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.

About Me

A little a bit about me, my research and my diversity and outreach work.

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. “Lyrical, profound, witty, and literally enlightening” – Adam Rutherford, author of How to Argue with a Racist, Presenter of BBC Radio 4 Inside Science “First Light is a dispatch…

First Light Outreach

I established First Light Outreach as a company dedicated to sharing the excitement of the era of the first stars to as wide an audience as possible. The other branch of my company utilises my expertise in ensuring gender equality in academia. I have spoken about my science to a hotpot of different groups: Baby…