MEDIA & OUTREACH
I have a strong interest in public engagement with science and try to ensure that this is an integral part of my impact as a scientist. Whether talking, teaching, writing or producing neat graphics I find this side of my job super gratifying!
If you would like me to speak at your event, teach a class or contribute to your project, please do get in touch.
For any press enquiries please contact Press Officer Jan Arne at NINA or Layla Batchellier at the British Antarctic Survey
Research in the Press
Broadcasting
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BBC news feature and interview on Antarctic work
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Live and recorded radio interviews for National and International radio stations, including NPR and BBC breakfast shows, as part of press coverage of work on Eretmoptera murphyi
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Interviews on local radio to cover the Peak District National Park & Moors for the Future's Community Science project
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Guest on Fieldwork Diaries and Entocast discussing insects in Antarctica and the highs and lows of Antarctic fieldwork
Writing & Features
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2020 - Feature article for 'Framsenteret', Arctic Aliens: A rising threat
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2019 - Feature article for 'The Biologist', Aliens in Antarctica
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2019 - Article for the 'The Bulletin' Paper Trail - a collaboration piece with a retired and an arising researcher
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2019 - University of Birmingham 'Perspectives' article, Alien Footprints: Lessons from Antarctica
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External blog posts for:
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British Antarctic Survey
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National Environment Research Council, CENTA
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To the Poles
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Feature for the Peak District magazine 'Park Life' on citizen science
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Articles for University of Nottingham, Impact magazine including: To rehabilitate or not to rehabilitate? The other side of wildlife conservation.
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Photography award featured in the Guardian, Telegraph, International Business Times, The Photo Academy magazine, and other national and international press
THE BIOLOGIST
FEATURE
NORTHERN IRELAND SCI-FEST
PARK LIFE
FEATURE
Outreach & Events
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Invited speaker to Ulster Museum, as part of the Dippy on Tour schedule discussing the topic of 'Can we escape extinction? Human impacts on the planet' with the talk "When Aliens Attack...Antarctica". In partnership with Northern Ireland Science Festival & British Ecological Society.
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Curator of Biotweeps, a popular twitter account hosted by a different biologist each week
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Women in Ecology 2018 climate change webinar for Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, USA
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Leeds Science Festival 2016, educator for polar science topics leading practical demonstrations on sea level rise and thermal expansion
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Classes on polar and alpine ecology taught to year 8, year 10 and A'level students at several schools, as well as Bachelor students at the University of Birmingham - see below for educational resources
Educational Resources
All files are Microsoft Powerpoint presentations (.ppx), largely with self-made graphics and animations, and are a free resource for anyone teaching or learning about biology or geography.
Please get in touch if you do use them and have any feedback.