Welcome to my website!
I'm a freelance science journalist
published on Live Science, BBC Science Focus, Scientific American and more.
I retrained as a journalist after nearly a decade of working with animals. Much of my writing is about wildlife and the environment, but I cover all kinds of stories.
I have a master's degree in International Journalism from Cardiff University and a second master's degree in Biodiversity, Evolution, and Conservation in Action from Middlesex University London.
My Portfolio.
I began my journalism career at Future plc in 2020, working as a trainee news writer and then staff writer for Live Science. There I completed the NCTJ National Qualification in Journalism and Senior Journalist Apprenticeship with PA training. Live Science features heavily in my portfolio, and I continue to write for them as a freelancer.
DIGITAL
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Not in the way you think
How It Works Magazine and other print publications have republished my Live Science stories, translating them into different languages.
INVESTIGATION
In 2022, I carried out an investigation into the UK human remains trade for Live Science. I maintain an active interest in the display, study, and sale of human remains. You can read more about it on my new blog.
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CONTACT
Let's Get
in touch.
Please use the contact form below to get in touch. I keep my personal social media use to a minimum, but you can DM me on X (Twitter) as a last resort @patrickpester
Image Credits
Pika - Diana Roberts/Unsplash
Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the world - How It Works (Photo by Jane Rix)
Hybrid monkey - Nicole Lee
Shipwreck - Jay Dutta/Unsplash
Cracked ground - Mike Erskine/Unsplash
Komodo dragon - Max Letek/Unsplash
Great white sharks mistakenly identify humans as prey - How It Works (Photo by Alastair Pollock)
Everything else - Wix
Skull - Mathew MacQuarrie/Unsplash