All first years had to create a poster (visible on the wall, look) and give a 5 minute presentation on a question of their choice under the general theme of Food Security at their first conference this week. They rose to the occasion, and the Environmental Science, Earth Science and Applied Plant Science students had the added please of our PVC Prof Phil Wright calling by to hear their talks on Desertification in Iran, El Nino in Australia, Californian Drought and Volcanoes and Food Production.