Fr. Pinsent has a first class degree in physics and a D.Phil in high energy physics from [[Merton College]], [[Oxford]], three degrees in philosophy and theology from the [[Pontifical Gregorian University]] in Rome and a further Ph.D. in philosophy from [[Saint Louis University]].
He is also a member of the United Kingdom [[Institute of Physics]] and a tutor of the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham. He has been interviewed for various media, including the [[BBC]]<ref>{{cite av media |url=httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBInzDv3zE0|title=BBC: The Big Questions: Is there evidence for God? |date=15 January 2012 |work=YouTube |accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> and [[EWTN]],<ref>{{cite av media |url=httphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo78XSel0Eg |title=EWTN Live - Evangelium media course - Fr. Mitch Pacwa, SJ with Fr. Andrew Pinsent |date=28 July 2011 |work=YouTube |accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> on issues of science and faith. He has also written for the ''[[Catholic Herald]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/features/2011/05/06/what-the-church-has-given-the-world/|title=What the Church has given the world |work=[[Catholic Herald]] |accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> who identified him as a prominent young Catholic.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/features/2011/08/25/meet-ten-amazing-young-catholics/ |title=CatholicHerald.co.uk » Meet ten amazing young Catholics |first=Mary |last=O'Regan |work=Catholic Herald |date=25 August 2011 |accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref> His most recent book is ''The Second-Person Perspective in Aquinas’s Ethics: Virtues and Gifts'', Routledge 2012. Besides academic publications, he is a co-author of the ''Evangelium'' catechetical course and the ''Credo'', ''Apologia,'' and ''Lumen'' pocket books.