Ben Kennedy loves learning and teaching about rocks. His two main areas of research are 1) why do volcanoes erupt and 2) what are the best ways to learn and teach about planet Earth. His research is driven by trans-disciplinary and novel collaborations between Science, Education, Engineering and Arts. The research questions that he works on are sourced from the needs of society relating to education and hazard awareness. To do this he talks to as many people as possible from schools, international universities, research institutes, government, and industry. This research is then taken up by government organisation who decide how to monitor volcanoes and make hazard maps. He also sees uptake in changing the ways lecturers and teachers teach- which affects thousands of students.
Ben is also driven by an insatiable curiosity and sense of fun and adventure.
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