Professor Chris Jackson (@seis_matters) will be the first Black person to present a Royal Institution Christmas lecture. Jackson is one of three UK scientists presenting this year around the theme: Planet Earth: A User’s Guide (get your tickets to the Royal Institution’s Christmas lectures here)
‘I’m up for the fight’: Chris Jackson to be first black scientist to give Christmas lecture (Guardian article)
Watch excerpt of SkyNews interview with Prof Chris Jackson below:
Earth Scientist, Prof Christopher Jackson tells @skynewsniall about this years' Christmas Lectures as he becomes the first black scientist to present the Royal Institution of Science series 🌍 🎄#KayBurley
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— SkyNews (@SkyNews) August 25, 2020