I work, alongside the John Innes Centre, on the Norwich Research Park for a company called Anglia Capital Group for 4 days a week and for the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), 1 day a week.

I did a 3-month internship at The British Quinoa Company. This small, Shropshire-based company specialises in the production and retailing of British grown quinoa grain and products.

One of the reasons I love science is because it is so international and encourages you to move around, meet new people and grow as a person.

Researchers at the John Innes Centre recently announced a pioneering new technique which, if their hopes come to pass, will assist not only biologists but any scientist in the world looking to quantify shape.

30 scientists, farmers and related stakeholder groups, from the UK and USA, gathered at the John Innes Centre for an Organic Farming workshop, supported by a BBSRC US partnering award.

Catharanthus roseus, also known as Madagascar periwinkle, is a small perennial plant native to the island of Madagascar.

The ‘Biomaker Challenge’; a four-month programme, challenges teams of people from different disciplines to build low-cost sensors and instruments for biology.

Bringing together enthusiastic young people who are currently working towards a Youth STEMM Award, from schools across Norfolk and Suffolk.

As Communications and Engagement Officer I am concerned with communicating the fantastic work we do at the John Innes Centre with a range of different audiences across the UK.