I am a volcanologist and igneous petrologist studying magmatic and volcanic processes in many parts of the world, including the Aeolian Islands, the Azores, Santorini and the Sunda arc in Indonesia. I am based in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Keele University (UK), where my role as Senior Lecturer in Mineralogy and Petrology involves research and teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.