Alice Roberts
English academic
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| March 2024 | Appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, sharing her musical selections. |
| March 2024 | Appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, sharing her musical selections. |
| 2022 | Published 'Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain' through Simon & Schuster UK, offering a new historical perspective on the early medieval period. |
| 2022 | Published 'Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain' through Simon & Schuster UK, offering a new historical perspective on the early medieval period. |
| May 2022 | Stepped down as president of Humanists UK, transitioning to a vice-president role. |
| May 2022 | Stepped down as president of Humanists UK, transitioning to a vice-president role. |
| May 22 2022 | Roberts unveiled the Statue of Mary Anning at Lyme Regis, which was the result of a crowdfunded campaign called 'Mary Anning Rocks'. |
| May 22 2022 | Roberts unveiled the Statue of Mary Anning at Lyme Regis, which was the result of a crowdfunded campaign called 'Mary Anning Rocks'. |
| January 2021 | Presented a 10-part narrative history series about the human body called 'Bodies' on BBC Radio 4. |
| January 2021 | Presented a 10-part narrative history series about the human body called 'Bodies' on BBC Radio 4. |
| 2020 | Roberts won the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture. |
| 2020 | Roberts won the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture. |
| 2019 | Served as president of the British Science Association. |
| 2019 | Roberts was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University. |
| 2019 | Roberts was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University. |
| 2019 | Served as president of the British Science Association. |
| January 2019 | Became president of Humanists UK, serving in this role until May 2022. |
| January 2019 | Became president of Humanists UK, serving in this role until May 2022. |
| 2018 | Released a revised edition of a book through Dorling Kindersley, demonstrating ongoing scholarly work and publication. |
| 2018 | Co-presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in London with Aoife McLysaght. |
| 2018 | Released a revised edition of a book through Dorling Kindersley, demonstrating ongoing scholarly work and publication. |
| 2018 | Co-presented the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in London with Aoife McLysaght. |
| 2015 | Roberts was awarded British Humanist of the Year for her work promoting the teaching of evolution in schools. Her book 'The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being' was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. |
| 2015 | Roberts was awarded British Humanist of the Year for her work promoting the teaching of evolution in schools. Her book 'The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being' was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. |
| 2014 | Published 'Human Anatomy: The Definitive Visual Guide' through Dorling Kindersley, a comprehensive visual exploration of human anatomy. |
| 2014 | Roberts was selected by the Science Council as one of their leading UK practising scientists and served as President of The Association for Science Education, during which she presented the Morgan-Botti lecture. |
| 2014 | Published 'Human Anatomy: The Definitive Visual Guide' through Dorling Kindersley, a comprehensive visual exploration of human anatomy. |
| 2014 | Roberts was selected by the Science Council as one of their leading UK practising scientists and served as President of The Association for Science Education, during which she presented the Morgan-Botti lecture. |
| 2013 | Gave birth to her son. |
| 2013 | Gave birth to her son. |
| February 2012 | Appointed as the University of Birmingham's first Professor of Public Engagement in Science. |
| February 2012 | Appointed as the University of Birmingham's first Professor of Public Engagement in Science. |
| 2011 | Alice Roberts was elected an honorary fellow of the British Science Association and a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. |
| 2011 | Alice Roberts was elected an honorary fellow of the British Science Association and a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. |
| 2010 | Gave birth to her daughter and toured with her baby during the six-month filming of the first series of Digging for Britain. |
| 2010 | Gave birth to her daughter and toured with her baby during the six-month filming of the first series of Digging for Britain. |
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