Michael had 20 years' experience in the Institute's Neurobiology Laboratory, working on behaviour and memory. He represented the Institute and the BBSRC at several national exhibitions which led to a secondment in 2004, covering press, public relations, web development and schools outreach. After a short return to the bench Michael moved into the Graphics Facility, maintaining his outreach activities, improving the Institute's AV capabilities and developing internal and external web sites for the Institute. After 15 years covering both Public Engagement and Web Development Michael moved into the latter full time.