In this week’s episode of Research Comms I welcome back old friend of the podcast, Sam Illingworth: scientist, science communicator and poet. Sam communicates all kinds of STEM topic but specialises in environmental science and he was recently involved with the research, writing and publication of a report exploring how climate specialists are communicating the issue of climate change and global warming to the UK public.

In this episode of the Research Comms Podcast I talk to Lord Rees about his concerns for the future, how he is actually an optimist at heart, what prompted him to take public engagement seriously, and what other scientists need to be doing to become more engaged and active as citizens.

In this episode of the Research Comms podcast Prof. Hayhoe talks about the best way to engage with sceptics, how her Christian faith is the driving force behind her care for the planet, and she addresses some of the most common mistakes we make when trying to communicate the dangers of climate change.