Joana Leitão is the Senior Outreach Officer in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES), King’s College London. In this role, she supports and facilitates outreach programmes across the faculty.

Prior to King’s, Joana worked as a researcher investigating brain function for over a decade. This was followed by a role as a Communications and Engagement Officer at the Department of Human Neuroimaging at UCL, where she supported engagement with research projects. In parallel, she worked as a Widening Participation Tutor at the University of Glasgow. Along the way, she participated in multiple outreach activities on a volunteering basis.

Joana holds a BSc in Applied Mathematics and Computation and a MSc in Biomedical Engineering both from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, as well as a PhD in Cognitive Neuroimaging from the International Max Planck Research School, Tübingen, Germany.

Responsibilities:

• Support in the delivery of outreach events and programmes
• Develop and deliver outreach activities, specifically in Engineering and Computer Science
• Build networks with academics and professional services
• Help with event planning and promotion of outreach events
• Support evaluation of outreach events and programmes

The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences is based in the heart of London with a long tradition of world-leading research and teaching in physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science and engineering. With nearly 5,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and around 350 academic and research staff, our ambition is to inspire, educate and innovate - fostering the next generation of scientists and future leaders