Lisa Jardine-Wright studied for her MA, MSci in Physics at Trinity College, Cambridge and gained her PhD in Theoretical Cosmology under the supervision of Professor George Efstathiou at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Her research focused on the formation and evolution of spiral galaxies, like the Milky Way, from the Big Bang to the present day. After her PhD she continued as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute and began her career in science communication and outreach. She was awarded a BA Media Fellowship at the Financial Times in 2004 has written book reviews for the Times Higher Educational Supplement and Science and acted as a consultant for BBC News magazine. In conjunction with her research, from 2004 to 2007, Lisa acted as the astronomy consultant for the £15 million redevelopment of the astronomy galleries and planetarium at the Royal Observatory Museum in Greenwich and from 2006 – 2013 was the Educational Outreach Officer at the Cavendish Laboratory.

Lisa currently lectures 1A Physics for the Natural Science Tripos (NST) and previously lectured IA Maths for NST. Her main role is as Director of a National Project, Isaac Science  (nee Isaac Physics – isaacscience.org), that provides free resources for teachers and students to develop their confidence and fluency in physics, chemistry, biology and maths from secondary school through to University. The project was founded in 2013 with funding from the Department for Education, England and The Ogden Trust and the platform celebrated its 11^th anniversary on 1^st September 2025 (anniversary statistics can be seen at https://isaacscience.org/isaac_11).   Isaac is on schedule to reach 200 million question attempts by its uses at the beginning of December 2025.