Author Archives: Isla Watton

Since 2011 thousands of speakers have taken part in Soapbox Science, and hundreds of people have joined organising teams and helped out as volunteers. In a new report, we hope to showcase some of the impacts Soapbox Science has had … Continue reading →

Irene Abril-Cabezas is a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). She holds a master’s degree in Astrophysics from that same university and a Physics degree from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). She has worked on several topics … Continue reading →

Dr Megha Mehta is a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Exeter’s physics department. She works on developing novel methods that use nanoparticles for non-invasive personalised cancer diagnosis using Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Here, she tells us about her journey … Continue reading →

Dr. Muriel Brückner is a researcher in the Cryosphere, Coastal and River Dynamics group at the University of Exeter. Here she gives us a glimpse of the fascinating questions that have taken her around the world from Germany to Norway, … Continue reading →

My academic journey has started with a desire to find my path and, after one point, it has been driven by the curiosity to know more about the fundamental questions related to the existence of the universe.  I grew up … Continue reading →

By Dr Ruijie Wang, a Soapbox Science speaker, an interdisciplinary researcher and a Lecturer in Psychology based at Bournemouth University. Her research interest lies in Cyberpsychology and Human Computer Interaction. As a woman working in STEM disciplines, Ruijie gives a … Continue reading →

My name is Akhere Omonkhua and I teach Medical Biochemistry at the University of Benin, Nigeria. My major research focus is Medicinal Plant/Natural Products research. At the Soapbox Lagos November 2021 event, I spoke on the topic “Can medicinal plants … Continue reading →

Dr Oluwakemi Oyelowo Took part in the 2021 Soapbox Science Lagos event, with the talk: The role of edible seeds in human reproduction. By Dr Oluwakemi Oyelowo “The running of a PhD programme for a lady can be likened to … Continue reading →

Held on 30th September 2021, Soapbox Science Lagos hosted speakers from a range of topics for an online event. Here the speakers give brief introductions to their work: COMFORT IN A BUILDING’S SKIN!… Dr. Adeyemi Oginni, University of Lagos Buildings well … Continue reading →

The year 2020 marked an important milestone for Soapbox Science; it was the project’s tenth year and a time to reflect on a decade of engaging with the public on the streets. To mark this occasion we created a report, … Continue reading →