I am a freelance science journalist. I have written and edited articles on all areas of science, with a particular focus on life and environmental sciences. My work has been published in New Scientist, the BBC, Nature and the Telegraph. I have also written science fiction criticism and am a Forbes contributor. You can find a list of my articles on my contently page.
My first book The Genesis Quest will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2020. It will tell the story of the scientists struggling to understand how life began on Earth.
I have edited a book for New Scientist on the science of human evolution. Part of their Instant Expert series, Human Origins: 7 million years and counting was published in March 2018.
I am also available to write and/or edit reports and white papers. For example, in 2019 I co-authored Industrial Transformation 2050, which explored how to decarbonise EU heavy industry, for Material Economics.
If you would like to commission me, please get in touch.
Employment
Freelance writer and editor
June 2017 – present
Acting editor
BBC Earth
October 2014 – June 2017
Environment news editor
New Scientist
January-September 2014
Environment reporter
New Scientist
July 2010 – December 2013
Online editorial assistant
New Scientist
June 2007 – June 2010
Education
MSc Science Communication
Imperial College London
2005-2007
MPhil Experimental Psychology
University of Cambridge
2002-2003
BA Natural Sciences
University of Cambridge
1999-2002
My first book The Genesis Quest will be published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 2020. It will tell the story of the scientists struggling to understand how life began on Earth.
I have edited a book for New Scientist on the science of human evolution. Part of their Instant Expert series, Human Origins: 7 million years and counting was published in March 2018.
I am also available to write and/or edit reports and white papers. For example, in 2019 I co-authored Industrial Transformation 2050, which explored how to decarbonise EU heavy industry, for Material Economics.
If you would like to commission me, please get in touch.
Employment
Freelance writer and editor
June 2017 – present
Acting editor
BBC Earth
October 2014 – June 2017
Environment news editor
New Scientist
January-September 2014
Environment reporter
New Scientist
July 2010 – December 2013
Online editorial assistant
New Scientist
June 2007 – June 2010
Education
MSc Science Communication
Imperial College London
2005-2007
MPhil Experimental Psychology
University of Cambridge
2002-2003
BA Natural Sciences
University of Cambridge
1999-2002