I work in the area of science and technology studies (STS) and I study the life sciences. I have a long-standing interest in interdisciplinary collaborations of all sorts. I draw on the sociology and anthropology of science, the philosophy of biology, and science policy in my work.

I have an undergraduate degree in Human Sciences from the University of Sussex and an MSc in the History and Philosophy of Science from the London School of Economics. I did my doctoral work at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, on the idea of 'basic research'. I then worked as a research fellow at the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (Egenis) at the University of Exeter. I started at the University of Edinburgh in 2007.

Research

Keywords: Science and technology studies, Sociology of science, Philosophy of biology, Science policy, Engineering studies, Synthetic biology, Systems biology, Interdisciplinary collaborations

My research interests include:

The engineering of living things

• the uptake of engineering ideas and practices in the life sciences

• design, evolution and values in the engineering of biology

• sociological/philosophical analysis of engineering 'life'

Interdisciplinary collaborations

• between scientists and engineers

• between scientists, engineers and social scientists

• between scientists, engineers, social scientists and artists and designers

STS and science policy

• the governance of emerging technologies

• the 'normative turn' and policy engagement in STS

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