Outreach

I regularly give outreach and engagement talks to a variety of school age audiences, amateur societies, and the general pubic, both as part of my duties at the Museum and independently. Below are some of the public engagement events I’ve taken part in.

Press

The Times — “‘Wet’ Red Planet could have hosted life” — August, 2020 (web)

The Times — “Long‑lost rivers give clue to life on Mars” — May, 2020 (web)

The Sun — “Ancient Martian rivers revealed in stunning detail by new Nasa satellite images” — May, 2020 (web)

The Independent – “Mars once had a warm and wet climate that was ‘more favourable’ for life” — August, 2016 (web)

National Geographic — “Tsunamis on Mars? Splashy Claim Raises Eyebrows.” — May, 2016 (web)

Engagement talks

Malvern U3A Geology Group

Dorset Geological Society

Teme Valley Geological Society

Richmond Scientific Society

Herdman Society, University of Liverpool

Hampstead Scientific Society

UCL Science Centre

Guildford Astronomy Society

Blogs

Geoscientist Magazine — From Wet Planet to Red Planet — December, 2020 (web)

The Planetary Society — Unraveling a Martian enigma: The hidden rivers of Arabia Terra — March, 2017 (web)

Science festivals

Natural History Space Late, 2019

New Scientist Live, 2017

Festival of Geology, 2013, 2014