I was inspired to write this blog post by the account @MinoritySTEM that was being curated by @Sarah_Cosgriff at the time of the tweet. She described her journey into science communication (sci comm) and it made me reflect on how I've got to my current position as a content designer in a science centre. Unlike … Continue reading My Science Communication Journey
I am white and the fact that talking about race makes white people uncomfortable is the very reason we should be talking about it. Talk to other white people about race and what can you do to help fight the corner of people of colour. The asnwer for you might not be easy and that's … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Race
My Parents' Garden I started this tiny series with a generic beach setting to test the waters of my writing skills. Pun absolutely intended. Now I'm moving onto something a bit more specific; a place where I spent my whole childhood. Far from being a constant, my parent's garden has changed more than me over … Continue reading Where I wish I could be
Warning: If you are not comfortable reading about breasts and brassiers, do no read this. Despite staying at home a lot recently and not wearing a bra, I recently purchased an environmentally friendly, reasonably-priced, non-underwired bra which I never in a million years thought would exist! It seems bras have come so far from when … Continue reading Boobs and Bras
There are so many challenges going around at the moment; the song challenge, "Run 5- Donate 5- Nominate 5", find your first photo with your partner and various workout challenges. Stay with me though. A few weeks ago, my friend challenged us to exchange a fun fact every day and I thought I would post … Continue reading The Fun Fact Challenge
The Beach There are places I'd much rather be than in my flat during a pandemic and the only way I can visit them right now is in my imagination. The sand squelched between my toes and a shallow pool of water rose sluggishly over my feet as a small wave drew closer. Eventually it … Continue reading Where I wish I could be
Yesterday, on Wednesday the 22nd April 2020, it was Earth Day. I hope you all had it in your calendars because I didn't! This is something I'm a bit ashamed of; I try to live my life with as little impact on the Earth as possible, I've taken two carbon footprint tests in the past … Continue reading Earth Day Every Day
I've never been one for non-fiction books; all through my childhood I would have my head buried in another world and happily run alongside the fictional characters in my daydreams as I pretended I was part of the story. Of course, at university I read countless research papers, but since Microbiology wasn't a career I … Continue reading Why I love “The Guilty Feminist” by Deborah Frances-White
I'm finding it quite strange that it's taken me this long to write something about the Coronavirus pandemic that we're all going through. I didn't want to write something that people have heard one million times before, and I'm still wondering whether it's useful to add my voice at all. There are so many people … Continue reading Staying at Home
It's been 7 months since I last posted anything on this blog. I used to post regularly and even started doing some investigative information posts. It was all going so well on here, so what happened to halt my writing efforts? The truth is, life is going incredibly well outside of blog life; I landed … Continue reading Where Have I Been?
