Inclusion
Past Events
  • August 2021: Recorded welcome video for undergraduates at the University of Exeter on behalf of the Physics Inclusion Group. Watch it here.
  • July 2021: Organised PRISM Exeter's Speakers event, online/Exeter. Recordings:
    1. Pedagogy for neurodiverse learners in mathematics, Dr Layal Hakim (with BSL interpretation and closed captions)
    2. LGBTQ+ representation in the 2021 Census of England and Wales, Alexis Hoyland (with BSL interpretation and closed captions)
  • May 2021: Recieved an Above and Beyond Award from the University of Exeter for my efforts to engage hard-to-reach communities with the Great Conjunction in Dec 2020.
  • April 2021: Nominated for the Institute of Physics' Phillips Award for my work as PRISM Exeter.
  • March 2021: Inducted into Interwoven Productions CIC as a founding member of their Learning Circle where I am focused on up-skilling typically hard-to-reach individuals through community animation.
  • March 2021: Joined the IDEEA (Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in European Astronomy) group.
  • February 2021: Organised and hosted PRISM Exeter's Speakers event for LGBTQ+ History Month, online/Exeter. Write-up and recordings:
    1. PRISM Exeter event insights
    2. Talk by the Met Office's Dr Melissa Brooks (with BSL interpretation and closed-captions)
    3. Talk by University of Exeter's Dr Alex Dudgeon (with BSL interpretation and closed-captions)
  • February 2021: Recorded video interview on life experiences for Tadcaster Grammar School ex-student assembly.
  • January 2021: Interviewed by Tadcaster Grammar School Equality and Diversity student group ahead of LGBTQ+ History Month.
  • December 2020: Organised and delivered Star-gay-zing virtual festive socials for Exeter's LGBTQ+ community via PRISM Exeter to celebrate The Great Conjunction 2020.
  • December 2020: Worked with Interwoven Productions CIC to produce a shop front installation on Jupiter and Saturn to celebrate The Great Conjunction 2020.
  • December 2020: Worked with Boo to a Goose theatre to commission a version of their Space Cats play to celebrate The Great Conjunction 2020.
  • November 2020: Organised and hosted PRISM Exeter's Speakers event for LGBTQ+ STEM Day, online/Exeter. Write-ups:
    1. PRISM Exeter event insights
    2. University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Inclusion Group blog
    3. GW4 Alliance news
  • October 2020: Invited to join the LGBTQ+ STEM steering committee - read the announcement here.
  • October 2020: Panel discussion member for the Women in Climate event on Allyship, Exeter - read a write up of the event here.
  • September 2020: PRISM Exeter Bi Week Quiz.
  • September 2020: Interviewed for TECgirls Spotlight on TEC Women blog - read it here.
  • August 2020: Interviewed for SciCurious podcast (episode 22) - listen on:
    1. Deezer
    2. Spotify
    3. Apple Podcasts
      4. And access bonus content on Petreon
  • August 2020: Interviewed for the Untold Stories of STEM podcast - listen to it here.
  • July 2020: Nominated for the Royal Astronomical Society's Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach for my community star-gazing work across Exeter.
  • July 2020: Attended networking event on intersectional diversity held by Black British Professionals in STEM and Pride in STEM.
  • July 2020: Organised PRISM Speakers event, Exeter (moved online due to COVID-19) - view write-up and recordings:
    1. PRISM Exeter event insights
    2. Talk by University of Exeter PhD student Aaron Labdon
    3. Talk by Freelance Dev Ops Engineer Cariad Ecclestone
  • June 2020: Attended the Pride in Education 2020 conference, online.
  • June 2020: Developed and launched the PRISM Exeter website - see it here.
  • June 2020: Profiled by 1 Million Women in STEM - read it here.
  • June 2020: Profiled by LGBTQ+ STEM - read it here.
  • May 2020: Orchestrated Exeter STEMM sector involvement in Exeter Pride (cancelled due to COVID-19).
  • May 2020: Organised an Institute of Physics "Physics for all" stall at Exeter Pride (cancelled due to COVID-19).
  • March 2020: Staffed STEMM careers fair stall for PRISM Exeter at Exeter College, Exeter.
  • March 2020: Aquired funding to attend the Wellcome Trust's Reimagining Research Conference, London (cancelled due to COVID-19).
  • February 2020: Staffed PRISM Exeter stall at the Civil Service Local South West event for LGBT History Month, Exeter.
  • February 2020: LGBTQ+ network leads Q A panel member at the Civil Service Local South West event for LGBT History Month, Exeter.
  • February 2020: Organised PRISM Exeter "Queer STEM Champions" competition and event for LGBT History Month, Exeter - read a write up of the event in the Exeter Obsever here).
  • February 2020: Panel member at University of Bath's "Women in Science" event, Bath.
  • January 2020: Ran a workshop on establishing and running LGBTQ+ STEMM networks at LGBT STEMinar 2020, Birmingham.
  • December 2019: Talk for RASreach on Community built outreach and STEMM at Pride, Newcastle.
  • September 2019: Applied for and aquired a Diversity in Science grant from the Biochemical Society for PRISM Exeter events in 2020.
  • July 2019: Talk for LGBT STEM Day at the University of South Wales, Pontypridd.
  • July 2019: Organised PRISM Exeter Diversity Workshop in conjunction with Black British professionals in STEM.
  • June 2019: Interviewed for the ExIST Insight magazine - available to download using this link).
  • May 2019: Orchestrated Exeter STEMM employers and networks involvement in Exeter Pride march under a "Proud to be Scientists" banner, Exeter.
  • May 2019: Organised and ran an Institute of Physics "Physics For All" stall at Exeter Pride, Exeter.
  • April 2019: Attended Tech Exeter's Diversity Workshop, Exeter - read a write up of the event here.
  • April 2019: Organised and hosted PRISM Speakers, Exeter.
  • March 2019: Table host for Doctoral College's World Cafe-style discussion event for International Womens Day, Exeter.
  • March 2019: Received the inaugural University of Exeter's College of EMPS award for Diversity and Outreach, Exeter.
  • February 2019: Talk at the South Devon UTC event for the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM, Newton Abbot.
  • February 2019: Profiled for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, online.
  • February 2019: Profiled for the University of Leicester's department of Physics and Astronomy's LGBT History Month celebration, Leicester.
  • February 2019: Joined ExIST: Exeter City Council's Chamber of Commerce's Initiative for Science and Technology.
  • January 2019: Organised PRISM Exeter's "Speakers" event event and gave a talk summarising the LGBTSTEMinar 2019, Exeter.
  • October 2018: Talk at UKSEDS' Diversity in Space Careers (DISC) event, London.
  • September 2018: Organised and hosted PRISM Exeter's "Speakers" event, Exeter.
  • August 2018: Interviewed by UKSEDS ahead of DISC 2018 - read it here.
  • August 2018: Attended the Institute of Physics' "Pride of Physics" workshop, London.
  • September 2018: Talk for "Out Thinkers", British Science Festival, Hull - watch the recording below.


  • July 2018: Founded PRISM Exeter.
  • May 2018: Organised and ran an Institute of Physics "Physics For All" stall at Exeter Pride, Exeter.
  • November 2014: Sign language-interpreted planetarium shows for the hearing impaired, Dundee Science Festival, Dundee.