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Naomi Elster

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Naomi Elster’s Biography

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My stories blend my curiosity, research expertise, and love of storytelling.

Besides writing, I have been a scientist, non-profit director, and activist. I campaigned in Ireland's pro-choice referendum, have a PhD in cancer and am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).

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How an objective measure of pain could counter bias in medicine

How an objective measure of pain could counter bias in medicine

How much does it hurt? You might think it's one of the simplest questions in health and medicine. But in fact…

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The New Anatomy

The New Anatomy

Susan Standring has been the editor in chief of the 39th, 40th and 41st editions of Gray's Anatomy, the vener…

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Tracking Wolves in the Wild Heart of Italy

Tracking Wolves in the Wild Heart of Italy

Nothing moved on the side of the mountain. Nothing except us, as we quietly scanned the wide expanse of snow …

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Ireland's Repeal of the Eighth in Retrospect: Evidence and Empathy Won the Day - Rewire.News

Ireland's Repeal of the Eighth in Retrospect: Evidence and Empathy Won the Day - Rewire.News

In May, a two-thirds majority of Irish voters cast ballots to repeal the Eighth Amendment, a constitutional b…

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In Her DNA

In Her DNA

In November 2018, the Bank of England asked the public to 'Think Science' when nominating candidates for reco…

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Why non-smokers are getting lung cancer

Why non-smokers are getting lung cancer

As a lung cancer researcher and patient advocate at Trinity College Dublin, Anne-Marie Baird gets mixed respo…

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Articles

REVIEW: THE NOTION OF RECOMPENSE at Old Red Lion Playhouse 13 – 15 October 2026

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By Naomi Elster
| londonpubtheatres.com
“I wonder what Elin did that was so bad? She was turned back, the witch bloody died, that should have been the end of it.” ★★★ ½ Elin has been turned into an owl. In a typical fairy tale, the lifting of that curse would be the happy ever after – but this isn’t a typical tale, and the end of the curse is just the beginning.
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Contextualising the gender pay gap

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By Naomi Elster
| The New Feminist Magazine Verified
November is hardly anyone’s favourite month. The days are darker and damper. It’s colder. And for women, November is effectively the month we stop being paid. Imagine going into a shop with two of your friends. You all pay £5 with a £10 note. When it comes to getting the change, only one of you gets the £5 owed to you. One of you gets half that, and one of you even less. No one would go into that shop, but it’s what’s happening when so many of us are getting shortchanged at the tills of the economy.
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Reckoning the Great Hunger

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By Naomi Elster
| MSN UK Verified
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Awards

Simon Cumbers Media Fund

2018 - Development Journalism

Grant to investigate maternal mortality in Guatemala: award in 2018, field visit and reports completed and published in 2019, for the Sunday Business Post and the Irish Times