Coffee & Geography 4x08 Sam & Simon Fox (UK)

Kit Marie is joined by Sam and Simon Fox to chat about science communication, school trips, Essex origins, the amazing Youth STEMM Award, and more!Dr Samantha Fox is a scientist and social entrepreneur. She spent many years hanging out with plants at The John Innes Centre, an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology. These days she spends most of her time running the Youth STEMM Award CIC, a skills award she co-founded (with Simon), to support and inspire the next generation into Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM). She’s on a mission to make sure everyone, no matter their background, gets a chance to explore STEMM and consider if a career in STEMM could be for them.Dr Simon Fox is currently Deputy Principal at East Norfolk Sixth Form College, and co-founder of the Youth STEMM Award CIC, a skills award to support and inspire young people into science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine. After undertaking his PhD at the John Innes Centre he trained as a teacher at UEA, has worked in 5 schools and colleges across Norfolk and been in educational leadership for over 15 years, including five as Principal of a Norfolk secondary school. He has been heavily involved in STEMM outreach throughout his career, and is a champion of increasing diversity and representation in the workforce.Some links to things mentioned in the chat:- Youth STEMM Award (https://ysawards.co.uk/)- Plant-based vaccine research at the JIC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40925343, https://www.jic.ac.uk/research-impact/)- Duxford Imperial War Museum (https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford)- London Cinema Muesum (http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/)- Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/)Expand your geography network and connect with Sam and the Youth STEMM Award via Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/sambrownfox/ and https://www.twitter.com/YouthSTEMM/==About Coffee & Geography==The aim of ‘Coffee & Geography’ is to get to know, explore and celebrate the diverse & intersectional range of people and their love for the world. We’ll have fun exploring all the myriad of ways that connects your life to geography. Wait – you don’t think you’re a ‘geographer’? Well, that’s ok! If you have a love and passion for the world then you probably are more than you know.If you're interested in being a guest or want to find out more, then visit https://geogramblings.com/coffee-geography-podcast/. There you will also find an interactive map to explore the locations of guests and the brews that they drink!Music: 'Spark of Inspiration' by Shane Ivers (www.silvermansound.com/)==How you can support the podcast and continue the conversation==•Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/CoffeeGeogPod.•Rate, review (https://ratethispodcast.com/coffeegeogpod) and subscribe to the podcast via your preferred platform. •Donate via https://ko-fi.com/kitrackley •Switch your energy provider to Octopus Energy via this link: https://share.octopus.energy/reed-foal-15. Any referral rewards will go towards Geogramblings education efforts.**Octopus Energy are not sponsors of the podcast and have not endorsed these links. The referral links have been posted in a personal capacity to help raise funds to keep Geogramblings educational work sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.