Space Speaker Sarah Cruddas

Space Speaker Sarah Cruddas is a journalist, broadcaster, and children's author with an academic background in astrophysics. On TV, she can be seen on Sky News covering Space News, as well as appearances on the BBC, ITV, Channel 5 News, and Channel 4 News as a guest reporter. She's also an expert on shows on the Discovery Channel and National Geographic.

On radio, Sarah lends her voice as a science expert across BBC radio and has presented and reported for BBC Radio 4. She also writes about space for various publications including BBC News, The Sunday Times, BBC Focus, BBC Futures, New Scientist, CNN, and The Royal Aeronautical Society. She is currently writing and presenting a documentary series on space exploration.

Sarah also works as a consultant for space and new technology companies in the UK and USA. Recent credits include working with Flirtey, the first company to fly an FAA-approved drone test in the USA, and Haydale, a graphene solutions provider. This experience gives Sarah a unique perspective and excellent understanding of science and technology, as well as how businesses are turning these ideas into reality.

Sarah Cruddas has extensive experience as an events host and after-dinner speaker in the UK, Europe, and America. Recent credits include working in Silicon Valley with NASA, Virgin Galactic, and the Space Foundation, exploring how business is driving forward space exploration. She has also worked with Red Bull Stratos, hosting live shows with Space Diver Felix Baumgartner, and hosting live shows with British Astronaut Tim Peake and Moon-walker Buzz Aldrin.

Sarah's special interests include how business can advance science and innovation. Other clients have included The European Union, Samsung, Google, The Commercial Graphene Show, AON, and RAL Space. She has also worked extensively with schools and universities to encourage women into science and technology fields. Apart from science, Sarah has a passion for travel and is an experienced foreign reporter. Credits include reporting from Rwanda, Moldova, Transnistria, Tibet, China, North Korea, Australia, and various US and Western Europe locations.

She works with and supports the charities Hope and Homes for Children and Bobby Charlton's personal charity, Find a Better Way. She is interested in broadcast, corporate presenting, and outreach work in space science, technology, and engineering. Sarah Cruddas is a highly sought-after corporate presenter, events host, and captivating after-dinner speaker. She has also been a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ambassador since 2009, encouraging children to show interest in science and engineering.

Speaker Topics:

Keynote & After Dinner Speaking - Sarah Cruddas can talk in-depth, confidently, and with a great deal of hands-on experience about a range of science, engineering, and technology subjects. Her specialist areas include:

•    Astronomy
•    Space science and technology
•    Science and the developing world
•    Communicating and reporting on science
•    Engineering and technology and how science is shaping our world.

Examples Sarah can draw on from her direct experience include all past and present space missions, including space in developing regions like China and Africa and the commercial space industry. Additional examples include work she has done with Sir Bobby Charlton on improving the science behind clearing landmines, as well as examples about material science development and how science and technology are shaping medical advances.

Educational Talks:
Sarah Cruddas is a best-selling children's factual author, writing books about space published by Dorling Kindersley, and has extensive experience working with schools and the education sector, from Key Stage 1 to sixth form. She is especially passionate about talking to girls about developing careers in science, engineering, and technology under the STEM umbrella.

Topics for talks with children include astronomy, space, weather, material science, technology, and engineering. Sarah also presents career talks specific to the sciences and talks on how science shapes our world and the importance of science and engineering. Sarah can talk to children about the work she has done reporting abroad and the important role science plays in the developing world - from countries such as Tibet, North Korea, China, Moldova, and Rwanda, covering topics such as farming, climate change, landmine clearing, and children in institutional care.

Conference Facilitating & Presenting:
Sarah Cruddas has extensive experience facilitating conferences. Examples include business events with a science and technology focus, awards evenings, science festivals, and educational events. Conference facilitating has included live interviews with guests on stage and hosting discussions and debates.

Specialist areas include science, technology, engineering, weather, climate, and education. Additional topics include travel, foreign reporting, and overseas charity work.

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