How long have you worked at the Uni? What does your role involve?

I'm the Social Media Manager for the University. I’ve been here for 18 months. My job is to manage the corporate social media channels for the University, focusing on how we share stories about the University's research and its student community, and helping contribute to the student and staff experience of Bath through channels like Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. I’m always looking at how we can capture some of the excitement of working and studying at the University. The other side of my role is focused on training and supporting staff to effectively use social media for their work.

Name one thing that makes you feel proud to work at the University of Bath?

I’m very proud to help share the great stories about what we get up to. The best part of my job is being able to tell the world what we do here - from research into climate change solutions to student performances at The Edge. I love being able to share what happens up here on the hill and the impact it has in Bath and beyond.

Who was your most influential teacher/educator, and why?

I really enjoyed history. The teachers I had - Russell Charlesworth, Rose Millard and Russell Tarr – were brilliant at crafting stories around the subject. Their way of explaining the past and its figures was inspiring.

As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A palaeontologist, which was entirely inspired by Jurassic Park. I didn’t really know what it meant at the time. When I grew older, I realised you had to have an interest in geology and be outside for a lot of the time, so that dream quickly became extinct.

What’s the one thing you know now that you wish you’d known when you were younger?

When you're in an industry that moves so quickly, or you’re in a team that does so much, there's often the tendency to skip on to the next thing, going from one project to another project without taking the time to reflect on what you’ve achieved or what lessons you’ve learned. When I was younger, earlier in my career, I’d run from one project to the next, but now I think it’s so important to take the time to reflect.

What was your first job?

I wrote 50-word pub and bar reviews for an independent publisher that produced city guides for students while I was at University. The small fee I got for the reviews often went to back into the establishments.

Where is your favourite holiday destination and why?

Iceland. It’s an awe-inspiring place; full of silence, mythos and horizon-meeting landscapes. We went in November and I didn’t take a hat. That was a tragic mistake.

What’s your favourite book or album and why?

My favourite book at the moment is probably Lincoln in the Bardo by George Sanders, which is a wonderful blend of the supernatural and historical, but my answer changes depending on the time of day. I’ve just finished Sally Rooney’s Normal People, which is a great book, and I’ve been reading a lot of Neil Gaiman recently.

If you could meet anyone in the world dead or alive who would it be and why?

Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote Hamilton. I love the way he writes.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?

I volunteer as the marketing and communications manager for the Bristol Festival of Literature. Each October, the festival puts on a programme of spoken word events that promotes and supports new writing in the South West. It’s a lot of fun to work with the writers on putting the events together and there’s always an eclectic mix of genres in the programme.

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