Rebecca Sabrina Morelle (born 8 December 1978) is a British

science journalist Science journalism conveys reporting about science to the public. The field typically involves interactions between scientists, journalists, and the public. Origins Modern science journalism dates back to '' Digdarshan'' (means showing the d ...

, currently global science correspondent for

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Early life

She attended Goffs School (now

Goffs Academy Goffs Academy is a selective secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England with around 1,300 students. The school's motto was "Sola Virtus Invicta", (which roughly translates from Latin to "stre ...

) in

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...

Borough of Broxbourne The Borough of Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea. ...

, south-east

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Career

Morelle graduated from

Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

in July 2001, with a first class degree in chemistry, and then worked as senior press officer at the

Science Media Centre The Science Media Centre is a charitable company, first formed in 2002, two years after the United Kingdom House of Lords Select committee on Science and Technology's third report on "Science and Society" in 2000. This report stated that while ...

. In late 2005, Morelle was the first recipient of the

Ivan Noble Ivan Noble (June 1967 – 31 January 2005) was a British journalist who worked for BBC News Online, and became well known for his diary documenting his fight against cancer. Born in Leeds, he lived in East Germany working as a translator betwee ...

Bursary at

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* 1978 births BBC science journalists English journalists British reporters and correspondents Alumni of St Anne's College, Oxford People from Cheshunt Living people {{UK-journalist-stub