- The team -

Soapbox Science Brighton



Next event: Saturday 24st May, 2025


Full details for 2025

Brighton & Hove beach

by the i360


Soapbox Science Brighton is made possible by a team of professionals at the University of Sussex in Brighton, who bring together their own skills and expertise to put on an inspiring event every year.


The Organising Committee for 2025

In alphabetical order, after the event leads.

Dr Beth Nicholls

Dr Beth Nicholls

Co-lead & Speaker coordinator


Senior Research Fellow

School of Life Sciences

University of Sussex

Dr Maria Clara Castellanos

Dr Maria Clara Castellanos

Co-lead & Finance coordinator


Associate Professor

School of Life Sciences

University of Sussex

Dr Das Baskill

Dr Darren Baskill

Co-lead
Photography & website


Lecturer & Outreach Officer

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Sussex

Dr Laura Blackburn

Dr Laura Blackburn

Event Secretary


Research Fellow in Quantum Technology

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Sussex

Olivia Cottington

Olivia Cottington

Social Media Lead


Senior Administrator

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

University of Sussex

Elisa Fortunato

Elisa Fortunato

Publicity


Knowledge Exchange Manager

School of Psychology

University of Sussex

Dr Maire Gorman

Dr Maire Gorman

Media Co-ordinator


Assistant Professor (Education & Scholarship pathway)

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Sussex

Dr George Kostakis

Dr George Kostakis

Event Support/Athena Swan Lead


Associate Professor in
Physical/Inorganic Chemistry

School of Life Sciences

University of Sussex

Graciela Madrid

Graciela Madrid

Media
team


Senior Knowledge
Exchange Officer

School of Life Sciences

University of Sussex

Dr Robin Munoz

Dr Robyn Munoz

Impact data lead


Research fellow in Cosmology

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Sussex

Dr Aishwarya Padmanabhan

Dr Aishwarya Padmanabhan

Speaker coordinator


Assistant Professor

School of Psychology

University of Sussex

Romi Phoenix

Romi Phoenix

Volunteer &
Social Media Support


Research Project Officer

School of Psychology

University of Sussex

Janhavi Sharma

Janhavi Sharma

Speaker
team


Executive Assistant

School of Life Sciences

University of Sussex

Amber Shepherd

Amber Shepherd

Volunteer
Lead


PhD student in Quantum Technology

Department of Physics & Astronomy

University of Sussex