anita makri

I’m a freelance editor/writer/producer and former research scientist

Specialising in global development and science in society

Published in the Guardian, The Lancet, National Geographic, Nature, New Scientist and Science, among others

Headed SciDev.Net‘s op-ed and special features desk—and edited the global edition as consultant editor—for 8+ years, working with researchers and journalists in the Global South

I also serve as advisor for the Global Health Film Initiative, mentor for the New York Academy of Sciences, and on the board of the European Federation for Science Journalism

…and teach an online course on development reporting in science communication at Cambridge University’s Institute of Continuing Education

Based in the UK and available for consultancy, editorial or field projects.