Ehsan Masood
Encyclopedia
Ehsan Masood is a science writer, journalist
and broadcaster. He is the editor of Research Fortnight
and Research Europe and teaches international science policy at Imperial College London
.
and science communication at Birkbeck, University of London
.
He worked for the journal Nature
as a writer from 1995 to 1999 and again as acting chief commissioning editor in 2008/2009. He has also worked as Opinion Editor of New Scientist
and communications director at LEAD International.
He has also written for Prospect
magazine and Opendemocracy.net, as well as The Times
, The Guardian
and Le Monde
. He is a trustee of Leadership for Environment and Development and also advises the British Council
on science and on cultural relations.
Ehsan Masood is a regular contributor to Home Planet, an environmental affairs programme on BBC Radio 4 in the UK.
, Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey.
His other publications include:
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and broadcaster. He is the editor of Research Fortnight
Research Fortnight
Research Fortnight is a subscription newsletter covering research policy in the UK.Research Fortnight was founded in 1994 by William Cullerne Bown, then a reporter at New Scientist...
and Research Europe and teaches international science policy at Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
.
Biography
Born in London in 1967, his father Hassan Masood worked in actuarial science and his mother Shamsa Masood is a writer of short fiction in Urdu. He went to schools in York, Karachi and London; studied applied physics at Portsmouth PolytechnicUniversity of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The University was ranked 60th out of 122 in The Sunday Times University Guide...
and science communication at Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It offers many Master's and Bachelor's degree programmes that can be studied either part-time or full-time, though nearly all teaching is...
.
He worked for the journal Nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
as a writer from 1995 to 1999 and again as acting chief commissioning editor in 2008/2009. He has also worked as Opinion Editor of New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
and communications director at LEAD International.
He has also written for Prospect
Prospect (magazine)
Prospect is a monthly British general interest magazine, specialising in politics and current affairs. Frequent topics include British, European, and US politics, social issues, art, literature, cinema, science, the media, history, philosophy, and psychology...
magazine and Opendemocracy.net, as well as The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
. He is a trustee of Leadership for Environment and Development and also advises the British Council
British Council
The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
on science and on cultural relations.
Ehsan Masood is a regular contributor to Home Planet, an environmental affairs programme on BBC Radio 4 in the UK.
Selected publications
Ehsan Masood's latest book is Science and Islam: A History. This tells the story of how science developed during Islam's imperial period from 800 to 1500. It is the official tie-in to a three-part documentary series on BBC Television presented by Jim Al-KhaliliJim Al-Khalili
Jim Al-Khalili OBE is an Iraqi-born British theoretical physicist, author and science communicator. He is Professor of Theoretical Physics and Chair in the Public Engagement in Science at the University of Surrey...
, Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey.
His other publications include:
- Shared Europe This is a report for a major new British CouncilBritish CouncilThe British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...
programme of activities aimed at reducing mistrust between non-Muslim and Muslim communities. - Dry: Life Without Water, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press 2006 ISBN 0-674-02224-6 (editor with Daniel Schaffer)
- How Do You Know? Reading Ziauddin SardarZiauddin SardarZiauddin Sardar is a London-based scholar, writer and cultural-critic who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futures studies and science and cultural relations...
on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations, London: Pluto Press 2006 ISBN 074-53-2514-9 (editor) - British Muslims: Media Guide, published by the British Council in association with the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, 2006. Download a copy of Muslims: Media Guide here
- The GM Debate: Who Decides? Analysing Decision-making on Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries, London: Panos 2005
In the media
- In February 2009, Ehsan Masood presented a three-part series for BBC Radio 4 entitled and Science
- Ehsan Masood is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's environmental affairs programme Planet
- Islam's reformers, Prospect article by Ehsan Masood republished on Wanabehuman.
- Science, Development, Faith Ehsan's Open Democracy columns
- Islam and Science Special issue of Nature, November 2006
- Ehsan Masood talks about Dry: Life Without Water on Start the Week on BBC Radio 4, 29 May 2006
- Televised discussion on climate security at Carleton University, Canada with John Ashton, Simon Dalby and hosted by Ken RockburnKen RockburnKen Rockburn is a Canadian radio and television journalist and host. He is most notable for his associations with the Canadian Cable Public Affairs Channel , the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and CHEZ-FM radio.-Career history:...
of CPAC's Talk Politics show, February 2007
External links
- Research Fortnight, UK's leading source of news and data on research funding and policy
- LEAD International, non-profit sustainable development training and networking organization