Jane MacArthur went to the City of Norwich School, Norfolk, before studying Mathematics at the University of Nottingham.

She completed several workshops and summer schools relating to geology and exoplanets, developing a considerable public profile through science festivals and media appearances.

MacArthur studies martian meteorites and Stardust comet samples with John Bridges, Michael Branney and Steve Baker at the University of Leicester.

[2] MacArthur is a member of the UKSEDS (UK Students for Exploration & Development of Space) Advisory Board and the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) Education & Outreach committee.

[citation needed] She is on the steering board of the educational fund RAS 200, which looks to award £1,000,000 to projects that support astronomy and geophysics.