Mr Guy Manners | Science editing, writing, proofreading, project management
- [email protected]
- Website
- greenink.co.uk
- Organisation
- Green Ink
- Job title
- Project Leader and Science Writer/Editor
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Guy
Skype
grmanners
Services
Copy-, substantive- and proof-editing; proofreading; science writing; project management
Graphic design; layout; digital services, including PDF accessibility and website design; translation (via company)
Specializations (personal)
- Subjects: Agriculture (especially research and development), international development, forestry, climate change, natural history, biological taxonomy, poverty, social sciences, health
- Types of writing: Annual reports; public-awareness/general audience materials (booklets, magazine and newsletter articles); policy briefs; (peer-reviewed) journal articles and book chapters; technical reports; donor reports; reporting at meetings; blogs
Other skills and experience (personal)
- Photography for publication
- Training researchers in science writing
- International, multicultural experience
Qualifications
Education: BSc (Hons) Zoology, Bedford College (University of London), 1984
Experience: Employment
Science Writer and Editor, Green Ink, home-based, 2012–
Projects Manager, Green Ink, home-based, Jan–Jun 2022
Freelance and consultant in science communications, home-based, 2003–2012
Information Officer, Africa Rice Center, Côte d'Ivoire, 1998–2003
Science Editor/Writer, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, Syira, 1993–1998
Scientific Editor, UK Overseas Development Administration (seconded to Institute of Agricultural Research and Institute of Animal and Veterinary Research), Cameroon, 1990–1993
Scientific Editor, Natural Resources Institute (formerly Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute, Tropical Development and Research Institute), UK, 1984–1990 (1993)
International experience
Countries I have visited for work purposes
Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia (voluntary work), Mozambique (volunary work), Madagascar
Asia: Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka
Americas: Colombia, Mexico, USA
Europe: Italy
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