Dr Kat Arney

Dr Kat Arney holds a degree in natural sciences and a PhD in developmental biology (with Professor Azim Surani) from Cambridge University, followed by a post-doc with Professor Mandy Fisher at Imperial College, London.


Kat is an experienced freelance writer and broadcaster, appearing on the highly successful Naked Scientists for the past decade and producing & presenting the monthly Naked Genetics podcast. She’s written for a wide range of outlets including BBC Online, The Guardian, New Scientist, Al Jazeera Online and more.



She’s also presented several BBC Radio 4 documentaries – Fighting the Power of Pink, Whatever Happened to the Chemistry Set and Mapping the Void – as well as programmes for the Radio 4 Costing the Earth series. She also appeared in the 2013 Royal Institution video advent calendar, along with lots of cake and a naked male model.


Kat is currently writing a popular science book about genetics for Bloomsbury’s new Sigma imprint, due for publication in 2016, and is apparently a “rising star” according to their website. She is definitely not the female Brian Cox, despite what the internet says. Maybe more like the Nigella of science… She is also one of the “Top 10 Brits who make science sexy”, according to BBC America.

Find out more: http://katarney.com