Environmental social scientist and visual communicator
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WORKSHOPS & EVENTS
2026 Collage Your PhD, workshop as part of the University of Exeter PGR Festival of Research
2026 Designing research posters, workshop for NWSSDTP PhD students
2026 Communicating qualitative data, virtual workshop for University of Keele PGR Cafe
2025 Beyond Farm to Fork, one-day conference for University of Exeter PhD students studying food-related topics
2022 Using Affinity Publisher to design reports, for researchers at the CRPR
AWARDS
2026 PGR Festival of Research Poster Competition STEMM second place
2025 University of Exeter Images of Research: PGR runner up
2024 University of Exeter Dean’s Commendation for PGR Academic Citizenship
2024 Climate Creatives Challenge Commended Entry to the Heatwaves challenge
2024 AI for Net Zero Conference Poster competition runner up
2023 University of Exeter Dean’s Commendation for Exceptional Performance
2020 University of Exeter Dean’s Commendation for Exceptional Performance
2020 University of Exeter MSc Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Best Project Prize
2017 University of East Anglia Cann Prize for highest performance in Year 2 Assessment
CREATIVE OUTPUTS
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
2024-26 Instagram Farming Futures Cycle Tour (1,500+ followers)
2025-26 LinkedIn RGS-IBG Food Geographies Research Group (700+ followers)
TESTIMONIALS
"Veronica's presentation at our PGR Cafe was extremely valuable and engaging for our PGR attendees. Her [fieldwork] video was excellent and her clear, practical insights were both easy to understand and apply. Her session was thoroughly enjoyable and I'm sure will be a great benefit to all who attended."
Kelly Jeffery
Researcher Developer, Keele Doctoral Academy
"All in attendance expressed their appreciation for the [poster design] session with one noting that the session had been an invaluable starting point for producing visual outputs for her project. I found the presentation to be a practical step-by-step guide to producing posters and other interactive materials. Veronica went right back to basics, but this was really useful, especially for students who had not explored this avenue before. I notice that all students stayed for the entire presentation which is unusual."
Sarah Elsdon
DTP Administrator, North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
"I have been to two collage workshops facilitated by Veronica, both have been exceptionally well organised. The guidance is clear, well-paced throughout the session, and caters to those both new to and familiar with collaging. Veronica transforms the room into a creative space and encourage new perspectives on research."
University of Exeter PhD student
'Seeking Shade in a Warming World' - Images of Research PGR Runner Up