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Three years ago, I set up my YouTube channel during the pandemic. I was just awarded a public engagement grant and was planning a set of exciting activities at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. Suddenly none of this was possible and I had to think on my feet; this is where I got the idea to record research/outreach activities. Not only do these videos have a global reach, they also leave a las...
Why set up a science YouTube channel?
Aug 28, 2023
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Time to update the bio: effective from the 1st of August, I will be Professor in Bioinspired Materials at Newcastle University. I could not have achieved this without the outstanding work of current and previous members of the Bioinspired Materials group, collaborators, wonderful colleagues, and family. Moreover, public engagement through my YouTube videos and giving back to the community via outr...
Promotion to Professor
May 19, 2023
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Together with the Life Science Centre and researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University, we set up the project "Build-A-Bear 2:0" where we showcased how engineers contribute towards to sustainability via creating new 3D printed materials from recycled coffee cups. Activities took place in both Newcastle and Manchester and 10 volunteers (early career researchers) received public engagement trai...
Build-A-Bear 2:0 Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious project
Apr 15, 2023
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