Research & Public Engagement

I specialise in translating scientific and technical research into clear, engaging content for public, professional and policy-making audiences. My work sits at the intersection of science, storytelling and strategy: helping organisations identify what truly matters in their research, and shaping that into content people can understand, trust and engage with.

I spent a year working with Abcam, supporting the development of an on-brand digital output that balanced scientific credibility with accessibility. This included boosting the reach of their podcast, creating in-event materials and thought-leader films, all designed to strengthen Abcam’s voice and presence across digital channels.

At The Alan Turing Institute, science communication has been a central part of my role. I’ve led a range of projects focused on public engagement and strategic narrative, including the public-facing podcast Too Long Didn’t Read, documentary content around the Data Study Group programme, and the launch of Turing 2.0; the Institute’s shift towards a mission-led approach to research and implementation.

For Turing 2.0, I directed senior stakeholder shoots and developed visual and animated treatments to help articulate a complex organisational strategy in a way that felt coherent, human and forward-looking. The work aimed to clarify not just what the Institute does, but why it matters.

I’ve also led the video output for major events including AI UK and the Turing Lectures, overseeing on-screen content, livestream delivery and event capture, before shaping post-event material into strategic content that extends reach and supports long-term engagement.

Alongside institutional work, I’ve created environmentally focused films for organisations such as Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, producing immersive, seasonal films designed to reconnect audiences with local nature, and for Greenpeace, where work was screened at Glastonbury to engage festival audiences in climate and environmental issues. In both cases, the aim was not simply to inform, but to create emotional connection and shared meaning.

Across all of this work, my focus is consistent: finding the story within complexity, respecting nuance without amplifying jargon, and creating content that brings out the best of research for the audiences it is meant to serve.

My approach to public engagement has been shaped by formal study, including the Creative Science Communication and Public Engagement course at the University of the West of England. There, I explored the shift from deficit models of communication — where information is simply delivered — towards dialogue-led approaches that recognise audiences’ prior knowledge, experiences and values. I see science communication not as simplification, but as meaning-making: balancing evidence with empathy, and logic with emotion.