Amber Griffiths

Amber Griffiths predominantly works on environmental and social projects, with an academic and applied background in science, and more recently in illustration/design practices. It is the blend of these skills forms the basis of her work.

Amber holds an BSc in Biology (University College London 2003), MRes in Animal Science (Imperial College London 2005), PhD in wildlife genetics (Institute of Zoology/Queen Mary University of London 2008) and was made a Docent in ecological genetics (University of Helsinki 2011), she is also currently completing an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice (Falmouth University 2024-2026). She has published in academic journals covering topics from climate impacts and genomics, to data visualisation and sound art, finding hopping between and merging disciplines a natural place to be. She has won two major research fellowships (Academy of Finland, and EU Marie Curie) and held a permanent lectureship at the Environment and Sustainability Institute (University of Exeter, 2012-2014), supervising three PhD students during this academic phase (the fabulous Dr. Abhilash Nair, Dr. Charlie Ellis, and Dr. Lewis Campbell).

Amber is adept at translating complex topics for very broad audiences, having worked at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, published in The Guardian and The Conversation, and in 2014 establishing the independent research, design and development studio Then Try This. While at Then Try This she has led collaborative projects and delivered commissions for major international visitor attractions like the Deutsches Museum (Munich), Natural History Museum (London) and Eden Project (Cornwall). She has held several funding panel positions including chairing on multi-million pound interdisciplinary and public engagement calls for UKRI and NERC, as well as academic journal editorial roles and advisory roles for charities and galleries.

You can email Amber at amber@thentrythis.org.

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