Speaking

I give popular-level astronomy talks and lectures on almost any area of astronomy (including exobiology, planetary science, stars, galaxies, and cosmology) to a wide range of ages. I have given invited talks for the Royal Institution, New Scientist, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the British Astronomical Association.

I regularly speak at festivals (including Latitude, Electromagnetic Field, the Cambridge Science Festival, the Wigtown Book Festival, the Ely Science Festival, and the Kings Lynn Festival), as well as appearing at Pint of Science, Astronomy on Tap, and Cafe Scientifiqué.

I'd be happy to come and give a talk to your club/society/school/etc. Feel free to get in touch!
These are some topics I could offer:

Big Bangs to Big Rips: 20th Century Cosmology
Monsters in the Dark: searching for the Universe's most extreme galaxies
Searching for Earth 2.0: exoplanets and life in the Universe
The detection of gravitational waves
How fast is the Universe expanding?
How far away are the stars? Climbing the cosmic distance ladder
What on Earth is Dark Energy?

Recent and upcoming speaking events

Cambridge Festival, Spring 2024
Latitude Festival, Summer 2024
Electromagnetic Field Festival, Summer 2024
Royal Institution, Summer 2024
Northern Ireland Science Festival, 2025

I am the honorary president of LYRA – Lowestoft & Yarmouth Regional Astronomers, and LDAS – the Letchworth & District Astronomical Society.