About me
I've worked in science communication, television, and publishing. I create 2D and 3D animations, edit video, and write science articles. Short-term contracts, recessions and a spell angling for TV work has generated a lot of interesting roles on my CV, but most importantly a useful variety of experience.
Education-wise, I have an MA in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford (it's a three year degree but we wrote weekly essays on topics we may or may not have had lectures on, in order to spend an hour discussing our productions with a world expert, what's the emoji for that?). I also have an MSc in Science Media Production from Imperial College London, learning how to talk / write about science for TV, radio and press. My latest achievement is an MA in Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy, a joint degree gained through Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University.
Why three degrees? Short answer: I like thinking about the inner machinery of cells and trying to comprehend the vast history of life, I like communicating science and telling its stories through multimedia, and I like medical science. When I was a kid I said I wanted to be either an artist or a scientist, and that never really changed.
Long answer: The above, and the fact that I'm driven by creativity as much as curiosity. I find science fascinating to learn. I think there's a wealth of new media and technology to use in communicating it. VR for training surgeons, AR to engage students, animation to show those shots you just can't get on video, 3D modelling because imagining 3D from 2D can be a cognitive load too far. Communication has impact. A concise digest of the latest research news, a review of an artist's take on the history of tuberculosis, the right article targeting the politics of fertility funding. I love the variety of sci-comm work and I've self-funded myself through two Masters to access interesting projects both at work and in my spare time.
Education-wise, I have an MA in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford (it's a three year degree but we wrote weekly essays on topics we may or may not have had lectures on, in order to spend an hour discussing our productions with a world expert, what's the emoji for that?). I also have an MSc in Science Media Production from Imperial College London, learning how to talk / write about science for TV, radio and press. My latest achievement is an MA in Medical Visualisation and Human Anatomy, a joint degree gained through Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University.
Why three degrees? Short answer: I like thinking about the inner machinery of cells and trying to comprehend the vast history of life, I like communicating science and telling its stories through multimedia, and I like medical science. When I was a kid I said I wanted to be either an artist or a scientist, and that never really changed.
Long answer: The above, and the fact that I'm driven by creativity as much as curiosity. I find science fascinating to learn. I think there's a wealth of new media and technology to use in communicating it. VR for training surgeons, AR to engage students, animation to show those shots you just can't get on video, 3D modelling because imagining 3D from 2D can be a cognitive load too far. Communication has impact. A concise digest of the latest research news, a review of an artist's take on the history of tuberculosis, the right article targeting the politics of fertility funding. I love the variety of sci-comm work and I've self-funded myself through two Masters to access interesting projects both at work and in my spare time.
