I first got into Astronomy when I was about 14 years old, completing a GCSE in the subject following inspiration from a trip to Kennedy Space Center in the US. I then went on to complete a Masters degree at the University of Birmingham, UK and a DPhil/PhD at the University of Oxford. Throughout my entire time as an amateur (and now professional) Astronomer, outreach and science communication played a very important role. I spent 2 years on the committee of an amateur society and have organized dozens of events for various crowds of 5 to 5000 people over the years

Today, I am an Observational Astronomer working in the EPOCHS group at the University of Manchester. Previously, I worked in the Galaxy Surveys sub-group at the University of Oxford.

My research focuses on the co-evolution of galaxies and Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) in the early epochs of the Universe. My work combines multiple observational surveys across wide wavelength ranges (Visible, Infra-red and Radio). I am involved in two key projects: 1) I conduct data analysis on the first data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), searching for the most distant galaxies. 2) I provide multiwavelength support to surveys using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa (MIGHTEE, LADUMA), providing catalogues and compilations of optical and infrared data to assist in their science goals. Through these projects, I am involved in large, international scientific collaborations, including the European Southern Observatory and the Square Kilometer Array. I also use data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, HyperSuprimeCam, VISTA, Spitzer Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, GALEX Space Telescope, MeerKAT and many more.

I am a Royal Astronomical Society Fellow and I am open to invitations to give talks or help organize events to any audience.