🐋 My Missions

Make science accessible for everyone.
Provoke curiosity and courageous thinking.
Empower people to think critically, act on the basis of evidence and put nature first, so that we can ensure a fairer and healthier future for all life on Earth.

🐘 Education

2007 - 2011

University of Oxford (Magdalen)

Master of Chemistry, Distinction – MChem Part II B.A. in Chemistry, 1st Class Honours (top ten in finals) – MChem Part I

Scholarships & Theses

1998 - 2007

The King's School, Macclesfield

5 A grades at A Level (Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology) 9 A* grades at GCSE (A Level subjects + Graphic Design, Music, History and English)

☄️ Work

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Co-Founder & Chief Scientist - AimHi Earth

2020 - present

About AimHi Earth...
Founded and built one of the world’s leading climate and nature crisis training and communication platforms, supported by the Eden Project, the University of Cambridge and UNEP, and featured on BBC News, TechCrunch and the Guardian.
Reached hundreds of thousands of learners in over 150 countries.
Delivered significant behavioural change impact with global groups of members of the public.
Tap the arrow for impact stats, updated 2021
Run transformational training for high impact groups, ranging from the UK House of Lords and executives at Unilever, through to BBC Sports and Olympians at the Tokyo Olympics.
Built a community of celebrity and sportspeople supporters with a combined following in the tens of millions, and co-designed content and strategies to deliver significant elevation of global campaigns. This includes:
- doubling engagement for Ecocide Law
- tripling the signatories to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Supported and connected climate activist influencers in Indonesia, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Peru, the US and the UK, through direct education, content creation, media training and ideation.
What people say...

Independent Science Communicator & Environmentalist

2015 - present

Selected videos...
Selected writing...
Brought science to life for TEDx London, UN Ops, the British Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, London Science Museum, The Wildlife Trusts etc.
Written and presented on science and the environment for BBC Bitesize (Science Learning Expert), Blue Peter, the Today Programme, Good Morning Britain, Comedy Central etc.
Co-hosted and supported LiveMedAid, broadcasting to an audience of 250 million people. Interviewed Dr. Jane Goodall and Sir Tim Smit. Involved Peter Gabriel to welcome the head of Doctors Without Borders / MSF.
Produced short, accessible videos to inspire a broad audience; particularly those identifying as not liking science at school. My videos have over 25 million views across platforms.
Created a science-comedy podcast, supported by a co-founder of QI, called A Piece of String.
Offered book deals with Unbound and Aurum/Quarto.
Patagonia Change Maker, member of 1% For The Planet, Editorial Advisor to the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, Rita Allen Foundation Fellow of the Science Media Awards & Summit.
What people say...

Writer, Director & Producer

2017 - present

Short films include...

Losing Ground (19 mins)
Spinning the tail of topsoil: why it's so important, why it's disappearing, its incredible biology, and what we must do to protect it.
Shot in Benin and funded by the French Research Institute For Development.
Plastic In The Air (14 mins)
Revealing the reality of plastic pollution: in the air, the water and the soil, busting myths and empowering individuals to push for change.
Funded by Plastic Oceans Foundation.
Saving The Tarkine (not yet released)
A journey through one of the world's last temperate rainforests, as it's being destroyed.
Supported by the Bob Brown Foundation and Serendipity Pictures

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