Steve Harding DSc Oxford (b. Wirral, 1955) is an expert on Macromolecules (proteins, carbohydrate polymers and DNA) and the methodologies used to see how they behave in solution. Trained by the man who discovered hydrogen bonds in DNA (JM Creeth), he instigated the DNA survey of NW England looking for Viking ancestry in the old population, working with colleagues at Leicester University and engaging heavily with the public & heritage organisations. He is a member of the "Saving Oseberg" Reference Group, contributing his expertise in complex carbohydrate characterisation in helping save one of Norway's national treasures. He was recently honoured by King Harald V.