Welcome to your spring staff newsletter, called "Endgame" in the hope that Covid restrictions will soon be lifted, although it's clear that things will never be the same as in the "beforetime." In this issue, you can see some haircut successes and disasters, read about Sue Begg's goodbye Zoom, and find out the collective nouns for a group of professors (hint: same as for a group of flamingos).

Left: The Wellcham Team - we'll be together again soon!

The Department re-opens, Sheila retires, staff photo contest, virtual climbing challenge and entertaining ideas - all in the July staff newsletter, as we transition out of lockdown.

Catch up on who's coming and going in the Department; find out why there was 'love' in the air here in February; meet the postdoc looking for lifesavers; and read about the fun ways such junior PIs are building their staff network.