Matthew Allen

Matthew completed his PhD in 2016 and now works within public engagement in Cardiff, Wales. Matthew works as part of a Wales-wide project to engage students, aged 10-14, in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This includes developing Virtual and Augmented Reality apps to teach students about physics and astrophysics. Matthew is also the director of Cardiff Science Festival, which supports researchers to run events over the 4 day long festival, reaching thousands of people annually.