Dr Hayley Tomes

Hayley did her doctorate in neuroscience in the field of electrophysiology, which gives her a strong grounding in the intricacies of neuroscience research.  

In her role as science communicator for the Neuroscience Institute (NI) she facilitates internal communications for the NI's 80+ members, manages the website and social media channels, fields all media requests for neuro-experts, as well as producing all manner of written and graphical content for the institute. She also writes/facilitates articles about newsworthy discoveries and the many NI researcher achievements.

Her portfolio includes a strong focus on public engagement and increasing public understanding of the brain. Furthermore she is establishing strong links with other institutions and researchers across Africa to strengthen and drive neuro-health related initiatives for the continent.