I am News Editor at New Scientist. I have a degree in biological sciences and a doctorate in plant evolutionary developmental genetics from the University of Oxford.
I have previously written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mosaic, BBC Focus, Times Higher Education, among others. Before joining New Scientist, I was a reporter at the science policy magazines Research Fortnight and Research Europe.
I won the 2011 Guardian & Observer/Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize.
I have previously written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Mosaic, BBC Focus, Times Higher Education, among others. Before joining New Scientist, I was a reporter at the science policy magazines Research Fortnight and Research Europe.
I won the 2011 Guardian & Observer/Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize.