[3] After her Master of Science degree in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester,[10] she worked at Jodrell Bank Observatory (JBO), as a radio frequency engineer.

Alongside her engineering work, she completed a PhD degree at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) for research on low-noise amplifiers.

[4][22] George's research has been funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)[23] and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

[citation needed] In 2017, she and Christophe Galfard (a former Ph.D. student of Stephen Hawking), presented The Search for a New Earth on BBC 2, exploring how and if humans could reach for the stars and then relocate to different planets.

The lectures included a live conversation with Samantha Cristoforetti on the International Space Station[29] and turning the Shell Centre in London into a giant game of tetris.