Experienced communicators and trainers;
not academic lecturers

Ian Rowlands

Ian has run communications training and large-scale public engagement events and conferences around environment and science since 2011. A public speaker, presenting to audiences of over 2000 people, podcaster and writer, he is a former Guardian journalist and worked on communications and campaigns in the environmental NGO sector.

Dr Russell Arnott

An ocean scientist and public engagement specialist, he's a speaker and presenter at major science festivals, also creating popular YouTube content for New Scientist. An Associate Lecturer at the University of Exeter, he also coordinates science communication and stakeholder engagement for the EPOC project, around the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Xenia is part of our team leading on our video-making and creative training. She has a BA in Creative Filmmaking from Bristol, and has worked with Screenology, which makes film and video content for a diversity of businesses and organisations. A photographic artist working with the Ephemera collective in Suffolk, she works as a curator, archivist and skilled lab technician.

Though Gina has a Business Studies degree from Oxford, her focus is on using creative tools to convey important issues and developments within the spheres of environment and environmental science. She combines creative talents with her extensive experience in commercial and public engagement events.

Gina Gow

Xenia Dautzenberg

Direct feedback from sector leaders

"Our attendees enjoyed the practical training exercises supported by evidence from the social sciences. They found the elevator pitch exercise challenging and valuable. As well as excellent training in communication, Russell and Ian also highlighted its importance in tackling the climate crisis. We would highly recommend them."

ARIA
Prof Sarah Bohndiek + Dr Gemma Bale | Forecasting Tipping Points

"An engaging and thought-provoking workshop. From start to finish, it was inclusive, insightful and genuinely inspiring. It challenged me to think differently about how I describe what I do and the value it brings. Thank you both for creating an environment where everyone felt able to contribute and reflect.

University of Plymouth
Barbara Fuller | Research Strategy and Operations

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