April 2026 online meeting - Influencers and algorithms

In April we were joined by Kat Phillips and Simon Clark, who provided fascinating insight into the world of social media and engaging varied audiences online. 

Simon Clark is a UK-based science communicator with a physics master’s degree from Oxford and a PhD in atmospheric physics from Exeter. He runs a YouTube channel with 700,000+ subscribers, focusing on the climate crisis. His book Firmament was named a Waterstones Science Book of the Year in 2022.

Kat Phillips (She/They) is an Innovation Research Associate, maths communicator and livestreamer. She also runs online events focused on breaking down knowledge barriers to academia.