NICKY JENNER | SCIENCE WRITER, EDITOR AND COMMUNICATOR
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Science writing

A sample of the publications I've written for


Smithsonian magazine
smithsonianmag.com

Five Practical Uses for "Spooky" Quantum Mechanics (1 December 2014)
Nope, We Have Not Detected Gravitational Waves (Yet) (30 January 2015)

New Scientist magazine
newscientist.com

Work can be found here and here. Some of my most recent work:
Two new strange and charming particles appear at LHC (8 October 2014)
Two giant planets may cruise unseen beyond Pluto (11 June 2014)
Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth (1 May 2014)
Ringed asteroid will make a star blink out over Africa (10 April 2014)
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BBC Sky at Night magazine
​skyatnightmagazine.com

Feature, October 2014: 21 Things You Never Knew About Astronomy... And Space! 
I have contributed book reviews since November 2013. Example available here.
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Physics World magazine
physicsworld.com

Scientists cast a fly’s eye //  How to throw a shot // Supernova ejects material asymmetrically //  Astronomers discover the Moon is shrinking //  Cash shortage derails nuclear forensics // Lunar mission sheds light on early solar system //  Questioning the cosmos
Most recent work: News story in April 2014 issue of magazine.
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Nature magazine (News & Comment)
nature.com

Job swapping makes its mark on honeybee DNA // Drilling ship Chikyu returns deepest seabed core samples yet // Barge damage forces Shell to abandon drilling in Arctic sea // Dark-energy camera snaps first pictures // Giant nature reserve to be built with earth dug up from under London // Ig Nobel prizes honour science of ponytails, coffee spills, and dead salmon
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Daily Mail & Mail Online
dailymail.co.uk

The lie detector for your TWEETS: Scientists develop system that can tell fact from fiction in 140 characters or less (Feb 2014)
New Forest pony is listed as a rare breed for the first time as numbers suddenly nosedive (Feb 2014)
Scientists create a power plant: Artificial leaf could be used to produce cheap energy (Feb 2014)
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Astronomy Now magazine
astronomynow.com

New insight into Milky Way formation (23 June 2011) //  Mysterious rock formations discovered on the red planet //  Spiral galaxies grow by swallowing dwarfs //  An alien’s view of our Solar System // Milky Way sidelined in galactic tug of war //  Early heatwave stunts dwarf galaxy growth //  Herschel measures dark matter threshold for star-forming galaxies //   Bars may be killing off spiral galaxies //  Hubble spies earliest galaxy cluster ever seen // Is the Sun headed for hibernation? (June 2012 print edition - 4 page feature) // ESO Focus (October 2012 print edition - 2 features) // One ticket to space — side effects may include... (November 2012 print edition - feature)  // So you want to go to Mars? (August 2013 print edition feature) // Most recent piece: Echoes from the Early Universe (April 2014 print edition - feature)

I also regularly contribute book reviews to the magazine.
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The Times Eureka magazine

I was a fact/figure researcher for the August 2012 issue, for which I also wrote a "Wonderful World" column: Not as dummy as they look
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Student journalism

I, Science magazine (Imperial College)

isciencemag.co.uk
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I was the editor-in-chief of I, Science, Imperial College's science magazine, from 2011-12. I wrote a personal I, Science blog (Space For Thought) that I regularly contributed to, as well as writing for and generally managing and organising the print magazine and website. The magazine was nominated for a Guardian Student Media Award 2012.

Copies of the magazine are available on request (all four issues of the magazine viewable online at isciencemag.co.uk/magazine).
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Felix student newspaper (Imperial College)

Work available at this link. 

Reporter newspaper (Imperial College)

I contributed to the Reporter newspaper through writing small 'Science From Scratch' snippets. An example is available here.

Guru magazine

gurumagazine.org
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I was a writer for Guru magazine's 'Space' section, here, and a sub-editor for the magazine. 

Other work

As part of my Imperial College Science Communication MSc, I built the website 'Simple Science', accessible here.





  • About/home
  • My work
    • Book: 4th Rock from the Sun
    • Journalism, science writing, editorial
    • Press and outreach
    • Communications, marketing, PR
    • Multimedia and podcast
    • Conservation work
  • Contact me