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About Francesca Benson

Francesca Benson

Francesca Benson

Copy Editor and Staff Writer

About the Author

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham, where she was Science and Technology editor for the uni paper Redbrick. She is passionate about science communication, believing that science news should be accessible and fun. Fascinated by the weird and wonderful side of science, her main topics of interest are biology and health. She also loves the chemistry behind cosmetics, which she has written about for the Yorkshire Evening Post.

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ACADEMIC HISTORY

University of Birmingham, MSci Biochemistry, 2020

National Council for the Training of Journalists, Fact checking and verification, 2024

TIME AT IFLSCIENCE

2020 - 2025

149 PUBLISHED ARTICLES

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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