Victoria Beale
Communications Specialist

Profile

Biography

Victoria is a Communications Specialist with a broad range of experience in both the academic and charity sectors. She is embedded in several of SEI York’s research projects, particularly those using participatory methodologies, and supports the Inclusive Citizen Science Research Group.

Victoria designs communication and impact strategies for research projects and uses a variety of media and channels to effectively engage audiences. Victoria is SEI's communication lead for our extensive research on indoor air quality, including the CHILI and Air Hub projects which build on the SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) initiative.

Victoria has a background in wildlife conservation and environmental education. She holds an MSc in Wildlife Management from the University of Reading and a BA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. She began her career as Assistant Warden at a bird observatory in southern Portugal, before moving to work for the Church of Scotland as its first dedicated environmental officer. Before joining SEI in 2022, Victoria worked as Network Facilitator for an international research network on environmental history, Communications Officer for a York church and Senior Ethics Administrator in the University of York’s Biology Department.