Calum Hoad

Outreach

I’m passionate about science outreach and have successfully applied for funding, lead the development of, and delivered outreach projects throughout my PhD. In May 2024 I was awarded the UK Space Agency prize for Best Outreach.

Outreach experience:

  • Co-founder of the SatSchool project, successfully applying for £7k funding from NERC to initiate the project and co-managing initial project development.
  • Secretary of the SatSchool committee 2022-23 and Chair 2023-24, with the committee continuing project development and winning an additional ~£15k in funding.
  • Delivered SatSchool sessions to ~300 high-school aged children to date, across Edinburgh and West Lothian.
  • Invited by the Institute for Research in Schools as a panelist for their conference in Manchester, with ~150 secondary school pupils in attendance.
  • One of two scientists for Dynamic Earth’s Meet the Scientist event on 5th February 2024, reaching more than 1,000 learners from 24 schools and 11 different local authority areas across Scotland.
  • Developed a Tour of Earth from Space for Leeds BeCurious Science Festival. Delivered online (COVID) in collaboration with the Unlimited Theatre’s Space Shed to an audience of ~500 individuals.
  • Supervisor for undergraduate students developing their own outreach materials, as part of the GeoSciences Outreach and Engagement course. To date, I’ve supervised 7 successful student outreach projects through this course, ranging from Virtual-Reality art projects for visualising technical physics concepts to classroom-based archaeology outreach in primary schools.