 His research-group has received the "outstanding contribution to innovation and technology" award at the Times Higher Education awards in London in 2010 for developing a technology based on the defence mechanism of bombardier-beetle.In a 2007 discussion with Richard Dawkins on BBC Radio Ulster, McIntosh argued that the principles of thermodynamics are not consistent with Darwinian evolution.In November 2006, the University of Leeds issued a statement distancing itself from creationism, and noted that McIntosh's directorship of Truth in Science is unconnected with his teaching or research.