about us.

We’re a consultancy led by Faye Watson

Faye is a Public and Community Engagement Consultant with a diverse range of experience in the Higher Education, third and natural heritage sectors.

You can find out more about Faye by taking a look at her LinkedIn.

Faye works in partnership with other freelancers and organisations who you can find out more about below:

  • Alice Haskell

    Artist & Creative Facilitator

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  • FoSho Studios

    Content Production & Training

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  • Heidi Green

    Health Equity Specialist

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  • Sam Langford

    Creative Performer, Producer & Presenter

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  • Lois Mason

    Digital Communications & Content Creation

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  • Hana Ayoob

    Illustrator & Science Communicator

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  • Abraham Mamela

    Engagement Consultant (Southern Africa)

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our sounding board

  • Emma Yhnell

    Science communicator, educator and equity advocate

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  • John McLauchlan

    Professor of Viral Hepatitis

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  • Sope Wolffs

    Research Consultant & Independent Adviser for James Lind Alliance

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  • Steve Scott

    Public Engagement Lead at UK Research and Innovation

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5% of all our fees go to community projects around the world!

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5% of all our fees go to community projects around the world! ~

What people say about us

  • "Faye is one of the most competent engagement professionals I know. Importantly for us, she is also a lovely person to work with. I (and the team at FoSho) are lucky enough to have been invited to work on a number of projects with Faye and this has provided me with the opportunity to see Faye work with a wide variety of individuals and organisations tackling complex and challenging subjects. Importantly, she is kind, thoughtful and incredibly capable, always striving to build on successes and solve challenges."

    Fynn Elkington, Managing Director of FoSho Studios

  • "At every stage of the process, Faye has consistently shown unwavering commitment to not only the smooth running of the project, but crucially, a dedicated approach to ensure our service users are fully included. Faye has gone to exceptional lengths to be fully inclusive and avoid stigmatising content which demonstrates not just her determination, but a keen sense of detail and awareness of the difficulties faced by people living with a blood-borne virus."

    Peer Support Scotland Team, Terrence Higgins Trust

  • "In an almost 10 year career in Science Communication, I can count on one hand the number of people who are dedicated to creating true positive impact on audiences, colleagues and institutions. Faye is on that list. In the time we have worked together, it has been a true breath of fresh air to see her approach to people management, to community engagement, to ensuring that research is improved through public engagement and that public audiences benefit from academic research."

    Sam Langford, Creative Performer, Producer and Presenter

  • “Engagement work takes many forms, and many people are skilled in different aspects of it. Faye stands out for being ‘the complete package.’ She has a deep and considered commitment to supporting and developing the people around her to produce effective teams. On all the occasions I have worked with her she has not only helped to deliver the plan I had in mind, but has shown how this could be used in ways that were wider, more impactful and more ambitious than I could have anticipated.”

    Professor Ed Hutchinson, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research

  • "Faye has an exceptional talent for bringing together different groups of people and creating a relaxed but productive environment for all to contribute to the goal of the project."

    Cassandra Hugill, CEO, Martingale Foundation

  • "Faye’s drive and determination, coupled with her knowledge of public engagement practice has led to two very fruitful funding applications. My interactions with Faye have always resulted in exciting developments and opportunities for public engagement and increasingly diverse ways to promote our work to an ever-increasing audience, in person and online including local and national media."

    Dr Ben Brennan, Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow

  • "In 2021, I undertook an internship supervised by Faye. Faye has an incredible capacity for building strong relationships with her colleagues. She is open and attentive, and actively seeks feedback and opportunities to grow. For this reason, Faye remains a key mentor of mine. She supported me in searching for a career outside of academia and helped me adapt my academic CV. Her support in applying for jobs helped me secure an incredible role that aligns exactly with my career goals"

    Dr Tia Salter, Senior Professional Development Officer, Royal Society of Biology

  • "More than the technical opportunities I was provided with, Faye has created an amazing atmosphere within the Engagement and Communications Team that allows us all to learn from one another and gain the most out of our work that we can. My time with Faye and her team has made me a more engaged and effective communicator, and has let me grow as a scientist, and I am very grateful to her and all of the extra work she put in to make the project an unforgettable experience.”

    Dr Sarah Walsh, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research