Biography:

Tamzin studied science at Melbourne Uni before trundling down the road to RMIT to train as a journalist. After graduating, she worked at ABC Radio National on Sunday Extra, managing their website and tweeting Jonathan Green’s quips. As a volunteer at Melbourne community radio station SYN, she led their young news and current affairs team and produced a breakie TV variety show for Channel 31. She joined Science in Public as a science writer in 2011, and writes many of their newsletters and bulletins. She looks after most of their social media, managing accounts for the company and half a dozen clients.

Presentations:

• Social media in science: hero or villain?