Research

• Manchester University, psycholinguistics, Andrew Stewart (2009)
• Durham University, psychophysics, Bob Kentridge (2011-2013)
• LMU Munich, computational neuroscience, Paul MacNeilage (2012)
• Northumbria University, psycholinguistics, Matthew Haigh (2013-2014)
• Southampton University, psychophysics, Mike Griffin (2015-2017)
• Southampton University, human factors, Katie Plant (2017-)

Odd jobs

• Experimental Psychological Society Helper (2010)
• Carer (2014)
• Student Ambassador & Demonstrator for University of Southampton (2017-2018)

Awards

• First Aid at Work (qualification) from Aid Training (institution) (2017)
• Awards for public engagement:
• Director’s Award for Public Engagement & Outreach from University of Southampton’s Doctoral College (2018)
• Best Presentation at University of Southampton's Life Lab (2018)
• Excellence in Volunteering (EVAs)’s Innovator Award to The Science Room from University of Southampton’s Student Union (SUSU) (2016)
• Innovation & Development Award to The Science Room from University of Southampton’s Public Engagement Research Unit (2015)

Conferences

• Experimental Psychological Society at Manchester (2010)
• Experimental Psychological Society at Hull University (2012)
• Amgen in Cambridge
• (BCCN) Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience 2012 in Bernstein Center Munich
• 12th International AIC Colour Conference 2013 at The Sage with Newcastle University
• Consciousness and Attention Workshop, as part of 'Philosophy and Psychology: Intergrating Research Across Domains' at Durham University (2013)
• Experimental Psychological Society at Newcastle University (2014)
• Public Engagement at Southampton - celebrating and moving forward (May, 2015)
• 50th UK Conference on Human Responses to Vibration at Chilworth Manor Hotel with Southampton University (September, 2015)
• BIG Event
• 51st UK Conference on Human Responses to Vibration at Gosport (September, 2016)
• Solent
• BIG Event
• INTERACT
• Ergonomics & Human Factors 2018 at Birmingham (April, 2018)
• Sunday Assembly International Gathering

Talks

• Mental health in PhD study - PhDs of Southampton (July, 2018)
• "Who do you blame when things go wrong?" - Portsmouth Skeptics (Pompey SitP) @ The Rifle (May, 2018)
• "Are we moving towards a universal language?" #sciroom for SO:To Speak, Festival of Words(Oct, 2018)
• 'Combating social isolation' - Sunday Assembly Southampton (September, 2016) (Banister Nursery and Primary School)
• 'On trolling in science outreach' - BIG Event 2016 (July, 2016) (W5 Belfast)
• "Where do unconscious biases STEM from?" #sciroom - The Science Room for Speakezee Southampton for Southampton Science & Engineering Festival (March, 2016) (Richard Taunton Sixth Form College)
• "What defines consciousness?" #sciroom - The Science Room for Being Human Festival (November, 2015) (Avenue Campus Café, University of Southampton)
• Rhythm & Vibration: The universe, the human body, & the human mind - Café Scientifique Durham City (November, 2015) (Empty Shop)
• "Could machines develop consciousness?" #sciroom - The Science Room @ The Art House (July, 2015)

Sets

• It's Not Big and it's not Furry for Anything Funny @ The Point, Eastleigh (Jun, 2018)
• Embrace your weird identity! for Bright Club Southampton @ 104 (Sept, 2017)
• Embrace your weird identity! for Bright Club Manchester @ The King's Arms (Jul, 2017)
• Embrace your weird identity! for Science Showoff London's BME in STEM show @ Star of Kings (May, 2017)
• The Philosophy behind Happiness for Tony Kinsella's Happiness Cabaret @ Bolton Socialist Club (Mar, 2017)
• 'An experiment on bad vibrations' - Science Showoff Bristol @ Grain Barge (Nov, 2016)
• 'Bad Vibes' - Bright Club Southampton at Boulangerie Victor Hugo (Nov, 2016)

Workshops & Lessons

• Finalist for I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here
• "What is intelligence?" Hounsdown School, Totton (
• Engaging with Difficult People in your community - Sunday Assembly International Gathering 2018

Science Busking

• Brighton Pride 2018 (August, 2018)
• Minstead Study Centre's 50th B'Earthday Celebrations! @ Minstead, New Forest with The Science Room (July, 2018)
• DIY Southampton 7 @ Planet Sounds Rehearsal & Recording Studios with The Science Room (June, 2017)
• University of Southampton Science & Engineering Day (Mar, 2017)
• DIY Southampton at Planet Sounds Rehearsal & Recording Studios with The Science Room (October, 2016)
• Winchester Science Festival 2016 at Winchester Discovery Centre with The Science Room (July, 2016)
• Earth Fest at Minstead Study Centre with The Science Room (May, 2016)
• University of Southampton Postgraduate Open Day at The Terrace (Highfield Campus) with The Science Room (November, 2015)
• East Street Arts Festival with The Science Room (September, 2015)

Projects

• Moorside High School, Debating Society, 2008
• Student Governor of Salford City College, 2009-2010
• Pendleton College, Psychology A-level Revision class, 2009-2010
• St. Aidan's College, Several Stories High creative writing group, 2010-2011
• Inkapture, literary e-magazine based in Durham 2011-2012
• Café Scientifique Durham City, 2012-2014
• Student representative in the Staff-Student Consultative Committee in Durham University Psychology Department, 2011-2013
• Durham University Natural Sciences Society, publicity officer, 2012-2013
• Neuromythbusters with Durham University Psychology Society, 2013-2014
• TEDxSalford, 2014
• The Science Room, 2015-onwards
• PhDs of Southampton 2018-onwards
• The Laser Garden, 2018

Societies at Southampton

• Neurodiversity & Disabilities Society (NDSoc) (Treasurer)
• Humanist Students Society

Societies at Durham

• Natural Sciences Society (Publicity Officer)
• Psychology Society
• Documentaries Society (Secretary)
• Vegan and Vegetarian Society
• Philosophy Society
• Computing Society

Training

• #StellarSlidesin5 (Visual design training) from Creative Research Communications (January, 2020)
• Exam Invigilator training at University of Southampton (May, 2018)
• Communication & cultural awareness for the global researcher at University of Southampton (February, 2018)
• What is Nvivo? How might it help me in my work? at University of Southampton (January, 2018)
• Introduction to qualitative data analysis at University of Southampton (January, 2018)
• Meet the Scientist training at University of Southampton's LifeLab (January, 2018)
• Research Methodology for Scientists & Engineers at University of Southampton (April, 2017)
• Promoting your work: Exploring Open Access publication (March, 2017)
• Public Engagement at Festivals & Major Public Events at University of Southampton (March, 2017)
• Introduction to Science Busking (February, 2017)
• Technical Writing Skills in Science & Engineering at University of Southampton (December, 2016)
• Engaging audiences from the stage at University of Southampton (December, 2016)
• Managing Your Supervisors at University of Southampton (November, 2016)
• Comedy Writing with Bright Club Southampton (November, 2016)
• Research Communication Course with Bright Club Southampton (October, 2016)
• Presenting Your Research at University of Southampton (June, 2016)
• Harnessing the power of wonder with Francesco Dimitri at University of Southampton (May, 2016)
• Demystifying Biomedical Signals: Principles & Applications by Professor David Simpson at Institute of Sound & Vibration, University of Southampton (January, 2016)
• Introduction to Public Engagement at University of Southampton (December, 2015)
• Institute of Sound & Vibration Lab Tours at University of Southampton (September, 2015)
• Leadership, entrepreneurial and professional development training with Aspire Academy (July, 2015)
• Listening training with Durham University Nightline (2012)
• MATLAB training (2011)

Hobbies

• Reading fiction, science, psychology, philosophy and critical thinking
• Listening to a range of music
• Writing - articles about topics of interest and creative works in short stories and poetry
• Watching movies, particularly documentaries

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- With #sciroom, provided references for references for Matt Carton, Phil Wiles, Christopher Fenton, Freddie Ligertwood, Christian Kriticos, Magnus Gorny who all used it to get jobs

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The Science Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgS00uWLbw A video of me explaining the concept of The Science Room with footage from our events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It_rjkWYQJw A video of me interviewing astrophysics science communicator Dr Emma Osborne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxhhJFPpJJo An old but good example of my public speaking - me pitching The Science Room in order to get buy in at a conference Bright Club sets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjcVRXMEUiU A recent set about my research on driver cognition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fttR61yvAM An older set about my research on human vibration