{{Short description|British science communicator (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2020}} '''Emily Grossman''' (born 7 July 1978) is a science communicator and populariser, was a resident expert on ''The Alan Titchmarsh Show'', and has been a panellist on the Sky1 television show ''Duck Quacks Don't Echo''.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smi/latest-news/emily-grossman-1.456871 | title = Emily Grossman talks statistics in media | date = 15 April 2015| publisher = The University of Sheffield | access-date = 11 November 2015}}</ref> She has hosted events and given lectures at a number of institutions, including the Royal Academy, the Royal Statistical Society, the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh, Scotland and various museums, both on science topics as well as advocating the encouragement of women in science. She has a PhD in cancer research,<ref>{{cite web | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=SZJMcgAACAAJ | title = Isolation and Characterisation of Novel Spindle Formation Mutants in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces Pombe |year = 2003 | publisher = University of Manchester. School of Biological Sciences | access-date = 8 January 2017}}</ref> and contributed to the discovery of a new molecule while based at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research.<ref name= "Camden">{{cite web | url=http://www.thecnj.com/review/120706/feat120706_01.html | last=Isaaman | first =Gerald |title= The Snow White who started as a doctor | date= 7 December 2006 |work= Camden New Journal |access-date= 11 November 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life and career== Grossman has a first class degree in natural sciences from Queens' College, Cambridge and a PhD from the University of Manchester. Her father is a professor of endocrinology, and her mother is a travel and TV writer.<ref name= "Camden" /> Her parents divorced when she was four years old; she said that event caused her to take great interest in her schoolwork, which she enjoyed. She initially intended to be a physicist, but convinced herself that she was not doing as well as the male students and subsequently switched to biology. She later discovered that she had indeed been doing as well as the boys in the physics exams, and pondered what she would have done differently if she'd had a female role model or encouragement to stay in physics at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emilygrossman.co.uk/bio|title=A Bit Of Background – Why I Do What I Do|last=Grossman |first=Emily |accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref>
In 2017, she was named one of the honorary STEM ambassadors at the STEM Inspiration Awards, for championing science education and being a role model for youth interested in related careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stem.org.uk/news-and-views/news/dr-emily-grossman-honoured-event-celebrating-stem-education|title=Dr Emily Grossman honoured at event celebrating STEM education |publisher=STEM.org.uk|date=4 October 2017|accessdate=11 July 2018}}</ref>
She made the decision to have some of her eggs frozen to preserve them for when she meets the person she would like to have a family with. She advocates that women considering having the procedure done do so earlier than their mid-thirties, as the success rate for younger eggs is higher.<ref>{{cite episode|last=Derbyshire |first=Victoria (host)|series=Victoria Derbyshire|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-45116823/why-i-chose-to-freeze-my-eggs|title=Why I chose to freeze my eggs|network=BBC News|date=8 August 2018|accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref>
Emily Grossman is Jewish and "honors the experiences of her ancestors" through Judaism.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/67578c_f0f20219ddc04625b28f158b13b32c65.pdf|title=My Life in 20-ish Questions: Emily Grossman|date=23 August 2019|work=Jewish Telegraph|accessdate=21 October 2019}}</ref>
== Tim Hunt controversy ==
Following the controversy involving a statement made on 8 June 2015 by British biochemist and molecular physiologist Tim Hunt about women when he said "when you criticise them they cry",<ref name=Radcliffe>{{Cite news|last=Radcliffe|first=Rebecca|url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/10/nobel-scientist-tim-hunt-female-scientists-cause-trouble-for-men-in-labs|title = Nobel scientist Tim Hunt: female scientists cause trouble for men in labs|date = 10 June 2015|work = The Guardian|access-date = 10 June 2015}}</ref><ref name=Saul>{{Cite news|last=Saul|first=Heather|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/richard-dawkins-demands-apology-from-sir-tim-hunts-critics-and-claims-leaked-transcript-shows-sexist-comments-were-lighthearted-banter-10341160.html|title = Richard Dawkins demands apology from Sir Tim Hunt's critics and claims leaked transcript shows 'sexist' comments were 'light-hearted banter'|date = 24 June 2015|work = The Independent|access-date = 24 June 2015|location=London}}</ref> Grossman stated "We desperately need to encourage more girls into science careers, and the concern is this might put them off." After speaking out on various media sources on this point, including a debate with Milo Yiannopoulos on Sky News,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBiS4qTsjCg|title=Debate: Sexism In Science|last=Sky News|date=10 June 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref> she was made the object of numerous sexist remarks on Twitter and YouTube.<ref name=Shaw>{{Cite news|last=Shaw|first=Claire|url =https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/12/tim-hunt-trouble-with-girls-in-science-comment|title =The trouble with Tim Hunt's 'trouble with girls in science' comment|date = 1 June 2015|work =The Guardian|access-date = 24 February 2016}}</ref><ref name=Plait>{{Cite news|last=Plait|first=Phil|url =http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/07/01/tim_hunt_nobel_laureate_s_comments_about_girls_and_science.html|title =Which Hunt?|date = 1 July 2015|work =Slate|access-date = 24 February 2016}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.emilygrossman.co.uk}}
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