Speaking

Contact me to MC or speak at your event, including keynote talks.
I speak about science topics, effective communication, women in STEM,
pitching to media, career pivots, and education.

Upcoming events

MC for the Marie Curie Lecture 2026: Painting the Universe, 21 August 2026.
Dr Karelle Siellez. Bookings required. $10 adults. Free for under 18s.
Newcastle Museum

Solo show: Fabulous Fungi and Hidden Physics, 17 August 2026.
Bookings required. $10 adults. Free for under 18s. Photo by Marina Neil.
Newcastle Museum

MC for the 2026 Einstein Lecture: Does God Play Dice? 5 August 2026.
Dr Luke Barnes. Thanks to the Australian Institute of Physics. Tickets are free.
Warners Bay Theatre

For information on ghost fungus night tours in April/May 2026 and other tours through the year, see my Glenrock Ghost Fungus Tours page.

Past events

Organiser and MC, Hunter Pint of Science festival, May 2026
Grainfed Brewing, Newcastle. SOLD OUT

Invited Speaker, Cross-sectoral Leadership Conference, March 2026
"Transformational leadership in STEM education: links across high school, university & community"
Teachers' Guild of NSW, Hunter Valley NSW

Guest Speaker, International Women's Day Breakfast, March 2026.
St Mary's Catholic College, Gateshead NSW

Speaker on AIP's events for the International Year of Quantum, 27 November 2025.
End of Year Event, Quantum Australia, Sydney

Panelist at WiSTEMM event, 18 September 2025.
University of Newcastle

Panelist at National Science Week with Dr Karl, 10 August 2025.
Newcastle Conservatorium. SOLD OUT

Speaker at the FULL STEAM festival, Saturday 9 August 2025.
Windale Library Hub, Lake Macquarie Council

MC at Dr Danni Holmes's public lecture "Quantum Century", 5 August 2025.
Sponsored by the Australian Institute of Physics. Newcastle Museum. SOLD OUT

"Making Career Changes" Meet-up Talk, May 2025.
Coded Diversity (Newcastle)

Dinner speaker, September 2024.
RACI-AIP joint Presidents' dinner (Sydney)

"We should fear AI" SciFight debate, January 2024.
Newcastle Comedy Club (Newcastle). SOLD OUT

"What the heck is a skyrmion?", May 2023.
Pint of Science festival (Newcastle)

National Science Week, August 2023.
Lake Macquarie Libraries

Science communication workshop speaker, November 2024.
Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society (Newcastle)

"Magnets to treat cancer", November 2024.
Morisset Probus Club (Awaba)

23 school visits in 6 states during 2023.
I spoke to over 1000 high school students

Other events include the National Youth Science Forum, Girls in STEM conference, Physics in the Cloud (online), Science on Tap, SciTech museum, and the Clear As Quantum podcast.

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