We are excited to announce that Dr. Ruth Siddall, Geologist and Pigment Analyst is this year’s Slade Scientist in Residence following on from last year’s very successful residency with David Dobson, Professor of Earth Materials, UCL. Ruth will be based in the Slade School of Fine Art for one year from this term and will be giving her inaugural lecture, Arcadia Lost: Geologies and Art Histories of Classical Landscapes, on Wednesday 24th October 1.10pm-1.50pm in the Slade Gallery. All welcome. For further information, see: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/methods-room.