My interview for the Soapbox Science blog. Dr Joanna Bagniewska is a zoologist working as a teaching fellow at Reading University’s School of Biological Sciences. Her research interests encompass ecology and conservation biology, particularly the subject of invasive species. She is a very keen science communicator – she won FameLab Poland, gave a…
Reading town centre to host Speaker’s Corner style science talks
An advert for Soapbox Science on getreading.co.uk Take a look at some of these fascinating facts you could learn about at the Reading town centre event Would you let a zoologist tell you the truth about the animals in Disney films? Warning: you might not be able to watch them…
Open season for female scientists
My post on the Soapbox Science blog Because I’m a zoologist working in a rather gender-balanced and female-friendly environment, I have for a long time thought that the discrimination of women in STEM is a largely exaggerated problem. But then it hit me with the force of a charging elephant (the…