About Emily 

EMILY’S STORY

Dr Emily May Armstrong entwines award-winning creative communication with stories of inclusive science and imaginative plant-futures. Emily weaves disparate threads into cohesive narratives, empowering audiences to reconsider and embrace their place in this messy and beautiful world through genetics, identity, plants, and art.

“Emily is a plant-focused interdisciplinary researcher with a genetic disease, specialising in building conversations around disability, plant knowledge, and scientific understanding in modern life.”

Emily holds a PhD (2021) and MSc(Res) (2018) in Plant Molecular Epigenetics from the University of Glasgow, and a first class BSc(Hons) (2015) in Genetics from the University of Essex.

Emily works with The Wellcome Collection, The Wildlife Trusts, Leading Russell Group Universities, The Glasgow Centre for Contemporary Arts, UKRI Funding Bodies, and more.

Emily takes an immersive and interdisciplinary approach to creative scientific storytelling: blending traditional lectures with videography, group discussion, and hands-on activities - weaving together scientific, artistic, and philosophical stories.

Learn more about what previous project partners and participants have to say about Emily’s work…

  • “The Plant Thinking talk was really really great - everything was explained with super relatable analogies and language”

    Plant Thinking Participatory Workshop Attendee, 2022

  • “I like how Emily explains topics with confidence and ease, very enjoyable to listen to and learn from”

    How Plants Learn three-part lecture attendee - Glasgow Seed Library, 2022

  • “Emily's talk made me feel inspired, informed, entertained”

    How Plants Learn lecture series attendee, Glasgow Seed Library

  • “I really enjoyed Emily's presentation. Her style was very laid back but also enthusiastic and it was much more engaging than more traditional presentation styles.”

    Communicating Your Research - videography and science outreach workshop for Envision DTP, 2021

  • “The workshop was more fun than I imagined! It is great to see that you can communicate your science in a simple way without losing the importance of what you do.”

    Communicating Your Research - videography and science outreach workshop for Envision DTP, 2021

  • “Emily was extremely easy to work with – both fun and professional. Her creativity and ideas, as well as commitment to accurate representation and detail, brought a huge amount to this project and we are really happy with the result.”

    Dr Elizabeth Adams, Head of Researcher Development at the University of Glasgow

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