Jim Al-Khalili
Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and broadcaster; host of The Life Scientific.
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Roles
Humanists UK (before)
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- Jim Al-Khalili is an Iraqi-British theoretical physicist and science communicator, born in Baghdad in 1962.
- He is a professor at the University of Surrey, where he holds a chair in public engagement in science.
- He presents The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4.
- He was president of Humanists UK from January 2013 to January 2016.
Key facts
- Born
- 20 September 1962, Baghdad1
- Education
- BSc physics (1986) and PhD in nuclear reaction theory (1989), University of Surrey1
- Position
- Professor of theoretical physics and chair in public engagement in science, University of Surrey1
- Broadcasting
- Presenter of The Life Scientific, BBC Radio 41
- Humanists UK
- President, January 2013 to January 20161
- Books
- Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed (2004); The House of Wisdom (2010)1
- Honours
- Michael Faraday Prize (2007); OBE (2008); Stephen Hawking Medal (2016); FRS (2018); CBE (2021)1
Roles
Before
Leads until Jan 2016
Humanists UK (president) source on Humanists UK
Links
Sources
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