About

Hi, I’m Amalyah.

I’m a freelance science journalist based in London, having recently moved back from Melbourne, Australia.

My writing focuses on science, nature and the environment, and those intersections where science and culture collide.

My work has appeared in The Saturday Paper, Cosmos Magazine, The New Daily, The Diplomat, The Medical Republic, RenewEconomy, Particle, and The Citizen.

I have presented and produced audio content for the Cosmos Briefing podcast, LiSTNR’s Huh? Science Explained podcast, and All The Best Radio.

I’ve been lucky enough to have my work recognised, including my long-form science features which were published in the annual anthologies The Best Australian Science Writing 2023 and 2024.

I was runner up for the 2023 Bragg Prize for Science Writing, for this story on gene editing for conservation

In 2023 I was runner up at the Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards for Excellence in Science, Medical and Healthcare Reporting, and in 2022 I was a finalist in those same awards for Student Journalist of the Year.

In 2021, I won the Monash Climate Change Communication Hub Award for best climate change reporting, for this story on the future of bushfire behaviour.

I also write content for scientific institutions, including press releases and long-form stories.

If you’d like to work together, you can reach out via the contact page.