My parents were born in Norfolk and spent their early years working in the big houses of that rural English county, my mother as a cook and my father as a handyman and chauffeur. Paul Nurse bearbigchauffeur Change image and share on social
I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science. Paul Nurse awakecuriosityearly Change image and share on social
After an extensive interview he arranged for my weaknesses in foreign languages to be over-looked and so I started a Biology degree at Birmingham in 1967. Paul Nurse arrangebiologybirmingham Change image and share on social
I was by far the youngest of the family, and at times it was like being an only child. Paul Nurse childfamilytime Change image and share on social
This possibility bothered me as I thought it was not advisable to remain in one academic environment, and the long dark winters in Edinburgh could be rather dismal. Paul Nurse academicadvisablebother Change image and share on social