Engagement

Ivvet Modinou
Head of Engagement
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+44 (0) 207 019 4936

Christina Fuentes Tibbitt
Engagement Manager
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+44 (0) 207 019 4937

Valia Giannakaki
Festival Operations Manager
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+44 (0) 207 019 4964

Anna Woolman
Engagement Manager
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+44 (0) 207 019 4957

Pippa Weaver
Volunteer Engagement Officer
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+44 (0) 207 019 4963

Alyssa Chafee
Festival Operations Officer
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+44 (0) 207 019 4947

Hannah Lawrence
Engagement Officer
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+44 (0)20 7019 4941

Latest

British Science festival: Autistic females are better at camouflage than autistic males, study finds

You might wonder what the common factor is between Anthony Hopkins, Chris Packham and Greta Thunberg. The answer is autism. Recent research from University College London found that a process known as ‘camouflaging’ is more prevalent in autistic females. Bana Shriky reports at this year’s British Science Festival.
British Science Festival: Everyday Cyborgs and Perfect Bodies

What does it mean to be human? Do new year’s resolutions have a sinister side? Is there such a thing as a perfect body? These were the questions posed to audiences of the British Science Festival, 2019, by a panel of experts from the University of Birmingham. Michael Pascoe reports.
British Science Festival: Girl gamers- the solution to science’s gender imbalance?

Girls who play video games are three times more likely to study STEM degrees compared to non-gamers, according to the results of a new study presented at this year's British Science Festival by Dr Anesa Hoseini. Bana Shriky reports.
British Science Festival: Pocket blood tests

Diagnosing complex medical conditions can be time-consuming, costly and stressful. Stuart Higgins of the Department of Materials at Imperial College London, is working to create bioelectronic devices that could make multiple diagnostic tests quick, cheap and easy. Alan Barker reports.