Summary
I am the Director of the Science Communication Unit where I teach media theory and science journalism. My research interests include the popularisation of physics, science journalism and other aspects of the science/public interface.
I joined the Science Communication Unit at Imperial in 2001. I have a PhD in theoretical physics from Newcastle University and was a lecturer in astronomy at Sussex University before deciding to focus on critical analyses of science.
Current research interests
- the role of narrative in science and popular science
- the ideological nature of science journalism
Teaching
MSc modules on the media representation of science and narrative theory.
Publications
Journals
Mellor F, 2021, Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity, Public Understanding of Science, Vol:30, ISSN:0963-6625, Pages:1073-1074
Mellor F, 2018, Configuring epistemic authority: the significance of film style in documentaries about science, Science in Context, Vol:31, ISSN:0269-8897, Pages:39-59
Books
Mellor F, Webster S, 2017, The Silences of Science: Gaps and Pauses in the Communication of Science, Routledge, ISBN:978 1 4724 5997 8