I am passionate about widening participation in UK Higher Education, engaging in liaison activity with schools in promoting the subject of Geography for students from junior school (Year 3-6) to A-level and communicating to the public about my research.

 

Some of my outreach activities have included:

• Practical demonstrations of volcanic hazards and the types of eruptions as part of British Science Week at Aberystwyth University and junior schools.

• Workshops in schools with students between years 7-13 as a Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Geography Ambassador on topics including: Studying Geography at GCSE, A-Level and University; Your Geographical World; I Love Geography.

• Workshop and mini-lectures at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) as part of the Going Places with Geography and Bridging the Gap events including sessions on volcanic hazards and hazard communication.

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In addition to school visits, I have presented at a number of public and academic conference events including both the 2017 and 2018 Geography Matters events held at the University of Malta and the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual Conference in 2017.

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In 2018, I was delighted to be awarded joint first place for my creation of a card game of Malta's natural hazards as part of a public engagement competition run by Liverpool Hope University's Centre for Education Policy Analysis (link here). You can download a watermarked sample here.

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If you would like to request a visit from me to your school or college, or for further information on any aspect of my outreach activities, please get in touch!