Dr Eva Higginbotham
Neuroscientist & Podcaster
Hey there.
I'm Eva, and I'm a multi-award winning podcast producer and presenter with a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Cambridge.
Photo credit Steve Cross
About
By day, I'm a Senior Producer at Fresh Air Production where I create inspiring and story-driven science content for a variety of brands and scientific organisations.
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By night, I chat science on stage with Science Show Off.
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I'm BBC trained, having spent 18 months producing and presenting science radio shows for BBC 5 Live and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, as well as ABC National in Australia.
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How We're Wired
The Bertarelli Foundation
The story of the human brain from before birth until death
Gold Winner for Best Podcast Series - Lovie Awards 2023
Silver Winner for Science and Education - Lovie Awards 2023
People's Choice Award - Lovie Awards 2023
Nominee for Best Commercial Partnership - ARIAS 2023
Call of the Wild
WWF-UK
Climate experts and celeb environmentalists chat hope for the natural world
Bronze Winner for Sustainability and Environment - Lovie Awards 2022
People’s Choice Award - Lovie Awards 2022
Stay and Thrive
NHS England South West and NHS England North East and Yorkshire
Internationally-educated healthcare professionals discuss how managers can improve their experiences in the NHS
Contact
MISC
MCR Committee PresidentÂ
Newnham College, University of Cambridge
Nov 2015 - Nov 2016
I chaired an 18-person committee responsible for representing the Newnham College graduate community to senior levels of administration within the college and wider university, as well as organising the social and welfare calendar for students. This involved liaising with the college Principal and staff, chairing committee meetings, conceptualising and running various events, setting targets for members of the committee, and voting on important decisions within college and the university's student union for the benefit of the Newnham College community.
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Photo credit Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce.
Graduate Student RepresentativeÂ
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
Oct 2017Â - Oct 2018
I acted as one of three graduate student representatives for my PhD department. This involved running Town Hall meetings to facilitate feedback from students, preparing reports for the graduate studies committee, organising and running social events (pizza documentary evenings, Christmas party, summer BBQ), and coordinating the bi-annual Zoology Student Symposium which featured ~20 talks from students.
Last bits...
Social media team member for the Symposium for Biological and Life Sciences student conference (Nov 2017)
Public engagement volunteer with the Gurdon Institute running an interactive developmental biology stall at ‘The Green Man’ music festival (Aug 2017)
Third place for best developmental biology poster at the BSDB/BSCB/Genetics Society Spring Meeting (Apr 2017)
Co-organiser of ‘Will you change the world? A one day workshop on women’s politics and organising’ (Oct 2016)
First place for Best Research Talk at Newnham College Graduate Symposium (Mar 2016)
Women’s Officer of Newnham College MCR Committee (Nov 2014 - Nov 2015)
First place for the University of Manchester Renshaw Physiology Placement award (2014)