Sophie Pavelle - Science Communicator + Author

In episode 042 Elle chats with Sophie Pavelle, science communicator and author. Sophie finds creative routes to storytelling, putting a contemporary twist on the natural history genre across wide audiences through her compelling science communication and candid approach.
Sophie currently works as Communications Coordinator for Beaver Trust and presented their award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders ( • Beavers Without Border... ) . She is also an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts, and sits on the RSPB England Advisory Committee. Sophie co-hosts The LodgeCast (beavertrust.or...) for Beaver Trust, and has narrated several independent natural history documentaries, as well as narrating her own audiobook for Bloomsbury. She also narrates the long-read articles for the Geographical (open.spotify.c...) podcast. Sophie has been a keynote speaker for festivals and conferences, including Kendal Mountain Festival, The Southwest Outdoor Festival, Top of the Gorge Festival, the Festival of Nature, the University of Exeter, University of Bristol and UWE.
Her research into science communication via social media (2020) is peer reviewed, and published in academic journal Frontiers (www.frontiersi...) . Her data and related seminars have been presented at institutions including the University of Washington (USA), Brown University (USA) and UWE.
Sophie’s writing (www.sophiepave...) has appeared in New Scientist, The i Newspaper, National Geographic Traveller, The Guardian, The Metro, BBC Wildlife, BBC Countryfile, Coast and The Scotsman.
She has featured as an expert panelist and contributor on programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as on Channel 4 News, BBC Points West, BBC Spotlight and ITV Westcountry.

Sophie’s social links
Website: www.sophiepave...
Instagram: / sophiepavs
Twitter: / sophiepavs
UA-cam: • Beavers Without Border...

Sophie Pavelle is the author of Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain, published in paperback by Bloomsbury on 22nd June.
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Guardian review/Book of the Day: www.theguardia...
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Geographical review: geographical.c...
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