CV

Education

2022 - Present: PhD (CDT Data Intensive Science) - Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
• Research secondment at Steward Observatory, University of Arizona (April 2024 - May 2024)

• Internship in the Atmospheric Processes and Parameterisations group at the Met Office, Exeter (October 2025 - March 2026)

2021 - 2022: MSci (Astrophysics) - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

2018 - 2021: BA (Natural Sciences) - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

Publications

Leedham, C. S., Booth, R. A. & Clarke, C. J. (2025), Effect of irradiation model on 2D hydrodynamic simulations of self-gravitating protoplanetary discs, MNRAS [ADS]

Leedham C. S. & Allan V. L. (2022), Scientific computing in the Cavendish Laboratory and the pioneering women computors, Annals of Science [ADS]

Teaching and Academic Support

September 2025: STEM Bridging Course Supervisor & Lecturer - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

September 2024: STEM Bridging Course Supervisor - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

2023 - 2025: Undergraduate Examination Invigilator - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

2022 - 2025: Part IA Physics Supervisions - Selwyn College, University of Cambridge

Talks

Royal Astronomical Society Meeting - "Collision velocities of dust grains in gravitationally unstable discs" London (Feb 2026)

Exeter Astrophysics Group - "Simulations of Self-Gravitating Protoplanetary Discs" University of Exeter (Nov 2025)

Met Office APP Journal Club - "Protoplanetary Discs & Planet Formation" Met Office, Exeter (Nov 2025)

UK Exoplanet Meeting - "Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Protoplanetary Disc Simulations" University of Leeds (Apr 2025)

HICE Talk - "Simulations of Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Protoplanetary Discs" University of Arizona (May 2024)

Wednesday Seminar - "Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Protoplanetary Discs" Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge (Jan 2024)

Posters

UK & Ireland Discs Meeting - "Collisional Velocities of Dust in Self-Gravitating Protoplanetary Discs" University of Hertfordshire (Sep 2025)

UK & Ireland Discs Meeting - "Simulations of Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Protoplanetary Discs" University of Warwick (Sep 2024)

New Heights in Planet Formation - "Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Protoplanetary Discs" ESO, Garching (Jul 2024)

UK Exoplanet Meeting - "Gravitational Instability in Irradiated Discs" UCL, London (Aug 2023)

Committees

International Women's Day Committee (2022 – Present)
Co-Chair: 2023 – 2024 Admissions and Recruitment EDI Focus Group (2023 – Present)
Chair: 2024 – Present

Public Talks and Outreach

Undergraduate Open Day Astrophysics Course Presentations CMS/Cavendish, University of Cambridge (Jul 2025)

Open Day Volunteer Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge (2023, 2024, 2025)

Undergraduate Open Day Volunteer (Natural Sciences: Astrophysics Course) CMS/Cavendish (2023, 2024, 2025)

Women in Astronomy Talk Institute of Astronomy Open Day, Cambridge (Mar 2024)

Summer School Daytrip Host Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge (2023, 2024)

Postgraduate Research Talks Selwyn College, University of Cambridge (Oct 2023)

Open Evening Volunteer Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge (2023)

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