Science broadcaster and journalist

About

I’m an award-winning science presenter and journalist with a background in physics.

Chasing the science behind the Northern Lights in Svalbard, Norway.

Podcasts and radio

I present podcasts and radio shows for the BBC, including CrowdScience and Unexpected Elements on the BBC World Service. I also present Wind Down Wisdom on Radio 3 Unwind.

I regularly feature on shows as a science ‘expert’, including Inside Science on Radio 4, and The Climate Question and What in the World on the BBC World Service.

TV

I host The Engineers, where I chair conversations with world-leading experts for BBC World TV and the World Service. My work has also taken me onto international TV channels (DR in Denmark, BNT in Bulgaria) where I’ve featured as a science expert.

Social media

I make social media videos for clients and my personal accounts. Across all platforms, my videos have accumulated over 20 million views.

@carolinesteelscience

This black block of pitch looks pretty solid, right? But actually, it can behave like a liquid because if you put pitch in a funnel, it drips out the bottom once every 10 years. Professor John Mainstone was very keen to see it. Here is the series of unfortunate, and almost unbelievable events that would mean Prof. Mainstone would sadly never get to see the pitch in action…😭 #fail #science #experiment #queensland #physics

♬ I’ll Be with You from This Day Forward, For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer, In Sickness and in Health, To Love and to Cherish, Till Death Do Us Part (feat. Anastasia Goose) – Andrei Krylov
@carolinesteelscience

Rainbow maths 🌈 #rainbows #science #sciencefacts #physics #greenscreen

♬ original sound – carolinesteelscience

I also regularly feature on YouTube episodes of What in the World and The Climate Question. 

Talks and live events

I love making science come alive on stage through chairing panels, giving talks, or literally blowing things up during live science shows.

Education

I have an MA in Physical Sciences (specialising in physics) from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London.