At the end of my Psychology degree at Lancaster University, we were encouraged to speak to members of the department about our grades. I happened to go to Trevor’s office and upon giving my name he recognised me and said, ‘you wrote an excellent essay for my module’. At the time, this meant a lot to me and the interaction has always remained with me. I start with this because it demonstrates not only Trevor’s warm and supportive manner, but that Trevor places a great deal of care in how he engages with all students; as someone who has the ability to inspire and motivate others.  Trevor supervised me through my MSc in Psychological Research Methods dissertation and my PhD at Lancaster University. During this time, in addition to providing the academic and pastoral support for my post-graduate degrees, Trevor always motivated and supported me in taking opportunities to develop myself and my research career such as writing publications and attending national and international conferences. During my time as a post-graduate, Trevor led and provided an enriching and positive ‘research lab’ environment for myself and other post-graduate students working within the same area, where we had regular meetings discussing papers, practising presentations or problem solving our own experimental designs and/or data. Trevor also organised a number of eye-tracking training sessions and workshops enabling us as individuals to enhance and develop our specialist skills and knowledge, but also to foster the strength of the lab. Trevor continually encouraged all of his students to reach their academic potential. But importantly, he saw us all as people too and recognised the importance of us developing a healthy and holistic lifestyle. I feel this is a valuable trait of a leader and important to success in life – it has certainly helped me achieve in my own. With the research skills I developed through working with Trevor, and the guidance he provided, I successfully continued in my academic career, obtaining a two-year post-doctoral position followed by a lectureship. I have not yet been fortunate to have a PhD student, but Trevor has provided me with an excellent model of the role of a supervisor.