Outreach

I consider public engagement to be a really important part of my job as an academic, and I am passionate about talking about statistics, and more generally science to a wider audience.  I participate in a variety of outreach activities, and a selection of them are listed below.

Media

• Article titled ‘How Predictable are Australia’s Big Sporting Leagues’ published in The Conversation. (March 2016) 

• Appeared on ABC Sydney 702 Mornings radio show to discuss statistics in sport. (March 2016) 

• Article titled ‘Your guide to solving the next online viral maths problem’ published in The Conversation. (June 2017) 

• Article titled ‘All I want for Christmas is You: Mariah Carey number one for UK’s favourite festive song’ published in The Conversation. (December 2017) 

• Appeared on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Radio to discuss Conversation article about Christmas songs. (December 2017) 

• Appeared on BBC Radio Wales to discuss Conversation article about Christmas songs. (December 2017) 

• Article titled 'France: worthy winners – but here’s what the statistics say about who’s best in World Cup history' published in The Conversation. (July 2018)

• Article titled Polish village hasn’t seen a boy born in nearly 10 years – here’s how that computes published in The Conversation. (August 2019)

• Appeared on BBC Radio 4 show 'More or Less' to discuss Conversation article about Polish babies. (September 2019)

• Article titled What children can teach governments about making graphs published in The Conversation. (December 2020)

• Article titled What the Euro 2020 Panini sticker album can teach us about probability published in The Conversation. (May 2021)

• Article titled Cost of living: four ways to stop banks and companies using complex maths against you published in The Conversation (September 2022)

• Appeared on ABC Radio Australia to discuss Conversation article about the cost of living (September 2022).

Public Talks and Events

• Public Seminar for the Statistical Society of Australia. (May 2015) 

• Panelist for ‘The Science Nation Great Debate’ at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. (June 2016) 

• Panelist for ‘Spot The Bull...Science’ at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. (August 2016) 

• Public talk at Ultimo Library, Sydney. (September 2016) 

School Events

• Weekly Mathematics and Statistics classes for gifted Year 3/4 students at a local primary school, Loreto Kirribilli. (October 2015-May 2017) 

• Volunteer for ‘Mathscraft’ event for Year 10/11 students, held at University of Technology Sydney. (June 2016) 

• Volunteer for ‘Mathscraft' event for Year 10/11 students, held at Mosman High School, Sydney. (July 2017) 

• Organised and ran 'Mathscraft' event for S4/5 students at Belmont Academy, Ayr. (March 2018)

• Developed a Maths Week England chart competition with colleagues on the Royal Statistical Society's Young Statisticians Section. (November 2020)

• Talk on "Statistics for Air Pollution Monitoring" at Westerton Primary, Bearsden. (October 2022)

• Talk on "Statistics for Air Pollution Monitoring" at Kilwinning Academy. (October 2022)

• Volunteer for Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group Statistics Workshop at Thorntree Primary, Glasgow. (November 2022)

• Volunteer for Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group Statistics Workshop at Langbank Primary. (December 2022)