Category Archives: 2019 speakers blog

Yasmin Ahmed (@Yasmin_Ahmed_93), Newcastle University, is taking part in Soapbox Science Newcastle on 15th June 2019 with the talk: “FUNgi”         Soapbox Science: How did you get to your current position? I’m currently a 3rd year PhD student. I got my … Continue reading →

Shobita Bhumbra (@qsd_sussex), University of Sussex, is taking part in Soapbox Science Brighton on 1st June with the talk:“Quantum Physics – The coolest thing in the universe (…as far as we know)”     Soapbox Science: What attracted you to Soapbox Science in … Continue reading →

Lisa Butt (@LisaButt7), University of Exeter, is taking part in Soapbox Science Plymouth on 1st June with the talk: “Phages – How Viruses Can Be Helpful” SS: How did you get to your current position? Although I studied marine biology and environmental … Continue reading →

I am a PhD student at Brunel University London, working in the field of particle physics. This is the study of particles, tiny objects that are the very building blocks of our universe! I work on the Large Hadron Collider … Continue reading →

Jessica Phillips,  Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, is taking part in Soapbox Science Reading on 8th June with the talk: “Dive Like a Penguin – Foraging Behavior of an Antarctic Predator”     By Jessica Phillips My interest in science dates … Continue reading →

Dr. Mary Anne White, Dalhousie University, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Halifax on 6th July with the talk:“Renewable Approaches to Storing Heat”       My House Is Now A Lab by Mary Anne White   When I … Continue reading →

Yee Lian Chew (@WormyChew), University of Wollongong, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Sydney on 10th August with the talk: “What can worms teach us about the brain?”     Soapbox Science: How did you get to your current position? I got … Continue reading →

Riddhi Gupta (@riddhisw), The University of Sydney, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Sydney on 10th August with the talk: “Machine Learning and Quantum Control Using our engineering past to navigate a quantum future”       Soapbox Science: How did you get … Continue reading →

Riddhi Gupta (@riddhisw), The University of Sydney, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Sydney on 10th August with the talk: “Machine Learning and Quantum Control Using our engineering past to navigate a quantum future”       A quantum … Continue reading →

Dr Paola A. Magni (@doc_magni), Murdoch University, will be taking part in Soapbox Science Sydney on 10th August with the talk:  “Crimes, Critters & Clues”       SS: How did you get to your current position? I started work at Murdoch University as … Continue reading →