Watch Support Search What's on Education Christmas Lectures Our history About Blog About → Organisation → Team → Membership and Development → Hayley Burwell → Hayley Burwell Marketing and Communications Manager Hayley Burwell Role Hayley is responsible for making sure as many people as possible hear about all the amazing opportunities to engage with science provided by the Ri and for raising awareness of the organisation’s rich heritage and continuing impact on the future of science. She is always on the look-out for new ways to engage with and talk to the Ri’s members, supporters and partners and takes the lead on all communications and marketing activities, including managing all media and filming requests. About Hayley was born in South Africa, travelled north a bit to Botswana for her primary school years and then quite a bit further north to Wales for secondary school. This start has given her a permanent case of itchy feet and she has since taught English in Vietnam, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates while completing a degree in Japanese at the University of Oxford, before a stint in South Australia working in corporate communications. She has supported a wide range of organisations from the private, public and non-for-profit sectors with strategic communications including media liaison, social media engagement and branding. Scientific inspiration Without a scientific background myself, I always find it fascinating meeting scientists and science students and quizzing them about what they study and why. Luckily, there are quite a few who walk through the Ri’s doors. Favourite experiment/demo I love Modern Alchemy: Detonating Nitrogen Triiodide because of its Hollywood elements; suspense, danger, a dramatic explosion and of course, a fearless presenter. Best thing about the Ri The Ri is the only place I’ve ever worked where you can ask a simple question and for an answer your colleagues conduct a full scale practical experiment using whatever they have to hand on their desk. Asking ‘why’ has never been so fun! Related content About us Find out more Blog Find out more Modern Alchemy: Detonating Nitrogen Triiodide Watch What's On Find out more Learn Masterclasses L'Oréal Young Scientist Centre Events for the whole family Science shows Interactive games Christmas Lectures Visit News What's On Food & Drink The Faraday Museum Heritage tours Find us Support Donate to the Ri Join the Ri Renew your Membership Corporate Partnerships 14-10 Club Events Jobs Keep in touch Keep up to date with regular emails from the Ri © Royal Institution 2013 Facebook Twitter Youtube Venue Hire Press T&Cs Privacy Policy Accessibility Contact Us