Public engagement & inclusion

Astrophysics made accessible

I want the science of the Universe to reach people too often left out of it, with inclusion built into the design from the start.

STFC Sparks Award

Creative astrophysics with the MoSAIC

As the holder of an STFC Sparks Award, I run a programme of creative astrophysics outreach in partnership with the MoSAIC, including infrared-painting workshops at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. It is designed with neurodivergent pupils and under-represented groups in STEM in mind.

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A MoSAIC artwork shown in visible light and revealed in infrared.

Open science and research culture

Open Journal of Astrophysics

Editor since 2024 for a diamond open-access, community-run journal that is free to read and to publish in.

Open-source software

Core developer of genetIC, contributor to pynbody and tangos. All on GitHub.

Simulation movies

I share movies of our galaxy-formation simulations on my YouTube channel.

In the media

Research in the press

Recent press coverage of our work:

Taylor et al. 2025, in Nature: a new class of ancient star systems.
Julio et al. 2025: narrowing the dark matter debate with the smallest galaxies.
How dwarf galaxies re-ignite star formation, Science News.

I am also an external expert for Sky & Telescope.