Kathryn is the Senior Outreach Manager in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences, King’s College London. In this role, she manages outreach programmes across the faculty and its five constituent departments.

Prior to this, she worked in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) outreach and access at the University of Oxford, most recently as the STEM Outreach Officer at Hertford College, and the Physics Access Officer for the Department of Physics, following a stint as that department’s Quantum Materials Outreach Officer.

Kathryn’s PhD research was on the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter search experiment, and as an undergraduate, she studied Physics and Philosophy, both at Oxford University.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and leading on the faculty’s outreach strategy
• Sharing best practice in outreach activity across STEM departments
• Developing and supporting a range of STEM outreach activities
• Connecting faculty and college outreach and Widening Participation programmes, staff and students

Personal website: www.kathrynboast.co.uk 

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.