LATEST NEWS
- A book that I was scientific consultant on (kids, dinosaurs, again) is now available!
- Interviewed for a three-part series with Editage Insights on peer review, academic life, scholarly publishing etc. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
- The cost of knowledge: An interview for Science Disrupt about scholarly publishing
- Article for Palaeontology Online about Mesozoic Crocodyliforms
- Quoted in the BMJ in an article about live-tweeting at academic conferences
MAIN SCIENCE WRITING
- Owner of Palaeontology blog Green Tea and Velociraptors (November 2011-present)
- Now also hosted by the European Geosciences Union network)
- Author of ‘Excavate Dinosaurs’ book for children (published October 2014) (Guardian coverage)
- Freelance author for Discover Magazine (profile)
- Freelance author for EarthTouch news outlet (profile)
- PLOS Paleo Community Editor (link)
OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
- Member of the Geological Society of London Science Committee (Feb 2015 – present)
- Nominated finalist in 2013 Science Seeker awards for blogging activities (link)
- Television appearances for BBC Parliament (Aug, 2012), Sky News (Jan, 2015) and London Live (Jan, 2015)
- Co-owner and co-author of Palaeontology webcast series, Palaeocast (August 2012-November 2013) (Winner of Best Podcast in 2013 Science Seeker awards)
- Co-runner of Imperial College’s Science Communication Forum team (October 2012-present)
OTHER WRITTEN WORKS/MEDIA APPEARANCES
- Author for Nature’s Scitable educational blog network, Earthbound
- Guest article for Nature Blogs network on attending conferences for the first time (August 2012)
- Guest article for Nature Blogs network on a case study for social media for academics (April 2013)
- Interviewed for the Scientific American Incubator as an up and coming science writer
- Guest post for The Conversation, November 2013 (covered by io9, Livescience, PopularScience and Org)
- Guest post for The Conversation, November 2013 (covered by phys.org and Livescience)
- Guest post for The Conversation, November 2013 (covered by Livescience & Org)
- Guest post for The Conversation, March 2014 (covered by ArsTechnica)
- Guest post for The Conversation, March 2014 (covered by Org)
- Guest post for The Conversation, May 2014 (covered by Buzzfeed)
- Guest post for SciLogs on open access publishing and peer review, mentioned in Nature Chemistry
- Guest post for Digital Science on Open Data for researchers (Feb, 2015)
- Article for Geoscientist Magazine on Curiosity Rover (published November 2012) (also guest blogger for the Geological Society’s blog)
- Article on biodiversity and mass extinctions for Things We Don’t Know Yet
- Contributor to Palaeocritti website (2011-2012)
- Frequent guest contributor to the United Kingdom Amateur Fossil Hunting site and Trilobite Times
- Comments in Nature News regarding journal retraction rates
- Guest post for Wiley Exchanges on open research data
- Interviewed for LA Times and Buzzfeed
- Interviewed for a Times Higher Education piece on the relationship between impact factors and journal rejection rates
- Breaking the traditional mould of peer review: Why we need a more transparent process of research evaluation. (LSE Impact Blog)
- The cost of knowledge: An interview for Science Disrupt about scholarly publishing
- Article for Palaeontology Online about Mesozoic Crocodyliforms
- Quoted in the BMJ in an article about live-tweeting at academic conferences
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