My book The Life Project was Highly Commended at the British Medical Association medical book awards 2017, in the popular medicine category. It was a real honour to be shortlisted, and a pleasure to attend the ceremony on 11 September.
British Medical Association awards
Posted on September 18, 2017
Other News
Beyond Belief – out 28th April and forthcoming events
Posted on March 15, 2026
My book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works will be published on 28th April 2026. Preorders *really* help the book! You can preorder on Amazon or on Blackwells. EVENTS…
European Science Journalist of the Year award
Posted on October 30, 2025
I was *very* surprised (and honoured!) to win the European Science Journalist of the Year Award 2025 on 24 October from the European Federation for Science Journalism. More on the announcement…
Editor of the Year award
Posted on August 20, 2022
I was delighted to win Editor of the Year at the Association of British Science Writers awards in 2022. This was for my work as Chief Magazine Editor for Nature,…
What to Believe – my new book
Posted on October 18, 2020
I’m starting on a new book, provisionally called What to Believe, to be published by Princeton University Press. The book will tell the story of how multiple disciplines have embraced…