About Me

Hi! I am a faculty member and Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin fellow based at the University of Nottingham. I research into the first stars to light up our universe, and I love sharing my excitement in my science outreach. I have written a book! Buy it! One more thing… I’ve done a lot of work on gender equality and especially harassment in higher education. Less fun, but probably more important.

Book: First Light

My first popular science book, “First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time”, published by Bloomsbury, is available now in paperback, hardback, kindle and audiobook. I like it. Other people seem to like it too! Reviews “…a thoroughly engaging tale that allows us to see science in the making… Chapman herself is in…

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 (I have written a book for Bloombury Sigma). The other branch of my company utilises my expertise in ensuring gender equality in academia. I talk, I write, I…