Dashboard – Darwin Tree of Life

CV

I'm currently solving this problem:

Public engagement is all about how science is made better the more people involved in it, and the more points of view it is exposed to. Sometimes scientists can find that a little scary – they worry that people might find the work they are doing boring, or worse that spending time or money investigating the question we are looking into. Other times scientists are just so darn busy! How can they make time to engage with the public when they have so much research to do.

I work to make public engagement as easy as possible for our teams. Sometimes this means providing training so they feel confident, sometimes providing funding or practical support. It’s the practical
I'm currently working on these species doing this:

I am looking at the species Interestocus Inscientus. Getting people to speak to other people and share their thoughts on the work we do.

My Interview
- How has your work progressed recently?
  
  It's coming along great. I joined the team in March and it's been a little strange joining in lockdown, but I've now met all the other teams on zoom and will hopefully get some face to face meeting in over the summer.
  
  What have you got planned for your research over the next year?
  
  We'll have our first pilot in-person activities. Those will be really exciting, and feel like quite a moment after this last year. It'll also be great to get onto campus for the first time and get a sense of how everything works in real life.
  
  What or who inspired you to follow your career?
  
  I've had lots of brilliant teachers in my life, but the biggest inspirations have been my mum and my grandparents.
  
  If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
  
  I enjoy cooking a lot. I've worked in kitchens before and they are usually busy and stressful but if I could be a chef for a restaurant with only one table and where I could pick what people ate then I think I'd enjoy that.