography and #baking vegan goodies 🍰

@SophMay Can I follow you? (a) you live in Newcastle, like and, ehm, might be a poppa Geordie n'aal and (B) you're a mushroom hunter! I'm now painting mushrooms I took pics of when I used to do the same in Northern BC.
@andy_barham Sure thing! Sadly I'm not a proper Geordie but I do live in Newcastle now. I am a mushroom hunter though! I used to be a member of Grampian Fungal Group when I lived in Aberdeen and now am a member of North East Fungus Study Group! 😊
@SophMay I don't remember the mushroom hunting being especially great in Newcastle, when I lived there; but then, I probably wasn't look. Norway, near Stavanger was terrific though. (And Geordies have a strong connection to Norway.)