Hannah Devlin
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{{Infobox scientist
| name = Hannah Devlin
| image = UK Science Journalists in the 2011 Geek Calendar (cropped).jpg
| caption = UK Science Journalists: (left to right) Roger Highfield, Nigel Hawkes, Mark Henderson, Hannah Devlin, Ed Yong, in the 2011 Geek Calendar to support Libel Reform
| education = St Bede's College, Manchester
| alma_mater = Imperial College London (BSc)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
| thesis_title = Physiological variability in functional magnetic resonance imaging
| thesis_url = http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.496847
| thesis_year = 2008
| doctoral_advisor = Peter Jezzard
| workplaces = Research Fortnight
The Times
The Guardian
| known_for = Science journalism
| website = {{URL|theguardian.com/profile/hannah-devlin}}
}}
Hannah Devlin is an author in London and science correspondent for The Guardian.
Education
Devlin attended St Bede's College, Manchester, where she studied A-Levels in Maths, Physics, French and General Studies.{{Cite web|website=thescientific23.com|url=http://thescientific23.com/interview?id=6&name=Hannah%20Devlin|title=Interview with Hannah Devlin |access-date=2018-03-02}} She completed an undergraduate degree in physics at Imperial College London in 2004 She has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in functional magnetic resonance imaging from the University of Oxford for research supervised by Peter Jezzard.{{cite thesis|degree=DPhil|publisher=University of Oxford|url=http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=oxfaleph017010928&context=L&vid=SOLO&search_scope=LSCOP_ALL&tab=local&lang=en_US|title=Physiological variability in functional magnetic resonance imaging|first= Hannah|last=Devlin|date=2008|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.496847}}|website=bodleian.ox.ac.uk|oclc=757052157}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/about/former-students-and-post-docs |title=Former Students and Post Docs |work=Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences |access-date=2024-10-12}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/divisions/fmrib/what-is-fmri|title=What is FMRI? — Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences|website=www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk |access-date=2018-03-02}} In 2006, whilst Devlin was a DPhil student, she worked for The Times on a British Science Association Media Fellowship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/the-fellows|title=The Fellows|work=British Science Association|access-date=2018-03-02}} She began her career as a journalist whilst completing her postgraduate studies.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_30520_en.pdf|title='Clean' car exhausts that emit toxic gases|date=2007-04-16|website=Glasgow University|access-date=2018-03-02}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/behind-the-web-of-lies/209199.article|title=Behind the web of lies|date=2007-06-01|publisher=Times Higher Education|website=timeshighereducation.com|access-date=2018-03-02}} {{subscription required}} She was a finalist for the Young Science Writers award.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/3304177/Shining-a-light-on-a-world-of-complexity.html|title=Shining a light on a world of complexity|last=Highfield|first=Roger|date=2007-08-21|access-date=2018-03-02|issn=0307-1235}}
Career
Devlin worked for Research Fortnight for a year, before getting a permanent job at The Times in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukcsj.org/index.php/ukcsj-2014/dragons-den|title=Dragons' Den - UK Conference of Science Journalists|last=Administrator|website=www.ukcsj.org|access-date=2018-03-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.aroomofourown.org/category/womens-health/|title=Women's Health Archives - A Room of Our Own|website=A Room of Our Own|access-date=2018-03-02}}
In 2015, Devlin was appointed to The Guardian.{{Cite news|url=http://www.vuelio.com/uk/blog/uk-5-february-2015/|title=Media Updates |date=2015-02-05|work=Vuelio|access-date=2018-03-02}} She works as the science correspondent for The Guardian,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/jul/24/academic-writes-270-wikipedia-pages-year-female-scientists-noticed|title=Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed|last=Devlin|first=Hannah|date=2018-07-24|website=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=2018-07-24}} as well as presenting their podcast Science Weekly.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hannah-devlin|title=Hannah Devlin|website=The Guardian|access-date=2018-03-02}}{{cite web |url=https://podtail.com/en/podcast/science-weekly/ |title=The Guardian's Science Weekly – Podcast |website=Podtail |access-date=2024-10-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/persons/id/877c5e54-de22-4ee2-97c1-80ccea0ad907|title=Dr Hannah Devlin - Oxford Talks|website=talks.ox.ac.uk|access-date=2018-03-02}} Devlin has also written for the journal Science.{{Cite web|url=https://www.science.org/content/author/hannah-devlin|title=Hannah Devlin|date=2015-01-14|website=Science {{!}} AAAS|access-date=2018-03-02}} In 2017 she gave a keynote talk at the Human Tissue Association's annual conference.{{Citation|last=Human Tissue Authority (HTA)|title=Hannah Devlin - HTA conference 2017 'Conversations around death and dying'|date=2017-07-18|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiBSwYmTIbw|access-date=2018-03-02}} She has been shortlisted for the 2017 The Press Awards Science Journalist of the Year.
Devlin is an advocate for women in science.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediamasters.fm/hannah-devlin/|title=Hannah Devlin - Media Masters|date=2017-04-13|work=Media Masters|access-date=2018-03-02}} In 2011 she chaired a debate with Athene Donald, Ottoline Leyser and Keith Laws called Women of science, do you know your place?.{{Cite web|url=http://exquisitelife.researchresearch.com/exquisite_life/2011/01/women-of-science-do-you-know-your-place-.html|title=Women of science, do you know your place?|website=Research Blogs|access-date=2018-03-02}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/different-is-ok-but-inequality-is-not/90219.article|title=Different is OK, but inequality is not|date=2007-08-10|access-date=2018-03-02}} She has contributed opinion pieces such as Why don't women win Nobel science prizes?{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/06/women-win-nobel-science-prizes|title=Why don't women win Nobel science prizes? |last=Devlin|first=Hannah|date=2017-10-06|website=The Guardian |access-date=2018-03-02}} and Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/08/why-are-there-so-few-women-in-tech-the-truth-behind-the-google-memo|title=Why are there so few women in tech? The truth behind the Google memo|last1=Devlin|first1=Hannah|last2=Hern|first2=Alex|date=2017-08-08|website=The Guardian |access-date=2018-03-02}}
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Category:People educated at St Bede's College, Manchester
Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford
Category:Alumni of Imperial College London
Category:British science journalists
Category:English women journalists