Katherine Barnes (nee Anderson) is International Press Officer at King's College London, promoting news and events from the university to global media. Katherine previously worked as a Press Officer at Nature Publishing Group, and most recently as a freelance science writer and editor, focusing mainly on Earth and environmental science. She has a background in publishing, PR and science communication, and has worked in the UK, Spain and USA. She has an MSci in Geology from UCL and is studying for a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Relations from the CIPR.