Engagement Events
Upcoming outreach activities:
I'm always delighted to be invited (to schools, halls, pubs etc...) to talk (for FREE!) about my science.
Please get in touch if you'd like me to give a presentation/ demonstration/informal talk.
Previous engagement activities:
October 2022
A Dip into Botanical Research’ presentation and departmental tour given to members of the York branch of the British Cacti and Succulent Society
April 2022
‘Explosives and the Disarming Power of Plants’ Gatsby Plant Science Plant Defence Masterclass
16 July 2021
Phytoremediation, phytomining & phytocatalysis presentations to year 10 and 12 students at All Saints School
4 February 2021
Putting a number on biodiversity’ Radio 4 BBC Inside Science Podcast
4 November 2020
4 November 2020
Careers in Addressing Global Challenges Day
27th August 2020
Chartered Institute of Horticulture
Click below to watch my webinar.
5th May 2020
Wonderful opportunity to present our TNT & RDX phytoremediation project to Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering students supervised by Prof. Joel Burken at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
31st October 2019
Young European Biotech Network: Interview with Dr. Liz Rylott on Bioremediation
8th July 2019
Attending Sand Hutton Primary School Science Fair with Dr Paulina Dani
May 2019
Article in @STEMLearningUK Catalyst Ed 34, a schools resource for 14-19 year olds
2 March 2019
Talking Biotech Podcast hosted by Dr Kevin Folta, "Plants Engineered to Remediate Military Toxins“
1st November 2018
Fungal foray in local woodlands. Thought perhaps it was a bit late in the season, but lots to find!
16 January 2018
Outreach presentation to Dringhouses Primary School, York Reception, KS1 and KS2 children.
Multi-choice quizzes, extracting DNA from strawberries, and driving tanks over lettuce. All in the name of plant science!
Speaking at a career development workshop for mid/senior bioscience postdoctoral researchers. Hodgkin Huxley House, London. This event is organised by the SEB and The Physiological Society.
November 2016
Presented 'Explosives and the Disarming Power of Plants' at Northallerton School.
23 February 2017
September 2016
" EXPLOSIVES AND THE DISARMING POWER OF PLANTS" at the Cafe Scientifique York.
June 2013 Presentation at CNAP to The Ancient Society of York Florists ‘A Dip into Botanical Research’
March 2012 Invited speaker Café Scientifique, Chapel Allerton Leeds ‘Explosive-Eating Plants’
September 2011 SEB-sponsored Café Scientifique speaker at the British Science Association Festival of Science in Bradford
‘The IncrEdibles Planting for the Future’
September 2011
Interviewed for Radio 4 Material World by Quentin Cooper
Link to Quentin Cooper interview here.
November 2010 Invited speaker Otley Science Festival ‘Explosive Eating Plants’