It’s been a busy week of interviews for me, and it looks like we will make four appointments. But that is not what I am supposed to write about here. The best news for me was that PLoS One have accepted the breeding season evolution paper. A major success for Aris after several disappointments. So that gives me two in press papers at the moment, good stuff. It looks like Greg will have a paper or two to write this summer and autumn - I think one on each of climate change impacts on US and UK forests. He also passed his progression panel meeting this week. Nana Li’s swallows have started hatching so she is very busy out in Qingdao now.