sci14006 — Announcement
Public information officer profile: Georgia Bladon
16 May 2014: In March this year I had the pleasure of becoming the public information officer for ESA/Hubble, following on from my predecessor Nicky Guttridge. The role involves producing and managing the content of spacetelescope.org including pictures of the week, science and photo press releases, newsletters, and award-winning Hubblecasts, as well as liasing with journalists, the public, universities and research institutions, press offices, and you — the researchers. My academic background includes a BSc in Physics with Philosophy and an MSc in Science Communication. I have previously worked in public engagement with science at the global research charity the Wellcome Trust, and at the European Southern Observatory. My current roles include ESA/Hubble Public Information Officer, Editor of the journal Communicating Astronomy with the Public, and Project Manager for the London-based art-science organisation Invisible Dust. I have an immense respect for science in all its forms but, as is clear from my subjects …