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Sara Mynott

Sara Mynott is a science writer and communicator, specialising in stories about wildlife and the environment. Sara has over a decade of experience engaging policymakers, practitioners and the broader public, and holds a PhD from the University of Exeter. Her research background is interdisciplinary; spanning fields as diverse as ecology, social science, and animal behaviour.

Geosciences Column: Hazard perception – how great is the risk of a rockfall?

January 30, 2013

In this month’s Geoscience’s column, Sara Mynott discusses the geological hazards associated with climate warming and how recent research sheds new light on our understanding of rockfall frequency. Rockfalls are the free-falling movement of bedrock material from a rock face, a phenomenon also encompassed by the terms ‘landslide’, ‘rockslide’ and ‘rock avalanche’. They range from small debris falls ...[Read More]

New Science Communicator at the EGU Office

January 23, 2013

Meet the newest member of EGU’s communications team, Sara Mynott! Sara will manage GeoLog and the EGU blog network, run our social media channels, and develop EGU’s networking activities for young scientists. Hello from the EGU office! I have just taken on the task of being the EGU’s new social media bod or – if we’re being official – their new Communications Officer. After completing a Masters in ...[Read More]