Dr Elizabeth Mills
Award winning Science Communicator and Marine Biologist
5+ years of science communication experience including producing 250+ science videos on YouTube, science shows, public speaking, scientific illustration, comedy and writing. Awarded the 2021 Royal Society Biology Prize for Outreach and Engagement.
Whether through video, art, writing or performance my speciality is to find the spark of enthusaism in every story!
I am able to offer the following services:
Interested in working with me? Get in contact using my contact form here or email.
marinemumbles@gmail.com
Video and Content Production
I have experience and interested in producing videos, social media content, scripts, blog posts, articles on the following topics:
- Marine Biology
- Ocean Optimism
- Ocean Education
- Natural History
- Adventures in Nature
- Inspirational/changing attitudes to nature
- Positive role models and ocean advocates
- Women in STEM – particularly women in science and engineering
To see examples of the science communication content I have produced – click here!
Conference/Event Videography
Create a legacy product from your conference and share the voices and values of the event with the wider community.
This is an example of a past client video for Beyond Growth Conference.
I offer discounted rates when combined with training in camera confidence – to give interviews techniques to feel confident and comfortable on camera!
Testimonial
“Elizabeth/Marine Mumbles provides a quality service that creatively disseminates science in ways that are professional, efficient, speedy and easy to understand. As a result, the impact of our Symposium was far reaching as well as deeply reflective, and we look forward to working with her in the future.“
Dr Ingrid Kelling
Assistant Professor of Ethical Seafood Supply and Marine Sustainability
If you would like to work with me to produce content for your project – I would love to hear from you! I am more than happy to chat through any potential ideas over a cuppa! Please get in touch using the contact form here or my email marinemumbles@gmail.com
Illustration
I am able to offer illustrations in a illustrative, scientific or cartoon style.
My expertise is in drawing different species, natural environments and scientific items.
My main mediums to work in are:
- Watercolour
- Black and White Inked Outlines – Digital or traditional
- Digital colour
Please see the illustrations in the sliding gallery as an example of the type of work I can produce.
I am open and interested in illustrating work that falls outside my typical style, so please get in contact using the contact form here or emailing marinemumbles@gmail.com if there is something you would like to discuss.
Testimonial
“It was amazing to work with MarineMumbles. The care, expertise and creativity Elizabeth put into each design was amazing. She worked closely with me to understand what was needed and was able to turnaround great designs in a tight deadline.
I would 100% recommend her to anyone!“
Jessica Minett
North Wales Wildlife Trust
Presenting
I have experience as a wildlife presenter, comedian, public speaker and creating and performing science shows!
Experience presenting on camera live or pre-recorded, with script and improvisation. Comfortable, confident and always above and beyond excited to get stuck into whatever topic is being covered!
TV/Film Experience:
- Cbeebies – Teeny Tiny Creatures – Scientific Expert on Barnacles Episode (2022)
- Britains Bonkers Beasties – Scientific Presenter (2023)
- That’s TV (2019)
- YouTube – 250+ videos and 125K+ views (2018-ongoing)
Radio Experience:
- BBC Radio Scotland – Out of Doors (2022)
- BBC Radio Gloucestershire (2020)
If you would like to work with me on project – I would love to hear from you! Please get in touch using the contact form here or my email marinemumbles@gmail.com
Testimonial
“Elizabeth was an incredible person to work with. She’s brilliant on camera, bringing enthusiasm and skilled knowledge to everything she does, and has such a talent for making difficult science clear and easy to understand. I can’t wait to work with her again!“
Kaia Bint-Savage
Director and Creator of Britains Bonkers Beasties (The British Film and Television Institute)
Public Speaking and Comedy
I love public speaking! I have worked hard to become a highly skilled public speaker – winning the Scottish Heats for Famelab 2020 and making it to the UK Final.
I have delivered 3-minute to hour long talks, to both adults audiences and within schools (from primary right through to the last year of school). I have also performed science stand up comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe! For more examples of my talks click here.
My talks have been on a on a variety of topics including
- Marine Life and Natural History
- Ocean Optimism
- Being a marine biologist
- Women in STEM (particularly science and engineering)
- Inspirational Scientists
- Science Career Talks
- Science Standup
If you would like me to speak at your school, university, work about these or any other topics please get in touch! Use the contact form here or email me at marinemumbles@gmail.com
Testimonial
“Elizabeth’s virtual talk to our youngest pupils was amazing!
Inspiring, educational and funny – she was able to explain her job in simple terms, amaze the children with incredible facts and information and inspire them with her boundless enthusiasm.
We will definitely be having Elizabeth back to speak to us at Kirkhill and I would recommend her to any school looking for a knowledgeable and motivational visitor.“
Teacher
Science Shows
I perform Marine themed science shows for 7-11 (KS2), 11-14 (KS3), 15-16 (KS4), 16+. I have several science show ideas which can be adapted and linked to the school curriculum of each of these age ranges – or I am happy to come up with a custom idea for your audience.
A theme of all my shows is to inspire children’s confidence in science and teach them how to use their voice to help share the science they learn. Part of how I do this is making my shows really interactive giving them the confidence to help shape the show!
If you would like me to perform a science show at your school, work or science festival please get in contact using this form here or email me at marinemumbles@gmail.com – I LOVE performing them!
Example Past Show
Marine Monsters was performed to 300 school children at Cheltenham Science Festival in 2022!
An exciting hour long show, where children were taught how species move, feed and protect themselves – then take all those to combine into make a Marine Monster! Included props, underwater photos and video, tons of fun facts, experiments, audience participation and lots of laughter!
Training and Workshops
I offer 5 training courses centered around what I have become an expert in clear communication, confidence and creativity… and calendars! I am also interested in making bespoke courses to suit your needs. Please get in touch using the contact form here or my email marinemumbles@gmail.com
- Clear communication – was key for me to complete an interdisciplinary PhD where I switched between communicating to engineers and marine biologists.
- Clear communication and creativity – is needed to make 250+ videos to the general public on my YouTube channel- with over 125K views!
- Clear communication, creativity and a bucket load of confidence – is needed to design and perform science shows to 300 school children.
- Clear communication, creativity, confidence… and calendars – are needed to keep track of multiple projects at once, adding to your communication style to these projects and create simple graphics for those projects/social media to maximise impact and expand audiences!
These courses will share the skills and lessons of over 5+ years in science communication and research – they are high quality, engaging and inspiring! Each course has full day and half day options please click on each course to find out more.
This course is for anyone who wants to make the fun overtake the fear! Using tools from stand-up comedy, storytelling and academia, you will have new ways to reimagine your next pitch, presentation or meeting!
This course will take you through writing a script, filming, editing and uploading to YouTube. We will consider how best to take your research from academic writing to the screen! Full of tips, tricks and confidence building!
With so much science to share and so many ways to do it – its important to understand how best to share your slice of science. Maximise your impact and engage your audiences by finding the right communication style for you!
Science communication alongside research can be incredibly rewarding. Giving you new skills and career oppertunties. This training will work through the best ways to manage the time you have alongside your PhD and start science communication.
Creating engaging graphics for social media, posters, presentations can feel like one task too many. But in this course we will be creating quick, simple graphics with no artistic skills required needed to boost your impact!
There can be so many benefits to sharing your science online – from increasing your impact, networking, being a creative outlet and increasing your employability. Learn how best to share your science across multiple platforms.
Previous Training example: Scottish Wildlife Trust
I developed a bespoke training course on Skills for Science Communication and Creating Underwater Nature Films for Living Seas Team and Communications team.
If you want training tailored to your work group them please get in touch!
Testimonial
“Elizabeth’s training on scripting, shooting and editing video content was really clear and set out in a very easy to understand format. Our team is now confident enough to make our own videos – thank you so much for this training!“
Scottish Wildlife Trust (Living Seas Team)
Contact Me – either use this form or email me at marinemumbles@gmail.com