Professional Details
I am a science communicator.
What's that? It's someone who finds ways to
explain science to other people who want to know it.
I am a science advocate.
What's that? It's someone who believes that
science knowledge and scientific thinking skills are valuable and important,
and finds ways to promote them.
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There are lots of ways I've communicated science. I have worked in radio,
in media/PR, as a liaison officer and event organiser. I've written
travelogues, speeches and newsletters, media releases and radio scripts,
and co-authored a wildflower book. I've led tours and guided walks, built
and redesigned web pages.
I've developed educational resources, presented professional
development for teachers and edited a text book. I've developed training materials and trained colleagues. I've performed in road shows
and science shows for more than ten years.
I believe that science is one of the ways in which we enrich our experience
and understanding of our world. It both enlightens us and brings us closer
to mystery, both gives us knowledge and challenges us to understand and
ethically use that knowledge. I believe that science can be told in ways that
are interesting, accurate, relevant, and useful as well as full of wonder and
amazement - and I do my best to do so.
If any of these skills interest you, or you think you could use a trained
communicator to help you present your science clearly, please contact me. I
am for hire.