Outreach & Public Engagement

Kilonova Seekers

I co-created and co-lead Kilonova Seekers, a citizen science project on the Zooniverse where the public helps the GOTO collaboration discover transients that may have been otherwise missed or overlooked, participating in current research in real time.

Kilonova Seekers was awarded the 2025 UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Public Engagement Award and has resulted in two publications, two Astronomer's Telegrams, and over 200 reports to the Transient Name Server. See our discoveries →

Get involved at kilonova-seekers.org →

The project has been used for workshops for primary and secondary school children, and forms the basis of the IRIS pilot project Multi Messengers.

Kilonova Seekers – LCO: STAR

Surveying Transients with Amateur Researchers (STAR) was a Las Cumbres Observatory Global Sky Partner extension of Kilonova Seekers. Citizen scientists decided which transient discoveries to observe with the LCO telescope network, triggered observations, created light-curves, and produced colour images, guided by a lead observer from the project’s volunteers.

4MOST Science Communication

I co-lead the science communication working group for 4MOST. I coordinated all public-facing activities for 4MOST First Light, including international press coverage and social media strategy. I oversee a team of ~10 working on social media channels, newsletters, website content, and educational resources.

Talks & Exhibition Stands

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Royal Institution, For Your Inspiration: Reach for the Cosmos · 25 July 2026
IWF Leadership Fellows Programme, Cambridge Judge Business School · 9 June 2026
IoA Open Evening · 4 January 2026
TalkMy Journey to becoming an Astrophysicist
University of Bath Network of Women in Physics · 12 November 2025
StandInspirational Women in Astronomy
IoA and KICC Open Day · 22 March 2025
IoA International Women's Day Open Evening — Inspirational Women in Astronomy · 5 March 2025
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UoP Stargazing Live Festival · 31 January 2024

Type Ia Supernovae: “The shining star is indeed a double one” · IoA International Women's Day Open Evening, March 2025

Media

Around the Zoo (YouTube) Feb 2026Kilonova Seekers
Astronomy & Geophysics 2025People Power in Action
That's Solent TV Aug 2024 — Citizen science project identifies 20 new astronomical discoveries
Dublin City Radio Jul 2023 — Missing Links with Dr. Waseem Akhtar – Kilonova Seekers
BBC Radio Solent Jul 2023 — Play 'spot the difference' to help scientists identify cosmic explosions