a final year DPhil student at the University of Oxford. i am interested in galaxy evolution and radio astronomy. i work with Matt Jarvis.
Dr
JOsie A PETERS
ASTROPHYSICIST
With my qualifications in astrophysics and passion for communicating science, I am a clear and direct scientific advisor.
I provided astrophysics advice for Andrew Hunter Murray's (QI elf, comedian and co-host of No Such Thing As A Fish) dystopian thriller The Last Day.
I taught at the University of Oxford as a tutor for Worcester College and the Astrophysics sub-department.
I was a panellist at the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh's talk show. I was interviewed by Business Insider for an article on black holes, featured several times on BBC Radio Oxford and presented at several outreach events.
Degrees
DPhil Astrophysics
Luminosity Functions using New Radio Surveys
University of Oxford
MSc Astronomy & Astrophysics
A comparison of 24micro metre and 6cm star-formation tracers in the spiral galaxy M83
University of Manchester
BSc Mathematics
King's College London
ILLUSTRATOR
I am an illustrator, I love drawing animals and people with a lot of colour and humour.
I work in procreate, pen & ink, watercolour and gouache.
See my portfolio
Clients include:
A Piece of String, Jubilation Podcast, Keeping it Creative, Babb's Art Club.
COMEDIAN & ACTOR
I am an improvised comedian, singer (soprano) and actor. I create expressive and truthful characters. I am the director of The Oxford Imps for the academic year 2021-22, Edinburgh Fringe 2022 and academic year 2022-23.
I joined the Oxford Imps in 2015, since performing in hundreds of shows in and around Oxford, as well as at the Edinburgh Fringe.
I now perform with Jericho Comedy in Harry Potter parody : The Show That Must Not Be Named and Murder on the National Express. In the past we travelled across the UK with An Improvised Funeral.
I have guest spotted in Criminal, a murder mystery improv show featuring comedians such as Josie Lawrence, Miles Jupp and Rachel Parris, as well as performing with Canadian group Club Soda, as a guest on Jericho Comedy podcast The Dinner Party and Verity Babbs' Art Laughs.
Shows
The Show That Must Not Be Named
Murder on the National Express
Voice Acting
University of Oxford, Laboratory with Leaves - Hill End
Hope Ffennell
Josh Berry Voice Thief
Voice over for Edinburgh Show
Jack FM
Various voice over clips for large radio network
PRESENTER
I present fun, engaging science videos with the BBC and to my TikTok following. Most recently, you can find me presenting on 3 web series (Unexplored, Space Mysteries episodes 6-10 and Weird Science) on the BBC Earth Facebook page (12M followers) and BBC Earth Lab YouTube Channel (1M followers).
I have been presenting science since 2014 when I co-presented on The Jodcast at the University of Manchester during my MSc. Since presenting on podcasts Recycled Electrons and A Piece of String. I give public talks and am available for communications and presenting consulting.
I contributed to The Edge of Science, a BBC Studios and YouTube Originals programme with 2.1M+ views on the science of levitation. I got to ride a hoverboard!
Recent
BBC Earth / Facebook Watch presenting
Unexplored
5 part web series
Episodes 6-10 November 2021
5 part web series March 2021
Contributor, BBC Studios & YouTube Originals
Podcast
Contributor, Video
University of Oxford Graduate Funding
Contributor, Video
Public Talk
SOCIALS
WORK WITH ME!
In person or online presenting?
Astrophysics talk or consulting?
Improvised comedy guest spot?
Illustrating editorial, greetings cards, portraits or maps?
Send me an email: josieapeters@gmail.com