Diverse Perspectives in Science Communication

Diverse Perspectives in Science Communication

Join us for the STS Science Communication Final Showcase on May 6th 2025! We will have a special guest panel from 6-7pm with Subhadra Das, Priya Joi, Alfredo Carpineti, and Lara Joannides.

This year’s discussion will cover diverse perspectives in science communication: opportunities and challenges from the past, present, and future.

Following the panel there will be a networking social with professionals in science communication from 7-9pm, and students are welcome to showcase their work from the course. We will provide drinks and canapes at the networking social.

About The Panelists:

Subhadra Das

Subhadra Das is a writer, historian, broadcaster, comedian, and curator who looks at the relationship between science and society. She focuses on the history of scientific racism and eugenics, and what those histories mean for our lives today. For nine years, she was a Curator of the Science Collections at University College London where she was also a Researcher in Critical Eugenics at the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism and Racialisation. She has written and presented podcasts, curated museum exhibitions, done stand-up comedy, and has appeared on radio and TV. Last year she wrote the book Uncivilized: 10 lies that made the West.

Priya Joi

Priya Joi is a science journalist with over 20 years of experience, having been on staff at New Scientist, The Lancet, the World Health Organization, and worked as a consultant for UNICEF, UNAID, Medecins Sans Frontieres, The Royal Society, Nature, BMJ, SciDev.Net, BBC, and the Guardian. She wrote a memoir called ‘M(other)land’ on motherhood, race, and identity in 2023. She is an experienced public speaker, having spoken at scientific and journalism conferences, as well as on podcasts. She currently runs courses to empower female freelance science communicators to advance their careers, diversify their portfolios, and thrive in the world of freelance.

Alfredo Carpineti

Dr. Alfredo Carpineti is an astrophysicist, science journalist, and social activist passionate about science, art, history, reading, cooking, and travelling. He is the chair and founder of Pride in STEM, a charitable trust dedicated to supporting and showcasing LGBT people in science, technology, engineering, and maths. Alfredo is also the Senior Staff Writer & Space Correspondent for IFLScience. Last year he wrote the book Invisible Rainbows: Exploring the Unseen Universe Beyond Our Senses.

Lara Joannides

Lara Joannides is a senior producer and journalist, and a specialist in career development and organisational culture. She has led Culture, Development, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programmes , with more than five years of experience delivering DEI and culture-change initiatives. She recently led BBC’s award-winning 50:50 The Equality Project, where she supported hundreds of BBC teams to reach gender balance and led the rollout of the project's expansion into disability and ethnicity monitoring. She was a shortlisted finalist for the Women of the Future Awards in 2020 and named on the Global Diversity Professionals List in 2021.