I am a science writer and academic researcher with interests in contemporary science and biomedicine.
Profile
Currently, I am a (part-time) Senior Research Fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, and an Honorary Fellow in the Program for History and Philosophy of Scienceat the University of Melbourne.
From 2007-2011 I was Lecturer in Social Science at the Centre for Biomedical Science in Society at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge.
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Science Writing
From time to time, I take on writing, editing or communication projects relating to contemporary science and medicine.
Highlights:
Science journalism: Science magazine
Editing: University of Chicago Press
Science communication (theory): Imperial College (peer-reviewed paper used in a 2012 exam question)
Public engagement: BA Festival of Science in the City
Teaching
I will be teaching a Science and Society module at the University of Melbourne in 2013 (Semester 1).
EducationI hold a PhD from the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (awarded in 2008) at the University of Exeter, as well as Masters degrees in History and Philosophy of Science and in Natural Sciences from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Personal
I grew up in Germany and continue to spend some of my time at our home in South Cambridgeshire.