Profile
Peta Hayes
My CV
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Education:
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School, Northwich.
St Nicholas Catholic High School, Northwich.
Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College, Northwich.
University of Leeds.
Leeds College of Music.
University of Leeds and British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge. -
Qualifications:
AO level: Maths; O level: Maths; GCSE: English, French, Latin, History, Geography, RE, Art, Physics.
A level: Geography, Maths, Physics, General Studies.
BSc (Hons) 1st Class – Geological Sciences.
PhD: Palaeobotany – Cretaceous Angiosperm Leaf Floras from Antarctica.
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About Me:
I am the Senior Curator of Palaeobotany at the Natural History Museum in London.
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The CHRISTMAS LECTURE related to my work:
I appear about 30 minutes into Lecture 1. I brought Paleogene Arctic plant fossils from the Natural History Museum Palaeobotany collections to show Chris. Plant fossils are very useful in interpreting past climates.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qpjk
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
A museum curator.
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Hmmm - yes - for wearing makeup.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
At the moment, it's Chvrches and Goldfrapp.
What's your favourite food?
Vegan food with lots of chillies.
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