“My motto is stolen from the television series Blackadder, when Edmund says to Baldrick “Try to have a thought of your own.” Thinking is so important! I also try my best to never stand still but sometimes I think standing still might have some benefits. My favourite place on campus is the UNSW bookshop. It is cool, quiet and I love to stand still while browsing the books. Unfortunately, I always end up buying far more books than I can carry back to my office. Thinking ahead is also very important.”

Professor Rob Brooks, Academic Lead of the UNSW Grand Challenges and Professor of Evolutionary Biology