Selected portfolio highlights

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Diversity Dinner Speaker - Society of Experimental Biology

This talk was delivered in July 2022 in Montpellier at the Society of Experimental Biology’s Diversity Dinner.

This 20 minute talk discussed my SEB funded project, ‘Fostering an Inclusive Environment in Molecular Biology Research Environments’ to a group of 60 scientific conference attendees. This discussion centered on understanding inclusive leadership in research environments, empowering researchers to self advocate, and on the elements required to create a safe environment for disabled researchers. It was followed by a Q&A session with attendees.

Guest Lecture, ‘DNA, Diversity, and Difference’ - Wellcome Collection

This talk was commissioned by the Wellcome Collection in London, delivered in March 2020.

This 10 minute talk explored ‘DNA, Diversity and Difference’, discussing the sociology behind disability in the UK, biology behind genetics and genetic sequencing, and the reality of working in research when you are disabled.

This talk was developed for an audience between 15-19 years of age, with basic biology understanding. This talk was delivered in series with work by Dr Karim Mitha, Dr Miranda Lowe, and poet Raymond Antrobus

Senior Research Associate - 100 Plant Science Questions at the University of Bristol

This research project was commissioned by The New Phytologist, funded by the Bristol Centre for Agricultural Innovation, hosted by The University of Bristol, managed by Emily, and was delivered between 2021 and 2022.

The 100 Plant Science Questions Project assembled a team of 20 global scientists to identify the most important questions facing plant science research. Emily collected >600 plant-related questions, promoted the project, managed social media, liaised with panellists, performed quantitative linguistic analyses in MATLAB and wrote the final manuscript.

Animation - ‘Embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into University Events’

This animation was commissioned by Research and Innovation Services at the University of Glasgow in 2019.

This animation project spotlighted academic conference best practices using a whiteboard animation style. This animation encourages accessible conference development. This video outlines how to improve food, drink, access, transport, and childcare for conferences.

The University of Glasgow have made it compulsory for view this guide before booking any conferences with their facilities.

Lecture Series, ‘How Plants Learn’ - Glasgow Centre of Contemporary Arts

This lecture series was commissioned by the Glasgow Seed Library and delivered in collaboration with the Glasgow Centre of Contemporary Arts in March-May 2022.

This three-part lecture series covered ‘Stress in the Garden’, ‘From Environment to Genes’ and ‘Adversity and Diversity’. This was funded by The Climate Fringe.

This talk series was designed for anyone curious about vegetal life, evolution and seed saving. Each session included a talk followed by a group discussion and time for questions. No prior science knowledge was necessary, just a drive to learn more.

Guest Lecture & Workshop, ‘Plant Thinking’ - Deveron Arts, Huntly, Scotland

This three-part participatory workshop was delivered in Huntly, Aberdeenshire in June 2022. It was commissioned by Hussein Mitha for Deveron Arts Projects.

In this three-part participatory workshop, attendees learnt about genetics and identity; explored the science behind why time in nature feels so good; and learned new ways to think collectively and organise like a plant.

This workshop was created for a non-specialist audience - just anyone who wants to know more about green life. No prior science knowledge was necessary, just a drive to learn more.

Guest Lecture, ‘A History of Memory in DNA’ - 16 Nicholson Street Art Gallery Glasgow

This lecture was commissioned by artists Siri Black (DE) and Kien Denier to discuss the epigenetics of inheritance at their exhibition ‘Our World// The World To Come’ at 16 Nicholson Street Gallery in Glasgow 2020.

This talk covered the biology of genetics and inheritance, and explored how epigenetics contributes to trauma memory in plants and people

This lecture was created for a non-specialist audience - predominantly artists. No prior science knowledge was necessary, just a drive to learn more.