Freelance editor and writer. Contributor for GQ, FourFourTwo, Guardian, The Rugby Journal, CA Magazine & Vice. Formerly Contributing Editor for Director and Journalist-At-Large for Local Trust.
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
How COVID influenced community action
An essay by Ryan Herman, commissioned by Local Trust
The Jonah Lomu of Wheelchair Rugby
For his first fourteen years, hospital was a second home for Ayaz Bhuta. Some people, even relatives, said he wasn’t ‘normal’. They were right. Becoming world champion isn’t something ‘normal’ people do. By Ryan Herman
Shaunagh Brown Interview
Shaunagh Brown only started playing rugby aged 25, and the journey that took her there was unconventional to say the least. Interview by Ryan Herman
Access All Areas - CA Magazine
Rene Perkins, co-founder and CEO of CityMaaS, tells Ryan Herman how the start-up is improving physical and digital accessibility
Life After The Extraordinary
Many sports stars or creative types enjoy wildly successful careers early on in life. But
how do they readjust once those careers are over? Ryan Herman finds out
Meet the Brooklyn boy who can’t stop buying Italian football clubs
Lawyer Joe Tacopina has represented the great and the not-so-good. But what’s he doing as the owner of a club in Italy’s Serie B? By Ryan Herman
Life Begins At 40
German sports scientist Andreas Breitfeld tells Ryan Herman how biohacking is extending sporting careers
Vaccines and vectors
Ryan Herman discovers how Oxford Biomedica assisted in the rollout of the Covid vaccine programme and is pioneering new treatments in gene therapy.
Valley of the Giants
The pandemic saw tech companies thrive as the world went virtual. Despite talk of a drift away from Silicon Valley, reports of its death have been exaggerated. By Ryan Herman
The football club making a stand for human rights
Protests to keep the death of Cambridge graduate Giulio Regeni in the public eye were kick-started by a little-known team made up of refugees and prisoners. By Ryan Herman
Block Party
Lee Wilson is the Head of Finance at Elliptic, which is helping businesses get to grips with cryptocurrency. He gives Ryan Herman a whistle stop tour of an industry set to influence all our lives
Facing The Change
A Brexit deal may have been signed as the clock struck 2021 but many of the finer details are still being ironed out. Ryan Herman finds out how it has affected three businesses in different sectors
30 Europeans to watch at the Olympics
A 13-year-old skateboarder, a German policewoman, an Afghani woman cyclist attacked for daring to ride her bicycle... some of the most absorbing European stories at this Olympic Games. by Ryan Herman
The Life and Death of Armand Vaquerin
Armand Vaquerin was the French rugby legend who tragically died following a game of Russian roulette. At least that's one version of events. As Ryan Herman discovers Vaquerin's death is still shrouded in mystery
It's Finally Sunny in Wrexham
Ryan Herman reveals the extraordinary recent history of Wrexham AFC, the convicted criminals who tried to the club, the fans who saved it from oblivion, and the inside story behind deal that saw Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds owning a football team.