Gillian Forrester
Gillian Forrester is a professor of comparative cognition at the
University of Sussex and director of the Comparative Cognition Group known for investigating the behaviour and brain organisation of human and non-human apes, the work of which Forrester regularly discusses in appearances on popular science shows on radio (
BBC Radio 4, BBC Local), television (
BBC,
CNN,
Reuters,
BBC South East) and science podcasts (Level Up Human, BBC Crowd Science). Forrester also writes about her work in articles published by leading science magazines: ''
Discover Magazine'', ''
Psychology Today'', ''Early Years Educator'', and ''Autism Parenting Magazine''. Her work has featured in ''
The Washington Post'', ''
The Conversation'', ''
Mensa IQ'' magazine, Discover Magazine and
New Scientist and in her position as a popular science educator she has participated in televised interviews by
The Royal Society, CNN and the BBC regarding her research work with
The Great Apes and human development.
Forrester is the founder of the ‘Me, Human’ project, which engages in public outreach and education and advocates for women and girls in science. Through this project, Forrester collaborates with the public to further popular science and to educate about human cognition through talks and live demonstrations via platforms such as ''Live Science'' and ''Psyched!''
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