Science

Here, you can find details about my research career

Papers

Research papers are the main output from most academic research. They are where we explain what we’ve done and what we think it means.

In this section, I explain the science behind each of my published papers. You can also read the published versions or visit the journal websites.

Other writing

I am gradually adding links to various bits of writing I've done for a generalist, non-technical audience, including several popular science pieces for The Conversation, explaining my research, which were quite widely republished.

Data visualisation

One of my favourite aspects of scientific research is finding new ways to visualise data. When done well, a good visualisation makes clear the relationships between variables and allows you to see beneath the surface to get a feel for how things really work.

Here, I show a few of my favourite examples from my own research.

Media appearances

Like many researchers, I'm passionate about what I do, and I want to tell people why it's so exciting. It simply doesn't make sense to discover interesting and useful things about the world, unless we pass on our findings to the public, so I'm always keen to do outreach.

My research has been featured on several TV documentaries, over the years. I look and sound fairly ridiculous, but here are some clips, if you want them.

Press

Most scientists do what they do because they genuinely believe it's useful to society, so it can be a little dispiriting to publish your research and find that only a handful of other researchers ever know about it.

Some of my scientific discoveries have garnered a gratifying amount of press attention, though. It means a lot to me to have the public be able to discover this work. Here are a few press clippings.

Links

I've been very fortunate to have worked with and been mentored by a lot of very inspiring scientists. Here are some links to their various endeavours.