Scientist & Influencer
A STEM fluencer if you will.
Eleonora Svanberg, born April 25th 1999, is a half-Swedish and half-Persian content creator, writer, founder, speaker, advocate and theoretical physics PhD student at the University of Oxford.
In total she has over 200,000 followers on her social media (@eleonorasvanberg), inspiring the future generation to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). For her equality work, she received the Compass Rose Award by H.M the Swedish King in 2021.
“You’re my version of Taylor Swift”
Student
— Girl in audience after a talk by Svanberg
In October 2024, Svanberg will start her PhD in applied mathematics at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. She also hold a master’s degree in applied mathematics from St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and a bachelor’s degree in physics from Stockholm University.
Influencer
Svanberg uses social media to democratise STEM and inspire the younger generation. If you want to reach out to young people, you have to be where they hang out. In total, she has over 200 000 followers. See my Outreach page for more. Notable collaborations include UNESCO, Quilt, Apple, Notion, imagiLabs, TikTok UK, GeekGirlMeetup etc.
Advocate
Svanberg is a strong advocate for gender equality in STEM, and has worked with organisations like UNESCO, Nobel Prize, European Commission, EU and the Swedish Parliament. For her work, she was awarded the Compass Rose Award by H.M the Swedish King in 2021.
Speaker
Svanberg hosts inspirational lectures, workshops and talks. One example is titled “Studying physics when you feel stupid”. See Outreach page for more.
Author
Svanberg is writing her debut book about mathematical confidence, aimed at young girls, with Fri Tanke. Estimated publication summer 2024.
Founder
Svanberg is the initiator and co-founder of the non-profit organisation Girls in STEM.
“Eleonora Svanberg, 24, a PhD student studying theoretical physics at Oxford University, has dedicated her TikTok platform to inspire young people to look further into STEM-related subjects and to act as a role model for girls in the field”
With her technical and communication background, Svanberg combines her diverse skills to do different types of consultations work (short-time, long-term and project based). Don’t hesitate to reach out if you are interested. She can invoice in Sweden and the UK.
