— Science Communicator & Producer
Dr Leila
Battison
Science is only as powerful as the story it travels in.
Award-winning producer, writer, and speaker with a PhD in Earth Sciences from Oxford. I help broadcasters, brands, and organisations tell extraordinary science stories on screen, on stage, and in print.
15+
YEARS PRODUCING
BBC
NETFLIX NATGEO
PhD
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS
BBC
NETFLIX
AMAZON PRIME
AMAZON PRIME
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
DISCOVERY CHANNEL
SCISHOW
PBS EONS
NASA
UNSW
CRASH COURSE
AWARDS
VIDEO · 2025
Webby Honoree
SciShow · Deep Dive
PODCAST · 2020 · 2019
Webby Award x 2
Twenty Thousand Hertz
SOCIAL · 2018
Webby Award
BBC Earth · Blue Planet II
EDUCATION · 2013
Teacher of the Year
Arrow Awards · Sussex
ACADEMIC · 2008
Palaeontology Prize
Palaeontological Association
WHAT I OFFER —
How I can
help you
From a full production to a single consultation, I bring scientific credibility, editorial rigour, and creative instinct to every project.
Video & Podcast Production
End-to-end science content production for broadcast, streaming, and digital. Series development, scripting, directing, and post-production. Clients include BBC, Netflix, NatGeo and Discovery.
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Author & Writer
Long-form science writing rooted in story. Currently developing a book exploring the science of the natural world, alongside essays, features, and editorial work across print and digital.
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Speaker & Presenter
Bookable for events, festivals, panels, and corporate engagements. I speak on science communication, the natural world, motherhood and identity, and the future of science media.
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Media Training & Consultation
I help scientists and researchers communicate confidently on camera, on air, and on stage. One-to-one coaching, team workshops, and ongoing consultancy for institutions and organisations.
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SELECTED WORK —
Past
projects
YOUTUBE · SOMETHING INCREDIBLE
Something Incredible – Science on YouTube
Ongoing · Long-form educational video · Growing toward 10k subscribers
PODCAST & BLOG · THE SCIENCE BABY
The Science Baby
Co-hosted with Kim Bartholomew · Reassuring parent science
DOCUMENTARY · BBC / NETFLIX / NATGEO
Broadcast Documentary Productions
Producer / Director · Various networks
PODCAST · 20K / 99PI
Podcast Production
Writer / Producer · Narrative and interview formats · Video and Audio
SCIENCE WRITING · SUBSTACK
Features & Long-form Essays
Print & digital · Science, Nature, Motherhood
RESEARCH · NASA / OXFORD
Geobiology and Exobiology
Earth Sciences PhD · Peer-reviewed science · Experiment and fieldwork
ABOUT —
Science, stories,
and the wonder
in between
I’m Dr Leila Battison: a science communicator, producer, and writer with a PhD in Earth Sciences from Oxford and a career built on making science feel urgent, human, and alive.
I’ve produced and directed for the BBC, Netflix, Amazon Prime, National Geographic, Discovery, and Curiosity Stream — and I spent time as a researcher at NASA’s exobiology institute before deciding I preferred telling science stories to generating them.
Now I run Something Incredible on YouTube, co-host the Science Baby podcast, and am writing a book. I’m based on the south coast of England, and when I’m not working, I’m collecting rocks, reading, or raising a curious small human.
“I wanted to try communicating science instead of doing it, and I’ve never looked back.”
PhD, Oxford
NASA Exobiology
BBC / Netflix / NatGeo
Award-winning Producer
The Science Baby Podcast
Something Incredible (YouTube)
SPEAKING & EVENTS —
Book me to
speak
I’m available for festivals, conferences, corporate events, schools, and panels. I bring rigorous science communication with genuine warmth, curiosity, and a knack for leaving audiences wanting to know more.
Topics include:
- Earth’s Forgotten History
- What They Don’t Tell You About Motherhood
- Are We Alone In The Universe?
- Why Nobody Believes Scientists Anymore
- Inspiring Women of STEM
“Leila has an extraordinary gift for taking complex science and making it feel personal and unmissable. Our audience left genuinely electrified.”
— Caroline Stokes, Pint-Sized Science
Your story
told clearly
CONSULTATION & TRAINING—
Media training for
scientists
You know your science. I help you share it. Whether you’re preparing for a press interview, a keynote, or a camera-facing social media presence, I offer practical, tailored coaching grounded in broadcast experience.
On-camera coaching
Individual or group sessions for researchers and academics
Institutional workshops
Half-day or full-day media training for research teams (in association with Stori)
Interview preparation
For broadcast, podcast, or print media appearances
Content strategy
Build a credible science communication presence
WRITING & BOOKS —
The book
is coming
I’m currently developing a non-fiction book about one of my greatest passions: the overlooked and underestimated history of Earth before there were animals on the scene.
It takes us on a journey through our planet’s first four billion years, and is written with the same curiosity and depth that drives all of my work.
Seeking representation. Publisher and agent enquiries welcome.
— GET IN TOUCH —
Let’s make
something extraordinary
Whether you have a project in mind, want to book me for an event, or just want to say hello — I’d love to hear from you.
Leila Battison 