Hannah Rowlands

Experience

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  Adaptive Eyecare Ltd

  Sept 2003 - Mar 2004

  Project Co-ordinator

  Adaptive Eyecare was established to research, develop and apply innovative, adaptive spectacles. The low cost of the spectacles, and the ability to prescribe them without the need for an optical specialist, makes them ideal for distribution in the Developing World, where millions of people have no access to eye care.Role included:- Designed and maintained a contacts database- Organised a research programme at the Oxford Eye Hospital- Prepared a funding application to DfID for distribution of the Adaptive Spectacles in Ghana- Coordinated with partners running an adult literacy programme in Ghana Show less

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  Climateprediction.net

  Apr 2004 - Sept 2005

  Assistant Project Manager

  Based in the Atmospheric Physics Department, University of Oxford, climateprediction.net is the world's largest climate modelling project, utilising the spare computing power of hundreds of thousands of home and work PCs around the world to generate the most accurate predictions to date of future climate change.Role included:- Online community management on the project's web forum- Maintained and edited the project website- Prepared grant applications to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)- Coordinated a team spread across the UK in several universities and businesses- Represented the project at public events such as the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London and “Explosion of Lava” Science Fair in Stockholm, Sweden, as a guest of the British Council- Presented a seminar about climate change to prospective Oxford University students Show less

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  Red Redemption Ltd

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2011

  Science Advisor

  Red Redemption is a unique indie computer games company, based in Oxford, UK, focusing on social impact games.Fate of the World is a critically-acclaimed global strategy game for PC and Mac featuring real science and climate models.- Unique role as a scientist embedded within a games design team. Role was to provide scope of game-play from the science and collect and transform the scientific data into usable game data- Wrote 7,000-word climate science encyclopedia for players.- Developed in Python the carbon emissions model that drives the game.- Presented Fate of the World at public events.- Liaised with external consultants and developed a cross-disciplinary, international network of environment, games industry and academic professionals.- Co-ordinated science communication strategy for the company.- Acknowledged as a Serious Games expertAlso worked on BBC Climate Challenge, Operation: Climate Control (funded by Defra's Climate Challenge Fund), Trouble Shooter (for EDF Energy), ClimateX for University of Oxford, Cloud Key for Royal Meteorological Society Show less

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  University of Oxford

  Feb 2012 - now

  I am responsible for coordinating and managing communications for IT Projects at Oxford University. This involves leading the IT Project Comms team – a mix of staff and contractors – to ensure our comms are distributed in an effective and consistent manner and that stakeholders across the collegiate University receive relevant and timely information about changes that affect them. I also take on the Communication role on selected complex, strategic projects, developing and implementing strategies and plans, and leading on all communication activities for assigned projects. Show less The NQIT (Networked Quantum Information Technologies) Hub is the UK’s leading government-funded quantum computing research project led by the University of Oxford, involving 9 UK universities and more than 20 industry and government partners.» Devised and delivered the Communications Strategy, supporting delivery of the project’s mission; addressing government, industry, public, academic and internal audiences» Raised the profile of the project and positioned it as a world leader in quantum computing» Identified high-impact research and designed appropriate dissemination strategies to reach a wide audience» Worked with the Responsible Research and Innovation team to develop a Public Engagement Strategy about a complex and potentially world-changing technology» Established and maintained relationships and networks with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of academia, industry and government» Handled media relations and liaised with the Oxford University News & Information Office, as well as external academic and industry partners in the UK and internationally, to deliver 14 press releases» Managed project branding, maintaining consistency with stakeholder brands, including Oxford University and fundeers» Managed internal communications within a large, complex, national project with a broad range of stakeholders» Provided 5 media and public engagement training sessions for researchers» Proposed & delivered a Communications Budget» Managed Events Assistant» Coordinated and delivered 12 high-profile events» Led communications management for a public engagement stand, and coordinated a team of researchers, at national and local science festivals» Commissioned external companies to deliver 3 high-quality Annual Reports, 2 websites, 3 animations and 6 videos» Maintained the project’s online presence with a regular stream of fresh and engaging content for the website and social media channels » Produced and edited 4 reports Show less

  • Project Communications Manager, IT Services

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Communications Manager, NQIT Quantum Computing

    Oct 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Future of Food Programme Co-ordinator

    Feb 2012 - Sept 2015
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  Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  CCAFS Scenarios Communications Officer

  Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a major collaborative research programme between the international agricultural (CGIAR) and global environmental change research communities aimed at overcoming the additional threats posed by a changing climate to achieving food security, enhancing livelihoods and improving environmental management in the developing world.A cross-cutting aspect of CCAFS is the development of a set of regional, socio-economic scenarios for Africa and South Asia, within which analyses of potential policy and technical interventions can be undertaken. These multi-stakeholder scenarios are developed through a participatory process, involving people in the region from policy, private sector, NGOs (non-governmental organisations), CSOs (civil society organisations), media and research.Main responsibilities:- Co-leading the analysis of the scenarios as a capacity building process through examining interviews and workshop results.- Coordinating and contributing to project reports and other academic outputs such as policy briefs, brochures, presentation materials etc. as is needed to convey the research outcomes.- Co-leading work with media partners to ensure wide dissemination of the scenarios outputs through newspaper articles, radio programs, videos and TV items, etc.- Co-leading collaborations with the CCAFS Communications team to promote CCAFS scenarios activities, especially with regard to website content for the project.- Organizing practical aspects of Scenarios Advisory Group meetings. Show less

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  Best Foot Forward, part of the Anthesis Consulting Group PLC

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Researcher

  Carrying out a literature review and contributing to a report on food consumer behaviour.Included research into:- Choice editing for sustainability by government and business- The environmental, health, social and economic impacts of "food moments" such as breakfast, lunch, snacks and takeaways- Food attitudes, values, and practicesThis work formed part of a review of evidence on consumer food related behaviours that impact on sustainability for Defra.

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  Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2015

  Communications Officer, climateprediction.net

  Climateprediction.net is the world's largest climate modelling project, that uses people's home computers to run thousands of climate models to produce predictions of temperature, rainfall and the probability of extreme weather events.My role includes:- Managing the project website (http://www.climateprediction.net/) and Twitter feed (https://twitter.com/CPDN_BOINC)- Facilitating and enhancing communication between the project scientists, the project participants, and wider scientific collaborators- Coordinating the development and dissemination of press releases and newspaper articles- Developing and carrying out a Communications Strategy for the project- Developing and maintaining a consistent and scientifically accurate message and brand for the project- Generating and implementing innovative communications campaigns to raise more participants for the project Show less