Lisa Jardine Wright

Lisa is an outstanding physicist whose mission is to change the image of the subject. She has dedicated the last decade to supporting state school students to study physics. A state school pupil herself from the North West, she obtained her undergraduate degree, Masters and PhD in Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge. During her PhD she became interested in outreach and public engagement, and organised a series of open days and public lectures. In 2014, she founded Isaac Physics, an online collection of past physics questions. It provides a comprehensive series of materials for state school pupils from the age of 11 to 18 to help them prepare for the transition from school to university. Lisa also designs innovative games and activities for school children. She continues to make an impact by making physics accessible to a wider audience through writing for the Times Higher Educational Supplement and acting as astronomy consultant for BBC News magazine. She has also made a significant contribution as astronomy adviser for the £15 million redevelopment of the astronomy galleries and planetarium at the Royal Observatory Museum in Greenwich. She was awarded the OBE for services to education in the 2022 Birthday Honours List.