Science Communication

Public science events
  • Science in the Park (Wollaton, Nottingham, 2025) - Historical Horticulture
  • Chair of Botany University Challenge (2023) hosted at Nottingham
  • Soapbox science (29 Sep 2018 paired with an artist);
  • Pint of Science (May 2018 paired with an artist);
  • Science in the Park (Wollaton, Nottingham, 2016, 2017);
  • BBSRC Great British Bioscience Festival in London Nov 13-16 (2014);
  • Science at Sutton Bonington day teaching the public of all ages about ‘the hidden half’ (2014)
School science events
  • Work experience students (2017, 2018)
  • Beechdale Bluecoat academy (Initiated November 2016);
  • Plant Science Summer School (2013, 2015);
  • CSIRO Scientists in Schools program (school in north Queensland).
Training
  • Science Faculty Media Training by BBC Presenter Richard Hollingham (2022)
  • Raising Your Media Profile with special guests from ITV Central and the Independent newspaper (2018);
  • Web design training Contensis (2018);
  • Royal Society’s “Meet the Scientist” networking event at Manchester (2014);
  • Royal Society: Communications and Media Training 2-day course (May 2014) run by Judith Hann (Tomorrow’s World) and John Exeter (BBC news).