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Wendy Sadler MBE (born 1974) is a British science communicator and lecturer at Cardiff University. She is the founding director of Science Made Simple, which focuses on engaging audiences with the physical sciences.

Education and career

Sadler grew up in Wolverhampton, England.[1] After graduating Cardiff University with a BSc in Physics in 1994, Sadler considered a career as an acoustic engineer before becoming a manager at Techniquest.[2][3] She She has since completed an MSc in Science Communication at the Open University.[4] Her dissertation assessed the long-term impact of science demonstration shows.[5] She created the non-verbal theatre show called The Experimentrics, which mixed physical theatre and live science demonstrations to create "a world of wordless mystery and fun".[6] Sadler is a LAMDA accredited public speaker and fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. She regularly appears on television and radio discussing the importance of STEM education.[7][8][9][10] Sadler is a Lecturer and Schools' Liaison Officer at Cardiff University.[11] She is concerned about the state of science education in Wales.[12]

Public engagement

Sadler is a physics communicator who has published 19 books for children.[4] She has contributed to ITV Wales, BBC Radio and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[4] In 2010 Sadler gave a TEDxCardiff talk entitled "Music and the Machine".[13]

Science Made Simple

Sadler set up Science Made Simple (SMS) in 2002 with the mission to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.[14] At the time, Sadler was the IOP Schools Lecturer.[15] SMS develop and present interactive performances that travel to schools and festivals across the world, reaching 28 countries to date.[16] They have produced shows, contributed to science television, radio programmes, and children's books, trained scientists and acted as consultants on UK research councils.[17] In 2013, she received national media coverage for their tour of UK primary schools following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[18][19] SMS has reached more than 750,000 people.[20] SMS is part of a multimillion-pound EU project investigating the use of performance as a tool to engage young people with science and society issues.[21]

Awards and fellowships

References

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  2. ^ Turner, Robin (2010-07-15). "Rugby pundit Jonathan Davies adds to his honours". walesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ "Speaking to...Wendy Sadler - Speaking of Science | Science Communication". Speaking of Science. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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  5. ^ "Research and Evaluation -". science made simple. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ^ "About - The Experimentrics". The Experimentrics. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  7. ^ ScienceMadeSimpleUK (2013-07-03), Wendy Sadler on Why We Need Science In Schools - The Wales Report, BBC, retrieved 2017-12-28
  8. ^ Wendy Sadler (2012-04-07), Wendy on Alan Titchmarsh show 26th Oct, retrieved 2017-12-28
  9. ^ Ignite Cardiff (2013-12-19), Science Vs Ghosts (Ignite Cardiff 14 - Episode 2 - Wendy Sadler), retrieved 2017-12-28
  10. ^ BBC. "BBC - Radio 4 - Leading Edge 10/03/2005". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  11. ^ "Wendy Sadler". People. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  12. ^ "Is Wales in a science-education crisis? - SoapboxScience". SoapboxScience. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  13. ^ TEDx Talks (2010-06-13), TEDxCardiff - Wendy Sadler - Music and the Machine, retrieved 2017-12-28
  14. ^ a b "Social Enterprise 2015". Leading Wales Awards 2017. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  15. ^ Physics, Institute of. "Five IOP members receive Queen's Birthday Honours". www.iop.org. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  16. ^ "20Twenty Graduate named Winner at Leading Wales Awards 2015". Cardiff Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  17. ^ "Newsmakers" (PDF). Interactions: The Newspaper of The Physics Community. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  18. ^ "Silent science show targets children". BBC News. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  19. ^ "Inspiring young scientists". News. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  20. ^ "News". www.astro.cf.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  21. ^ "The EU funded PERFORM Project -". science made simple. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  22. ^ "100-year-old leads Welsh Queen's honours". BBC News. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  23. ^ Physics, Institute of. "IOP Award Winners 2017". www.iop.org. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  24. ^ Tesh, Sarah. "Scientists honoured by the Institute of Physics - physicsworld.com". physicsworld.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  25. ^ "Engineering Explained in Cardiff wins Academy Award". Royal Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2017-12-28. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ WISE. "Women of Outstanding Achievement". www.wisecampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  27. ^ Wightwick, Abbie (2007-03-08). "Scientist collects international prize". walesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  28. ^ "European Commission : CORDIS : News and Events : Descartes prizes awarded to outstanding projects and communicators". cordis.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  29. ^ "Past Winners | ioa". www.ioa.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  30. ^ "Wendy Sadler | Women's Engineering Society". dev.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  31. ^ WalesOnline (2005-02-03). "Another top award for science promoter". walesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  32. ^ WalesOnline (2004-11-18). "Wendy's appliance of science is rewarded". walesonline. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  33. ^ Post, North Wales Daily (2008-01-03). "Ex-minister joins board of Welsh think tank". northwales. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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