I am a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow based at Imperial College London and author of First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time. I study the era when the first stars lit up the Universe, using radio telescopes. I am a vocal campaigner on the subject of sexual misconduct in higher education.

Book: First Light

I am excited to announce that my book, entitled “First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time”, will soon be published by Bloomsbury Sigma. Pre-order links: U.K. release date: November 26th, 2020 Waterstones Amazon UK U.S. release date: February 23rd, 2021 Amazon Book Description “Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the…

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Diversity Work

For the past decade I have committed a significant portion of my time to changing the culture of STEM, and in particular physics, to enable full and happy participation by all. During my PhD I experienced prolonged sexual misconduct which led me to begin campaigning strongly in this area and I continue to be vocal…

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