14 Facts About Roger Highfield

Roger Highfield studied Chemistry at Pembroke College, Oxford and was awarded a Master of Arts degree in chemistry in 1980 followed by a Doctor of Philosophy for research on neutron scattering from chemical species.

Roger Highfield served as the science editor of The Daily Telegraph for more than 20 years.

Roger Highfield was the editor for the British magazine New Scientist from 2008 to 2011, where he redesigned the magazine and introduced new sections, notably Aperture and Instant Expert.

In 2019, Roger Highfield became the science director at the Science Museum Group.

Roger Highfield is a visiting professor of Public Engagement at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology.

Roger Highfield is a visiting professor of Public Engagement at the Department of Chemistry at UCL and a member of the Medical Research Council.

Roger Highfield has written and co-authored ten popular science books, and edited two written by Craig Venter, including:.

Roger Highfield has written longer articles for Aeon, and Wired.

Roger Highfield has been listed on the Evening Standard Progress 1000 in 2012 and 2016.

In 2012, Roger Highfield gave the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture, on Heroes of Science, at the Royal Society.

In 2020, Roger Highfield was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Roger Highfield was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to public engagement with science.

In 2024, Roger Highfield was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Roger Highfield met his wife, Julia Brookes, at the University of Oxford.