A trip to Birmingham ...

I have found myself in Birmingham for a week on a short research exchange at Aston University and then presenting at a conference on energy policy and technologies at Birmingham University. Here is my trip in pictures ...

It all started with a coffee and cake.

The gardens outside my hotel window.
Yes, that's right, Aston University campus.

My snappy office.

The grand old buildings of Birmingham.

A clock tower.

A visit to a toy store.

Yep, a rather famous toy store.