Dr Stuart Farrimond

A medical doctor by trade, I hung up my stethoscope after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008. Now with over five years of clear scans, I unleash my dry wit and passion for communicating science on an unsuspecting public.

I write regularly in the printed and online press, and my writing has previously featured in New Scientist, Washington Post, The Independent, Benhealth Magazine and the Tampa Tribune. I was shortlisted for Guardian/Observer science writer of the year in 2011 and in the same year I founded Guru Magazine, a free digital ‘science lifestyle’ periodical that showcases the efforts of new and upcoming writers and designers.

Every Tuesday lunchtime you can tune in to Radio Wiltshire to hear me demystify the science of the everyday in ‘Life Science’. You might also see me occasionally popping up on the TV explaining the science of biscuit dunking and discussing other pressing science and health-related issues.

A ‘cancer survivor’, I am Digital Technology Advisor for the International Brain Tumour Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation that operates in over 100 countries. This role sees me curating and writing their monthly ‘e-News’ summary of the latest brain tumour related news that is distributed to over 6,000 stakeholders in brain tumour research and care.

Prizes go to anyone who can guess what the photo of me is all about.