From 2018-2020 Charlotte Ballard was the science communication and public relations officer co-ordinating the media and outreach programme of GLOBALGOALS. She was trained as an evolutionary biologist before moving towards sustainability research and communication. In addition to this role she developed and implemented the communication strategy for the Copernicus Institute as a whole, and is particularly interested in helping researchers become more effective in communicating their work to non-academic audiences. She also co-coordinated the flagship second year BSc course Global Integration Project, which focuses on the SDGs and connects 140 students to over 30 policymakers worldwide. From September 2020 Charlotte Ballard will continue in a communications role at the Stockholm Resilience Centre.