Awards and Grants

A selection of recent awards and grants in both the field of palaeontology and the museums sector.

• Art Fund Museum of the Year Winner, 2022

The Horniman Museum's application showcased a number of our achievements, including several projects I directly contributed to. I used specialist knowledge as Senior Curator of Natural Sciences to feed into the Museum’s Climate and Ecology Manifesto, and to produce content for our Environment Champions Community online, which aims to connect young families to the natural world and encourage and empower them to be advocates for change. Tying into the Horniman’s Climate Intervention, as well as programming to coincide with COP26, I designed and ran a workshop on climate change and environmental messaging for secondary schools for the 2021 Kids in Museums Takeover Day and converted the children’s outputs into digital content which increased our web traffic by 200%.

• Nature + Love Project, NLHF Funding, 2021

Played part in successful National Lottery Heritage Fund application for £475,000 grant in initial support to develop the Nature and Love project, to include: Redisplayed Natural History Gallery; Nature Explorers Adventure Zone; Sustainable Gardening Zone

• Limited Budget Project of the Year, Museums and Heritage Awards, 2020

Beat Plastic Pollution temporary exhibition - Winner - Horniman Museum and Gardens

Role: Co-wrote text throughout exhibition with Michelle Calvert, Deputy Curator of the Horniman Museum and Gardens Aquarium.

• Project on a Limited Budget, Museums and Heritage Awards, 2014

Micrarium permanent exhibition - Highly Commended - Grant Museum of Zoology

Role: Selected, conserved and installed large portion of the 2,575 microscope and lantern slides.

• Culture Pros Pick, Museums and Heritage Awards, 2013

UK's Most Inspiring Museum or Heritage Visitor Attraction - Winner - Grant Museum of Zoology

Role: Curatorial Assistant in a small but fantastic team, working to create an informative, innovative and exciting museum experience for a diverse audience.

• Innovations Award: Visitor Participation Through Social Interpretation, Museums and Heritage Awards, 2012

QRator temporary installation - Winner - Grant Museum of Zoology

Role: Intensive maintenance of iPads and moderation of content, enhancing visitor interactions and experience.

• Westminster Medal, House of Commons Set for Britain Awards for Scientific Research, 2007

PhD research; Patterns in the palaeoecology of Cretaceous chondrichthyan faunas - Nominated by University

• Palaeontological Association Student Prize, Palaeontological Association, 2004

• Lapworth Museum Scholarship, Lapworth Museum of Geology, 2003

• Lapworth Museum Scholarship, Lapworth Museum of Geology, 2002