Zone Archive

There’s links here to all the Astro Support Team in all the zones we’ve run since October 2015.

Each column can be reordered (click on the title). Or you can always use CTRL-F to search for a particular scientist, topic or zone.

Name About me and my work Zone name Date
Vian Bakir I’m a Professor in Journalism and Political Communication at Bangor University in North Wales, so I teach Media, Journalism, Politics and Sociology students at university. AI Zone
Verna Dankers I am a PhD student that teaches computers to process language, with a particular interest in figurative language. I work with models like ChatGPT: ask me how they work šŸ™‚ AI Zone
Stefan Sarkadi My work is about understanding what it means for AI to deceive and tell lies. I do this by running computer simulations, conducting user studies, and thinking about how to represent things with symbols (maths). AI Zone
Sheridan Williams I am retired but work at the National Museum of Computing (TNMOC)(https://www.tnmoc.org/) at Bletchley Park where Alan Turing worked. I demonstrate early computers such as Colossus, I have my own Enigma machine and am into cryptography where AI can help immensely. I am also an astronomer where AI can help with many things, I own some meteorites. I’m also an archivist digitising computer manuals, publications and astronomical material dating back to the 1800s. I take people on astronomy tours and have seen 19 total solar eclipses. I am also an ex racing and rally car driver. AI Zone
Rosemary J Thomas I’m a Senior Technical Artificial Intelligence Researcher working in a small AI team, making research fun and easy to understand. AI Zone
Muhammad Malik Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science Research. Focus of my research is on Responsible Robotics & AI Ethics. AI Zone
Mohan Sridharan My research seeks to equip robots with human-level abilities (to reason, learn, and act), and to understand cognition and control in humans. I also teach students (at a university) about robotics, AI, and computing. AI Zone
Madeleine Waller I’m doing a Ph.D. where I study how to make sure AI systems are fair for everyone, so they don’t show bias or treat people unfairly. AI Zone
Mackenzie Jorgensen Through my research, I’m trying to help alleviate harms like discrimination from AI systems when they make decisions about people. AI Zone
Luke Humphrey I am a computational engineer working on fusion energy research: a worldwide effort to develop a safe low-carbon energy source for the future. Using the latest advanced in super-computing and AI, our team develops advanced software for designing and operating future fusion power plants. AI Zone
Kevin Tsang I’m a lecturer (university teacher) in health data science at University College London (UCL). I teach a wide range of adult students like doctors and programmers to use AI, numbers, and coding to understand our world and our NHS. AI Zone
Kaushik Subramanian I am a research scientist at Sony AI working on AI for games. AI Zone
Justin Grayston I manage engineering teams in Google Cloud that help our customers solve business problems and innovate with technology. Part of my work includes projects that use AI with ancient languages and autonomous flight. AI Zone
Johanna Walker I’m looking at how people use AI like ChatGPT to help them in their work. AI Zone
Gerard Canal My research involves making robots smarter. Not only that, I want robots to be smarter in a way that can help people who cannot live independent lives (and they need someone to help them). Examples of this are helping people eat and dress with a robot, enabling them to perform these activities on their own (with the help of the robot). AI Zone
Gareth Hartwell I am an IT Programme Manager working in the areas of IT and satellite communications. I started as a software developer a long time ago. I’m also very interested in AI and Machine Learning – both as a hobby and at work. AI Zone
Fraser Smith I use brain scanners and AI to find out how our brain works. I look at how our brain helps us recognize what’s in the world around us (people, places, objects). AI Zone
Emmeline Brown I use artificial intelligence to help doctors treat diseases of the eye. I also use Physics to create artificial models of the eye. AI Zone
Edward Smart I’m a University Researcher who works with companies to help them make the best use of their data. For example, detecting faults and predicting patterns. AI Zone
Edward Ellis As a PhD student, my research aims to use AI methods to enhance the management of patients suffering IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) using intestinal ultrasound. AI Zone
Dylan Cope I design AI systems that learn how to communicate, so they can hopefully be helpful! AI Zone
Demetris Soukeras I am using artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict the impact of climate change on farming. However my PhD was about discovering new materials to make computers out of. AI Zone
Cesare Giulio Ardito AI Zone
Carl Peter Robinson I’m a data scientist working with artificial intelligence and software, currently doing all kinds of cool research and experiments in a New Technologies Lab. Here, I get to create my own AI systems, play with robots, work with human biosignal data, read about the latest research, and predict what types of technology will be in our world in the future. My PhD was in using AI and wearable sensors to help make prosthetic arms easier to use. AI Zone
Beatriz Costa Gomes I am a researcher in the field of AI applied to biosciences. Mostly, I work with computer vision, where computational methods are used to analyse images! I also love to do science communication whenever I can. AI Zone
Arunav Das I am currently researching the field of Conversational AI application in a business context. Some of the famous examples of Conversational AI in our daily life includes – Alexa, Siri, Google Home and off late ChatGPT AI Zone
Arpita Saggar My research is broadly focused around simulation of virtual patients. This involves creating a video based AI avatar that medical students can interact with to practice clinical communication skills. Most of my work uses generative models, including large language models like ChatGPT. AI Zone
Andrew Maynard I study technology and the future, and help people think about how we can build a better future together. AI Zone
Alexander Coles I am a PhD student at the University of Leeds researching the use of artificial intelligence to detect recurrences of cancer from data stored in patients’ electronic health records. AI Zone
Ɓine Uƭ GhiollagƔin I work with data and people who want to learn from their data. Our company joins and analyses data, and builds a way to output the results so that people can understand their data at a glance, or with a few clicks. AI Zone
Zak Williams I am an experimental particle physicist precisely measuring how very rare and heavy particles decay, looking for unreported signals! CERN Zone
Vichayanun Wachirapusitanand I am working on the search for four top quark production in CMS Experiment. I also work with Machine Learning applications for CMS detector data quality monitoring. CERN Zone
Sudarshan Paramesvaran I work on the CMS experiment, which is one of the experiments based at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN. CERN Zone
Rizwaan Mohammed I work on the LHCb experiment, I mainly write code to analyse data from collisions that produce muons CERN Zone
Rebecca Taylor CERN Zone
Patrick MacGregor I study nuclear structure. This is working out how protons and neutrons are arranged within atomic nuclei. I am interested in the structure of radioactive nuclei. They’re very hard to study because they keep changing into other atoms! CERN Zone
Mei-Li Holmberg I am writing code to track particles in the CMS detector. Sometimes I also sit in a lab testing electronics, or look through CMS data to find some new exciting particles. CERN Zone
Mary Richardson-Slipper I’m an experimental particle physicist on the LHCb expriment. I am using data from the LHC to find differences between matter and antimatter! CERN Zone
Marcus Madurai I search for very rare particle decays that if found, would open up new doors for understanding the building blocks of our universe! I also work on new detector technology to track particles created at the Large Hadron Collider. CERN Zone
Marco Volponi Trying to “weight” antimatter… let’s see if it falls up! ā¬†ļøšŸ CERN Zone
Lucas Girardey I am a PhD Student working on LHCb. My work focuses on Cross-Section measurements for Charmed particles (like D mesons, containing charm quarks); these are an estimate of the number of a certain particle generated in a collision, and are useful for testing the predictions of Quantum Chromo-Dynamics (QCD). I also work on sensor testing for a new tracker system on LHCb. CERN Zone
Lorenzo Paolucci CERN Zone
Liam Gaffney I study radioactive or unstable isotopes at CERN. I want to measure the different shapes of the nucleus at the centre of atom, which helps us understand how protons and neutrons bind together. These nuclei aren’t usually spherical like a football, but can have exotic shapes like rugby balls and pears! CERN Zone
Kay Dewhurst I am a physicist and work on particle accelerators (machines that force particles to move at high speeds). I run simulations to predict how new parts of the machine will work before we install them. At the moment, I work at CERN and am investigating how to add crystals made out of silicon to bend particles in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). CERN Zone
Kathryn Coldham I work on the CMS experiment and I look at data to help us to learn more about the top quark! CERN Zone
Jonathan Edward Davies My research is on the very very small bits that make up everything! We make tiny particles go really quickly and then smash them together to break them apart. This helps us to find answers to many mysteries about why the world around is behaves as it does. CERN Zone
Joel Goldstein I search through the results of trillions of particle collisions, trying to find something unexpected. CERN Zone
Jenny Smallwood I work on the LHCb experiment at CERN, where I study data from the proton collisions to understand the properties of particles with a charm quark in them. CERN Zone
Jakub Stanislaw Zielinski I study different types of interactions and properties of antimatter as a member of the AEgIS Collaboration. I am primarily involved in code development (programming) for the experiment. CERN Zone
Gustavo Perez I work on the design of the Future Circular Collider (FCC). This is a proposed collider to be built at CERN after the operation of the current accelerator. CERN Zone
Georgy Kornakov I am researching the structure and properties of the building blocks of our Universe and the laws that make them as they are. CERN Zone
George Hallett I’m working at the LHCb experiment trying to study the differences between matter and antimatter! CERN Zone
Francesca S I work at LHCb which is an experiment designed to study the differences between matter and antimatter. I do data analysis for a specific type of particle decay where a violation of the symmetry between the behaviour of matter and antimatter can be studied. CERN Zone
Emir Muhammad I am a particle physicist working on the LHCb experiment at CERN. I use this detector to measure the mass of subatomic particles! CERN Zone
Dora Veres My PhD project at CERN involves simulating how particles behave in the accelerators (like the SPS or the LHC) under specific conditions. I am looking into how we can create and use these – along with other cool things like using silicon crystals to bend particles – to deliver better beams to fixed target experiments. CERN Zone
David Sharp I’m a nuclear physicist. I study radioactive nuclei that only exist for a short time. CERN Zone
Dan Thompson I look for very rare physics that might give hints about the origins of our universe, I haven't found any hints yet but I'll keep trying! I also work on new technology for future experiments. CERN Zone
Daniel Moise High-energy experimental physicist working on the LHCb experiment at CERN. CERN Zone
Chris Page My work involves making very precise measurements of the alpha, beta, and gamma decay. This allows us to determine the structure of very exotic nuclei and improve theoretical models. My work has applications in everything from medical imaging and radiotherapy to solar measurements (and with them, climate modelling), nuclear safety, building safety and high end manufacturing. CERN Zone
Carsten Welsch I design and build particle accelerators to help understand nature in all its facets and develop new ways to treat cancer. CERN Zone
Carlo Emilio Montanari I study how protons tend to misbehave inside large particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider. CERN Zone
Benjamin Rienacker Creating antimatter atoms and systems, and then I perform atomic physics experiments with a great team! CERN Zone
Annie Dolan I work at ISOLDE, CERN where I study shapes and behaviours of exotic nuclei. CERN Zone
Andrey Abramov Accelerator physicist working on the big colliders of the future. CERN Zone
Sujai Kumar I look for interesting patterns in DNA sequences of many different species of animals, plants, fungi. Darwin Tree of Life
Seanna McTaggart It is my job to make sure that projects outcomes are delivered on time and on budget. Darwin Tree of Life
Sam Rowe I work with scientists at the Earlham Institute to help them tell stories about all the amazing work they do. Darwin Tree of Life
Sally Warring I study protists, microscopic single celled eukaryotes that live all around us. Darwin Tree of Life
Sahr Mian Darwin Tree of Life
Richard Wright Darwin Tree of Life
Removed Expert Darwin Tree of Life
Rebecca Yahr I work on lichens - those gorgeous little ecosystems-you-can-hold-in-your-hand - at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. I study and teach about how they change over time, how they get around, and how to protect them. Darwin Tree of Life
Piotr Cuber Darwin Tree of Life
Peter Mulhair I look at genomes to understand how animals have evolved Darwin Tree of Life
Peter Holland My work is teaching and research. I teach University students about animal evolution, and I run a research group doing research into how evolution works - from mutations in DNA to diversity of animals. Darwin Tree of Life
Peter Bickerton I write stories about the wonderful science that goes on at the Earlham Institute. Darwin Tree of Life
Patrick Adkins I collect marine species and send them off to Sanger to have their genome sequenced. I work at the Marine Biological Association Darwin Tree of Life
Owen Lewis I work at the University of Oxford where I study the ecology of plants and animals and teach BiologyĀ to undergraduate students Darwin Tree of Life
Neil Hall Darwin Tree of Life
Neil Bell I study mosses and liverworts - those tiny green plants you see growing on tops of walls, on trees and in many other places. I'm interested in how all the different types of mosses and liverworts have evolved. Darwin Tree of Life
Jack Monaghan My work involves bringing people together to share ideas about the science we do – whether that’s students, scientists, nature enthusiasts or just people walking past on the street. Science is better with more people involved. Darwin Tree of Life
Michelle Grey As research assistant within the Neil Hall group here in the department of Organisms and Ecosystems, I am assisting with projects relating to plant pathogens which infect our wheat and sugar beet crops, as well as assisting with nucleic purification in the DToL protist project. I spend most of my time working out the best method to extract DNA from plants, fungi and now protists! Darwin Tree of Life
Michael Cunliffe I work on the biology and ecology of marine microbial life, including bacteria, protists (microbial eukaryotes) and fungi. My interests include the complex mechanisms these organisms use to live in marine ecosystems. Darwin Tree of Life
Max Coleman I work at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and try to make the world of plants and fungi inspiring and engaging for everyone, even those who think they don't care. Darwin Tree of Life
Marcela Uliano-Silva assembling DNA puzzles Darwin Tree of Life
Luke Lythgoe I work in the communications team at the Tree of Life programme, based at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridgeshire. My job is to tell people about all the exciting work happening on the project. Darwin Tree of Life
Liz Cook I work in an office (not the lab!) and help to co-ordinate getting samples to our lab team, track what is happening to each sample as the DNA sequence is “read” and report back to the scientists who provided the samples to us. Darwin Tree of Life
Liam Crowley I find and identify insects at Wytham Woods for full genome sequencing. I study the unbelievable diversity of insect species and try to find out about their ecology, behaviour and evolution. Darwin Tree of Life
Lewis Stevens I use computers and DNA sequences to understand how animal genomes evolve Darwin Tree of Life
Laura Sivess My work focuses on finding and collecting samples, mostly insects, for DNA barcoding and whole genome sequencing. You’d be most likely to find me outdoors on a field trip or at the Natural History Museum in London. Darwin Tree of Life
Kes Scott-Somme I work as a research assistant at the Marine Biological Association, we are collecting lots of marine life in the UK, identifying it and getting a genome sequence for it, this is to help conservation and research. Darwin Tree of Life
Kerstin Howe Using computing to make sense of genome sequence data. Darwin Tree of Life
Kieran Woof Research Assistant - DToL (Fungi) Darwin Tree of Life
Jonathan Threlfall I help turn the genomes produced by the Darwin Tree of Life project into papers for other scientists to read. Darwin Tree of Life
Joanna Harley I am a Marine Biology technician who specialises in microbiology and molecular biology Darwin Tree of Life
Jamie McGowan Decoding the genomes of weird microbes šŸ”¬šŸ¦  Darwin Tree of Life
Jack Sewell My job is to make marine science accessible, interesting and understandable to everyone and to develop opportunities for scientists and non-scientists to engage with each other in a positive and meaningful way. Darwin Tree of Life
Inez Januszczak Darwin Tree of Life
Ilia Leitch Darwin Tree of Life
Ian Barnes Darwin Tree of Life
Graeme Oatley I work in the lab to get DNA out of a range of different species, make sure the quality is really good so that we can see what their genomes look like Darwin Tree of Life
Gavin Broad I help to look after one of the world's biggest collections of insects: 30 million insects at the Natural History Museum. My favourite insects are wasps, especially parasitic wasps, and I discover many new species of these. Darwin Tree of Life
Elena Arrigoni I study the diversity of fungi by sequencing their DNA Darwin Tree of Life
Dominic Phillips As an Invertebrate Research assistant on the DToL project, I spend a lot of my time looking at insects and other invertebrates (marine and terrestrial). This includes collecting specimens in the field and assisting in their identification, preservation and preparation for DNA barcoding and whole genome sequencing. Darwin Tree of Life
Clementine Geeves Darwin Tree of Life
Chris Fletcher Darwin Tree of Life
Chiara Bortoluzzi I look for interesting signatures in the DNA that can explain why species look like that and what we can do to make sure that they do not go extinct Darwin Tree of Life
Brian Douglas Darwin Tree of Life Coordinator at Kew (Plants and Fungi) Darwin Tree of Life
Alice Minotto I write a software called COPO Darwin Tree of Life
Alexandra Davey My role involves targeting science activities at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to solve important global issues, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, and communicating our science to the public and politicians. Darwin Tree of Life
Zahra Saribal I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Xavier Loizeau I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
William Tolmie I am a trainee clinical scientist in clinical engineering. I am training to be responsible for the management of any devices within the hospital that may interact with a patient. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Victoria Cox I study how diseases are spread to humans by mosquitoes, and how climate and the environment affect who is most at risk of catching these diseases. I use a combination of maths, biology and computer science to do this. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Verna Dankers I am a PhD student that teaches computers to process language, with a particular interest in figurative language. I work with models like ChatGPT: ask me how they work šŸ™‚ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Urmila Mistry I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Tugba Bulbul Atac I work in an international project called the IMPC (International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium). As a wrangler, I assist, analyse and QC the biological data that is submitted by the member centres. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Tristan Crumpton I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Tony Sweeting I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Tom Ranner I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Tim Chapman My work is interesting and varied and I get to work with some of the largest, and most recognisable names in the world, Primark, Costa Coffee, HSBC, delivering secure solutions to protect them from vulnerabilities and cyber attack. I am a Fellow in our Distinguished Engineer Scheme, the highest technical accolade you can obtain in the organisation. Externally, I have also worked with the Department for Education on the development of the Digital T-Levels, including the new Cyber T-Level which went live in September 2023. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Thomas Hitchcock I am a mathematical biologist. I use maths and computer simulations to try and understand animals and plants with unusual genetic and sexual systems. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sujit Bhattacharya Space scientist involved with making of satellites. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Stephanie Foster I work in Cancer clinical trials where we test new treatments for cancer to see whether they work and are safe for patients. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Staci Weiss I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sophie Carr My work is about finding patterns - basically I get paid for playing hide and seek. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Soham Mandal I build artificial intelligence to help computers in understanding biology (often images of insides of the human body), enhancing the development of improved medicines and diagnostic systems, particularly in cancer research. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sofia Raak I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Siraj Sayed IT Consultant is the official title which is a glorified name for an experience software engineer. Written software in many languages and for many industries. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sheridan Williams I am retired but work at the National Museum of Computing (TNMOC)(https://www.tnmoc.org/) at Bletchley Park where Alan Turing worked. I demonstrate early computers such as Colossus, I have my own Enigma machine and am into cryptography where AI can help immensely. I am also an astronomer where AI can help with many things, I own some meteorites. I’m also an archivist digitising computer manuals, publications and astronomical material dating back to the 1800s. I take people on astronomy tours and have seen 19 total solar eclipses. I am also an ex racing and rally car driver. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sharon Wallace I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sebastian Jaskiewicz I am a theoretical particle physicist working on precision predictions for collider experiments. The main goal is to understand building blocks of Nature. My experimental colleagues build huge experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. They use these big machines to collide particles and measure what comes out using detectors. It is part of my work to make calculations which predict what they should see in their detectors. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sarah Weeden I am a Chemical (aka Process) Engineer and design drinking water and wastewater treatment processes. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sara Golenarges I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Samuel Higgins I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Sam Gilbert I work as a Modern Workplace Engineer, my job involves providing staff with any technology they need, laptops, software, network access, mobiles and tablets. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Saged Elghatas I develop and design technologies that can reduce the Carbon dioxide emissions for the production facilities using the chemical engineering principles (i.e., chemistry, mathematics, physics, etc.) I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ryan Durnall I maintain and fix fighter jets for the Royal Air Force. I am responsible for all of the mechanical systems on the Typhoon aircraft. This includes the engines, fuel systems, hydraulics, wheels, brakes, environmental control systems and flying controls to name a few. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ruth Augarde I am a mechanical engineer at an engineering consultancy firm. I mainly work in the Energy industry. I help solve science and engineering problems for nuclear power plants and wind turbines. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Roman Lapuente I work for an aircraft manufacturing company. There, we think about how could the future aircraft be in order to be less harmful for the planet. I do calculations to make sure the aircraft will behave as expected with new technologies and optimise its performance. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Robert Sinclair Senior materials scientist/ R&D engineer. I design the recipes for heatshrink parts for aerospace and defence components. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Richard Caines My job involves setting up and running construction projects, making sure they finish on time and on budget. One day I could be writing a contract, the next day I could be on a construction site seeing the job get built. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ria Kalaitzaki I am a Medical Statistician which means, I apply mathematics/statistics to medicine! I study diseases and their cause but also look into treatment options and help identify what works and what doesn’t. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Regan Hayward Postdoctoral researcher – computational biology exploring bacterial infections I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ravindu Ranaweera Researching aerodynamics and aeroacoustics (airflow and sound generated by it) in passenger vehicles. Enjoys tinkering with Raspberry Pis, Arduino and 3D Printing. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Rachel Lau I am a Bioinformatician so I use computers to understand clinical and biological data so that we can have better treatments for diseases. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Rachel Edwards I invent new ways of using sound to make the world a safer place. I measure how sound bounces off different objects, and use this knowledge to find problems like cracking in railway tracks. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Qasim Hussain I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Penny Timpert I make sure people get safe medicines that help them get better and work all over the world. I studied “Chemistry with Computer Science” at Uni, then later I studied “Polymer Science and Technology with Medical Applications”. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Paul Stallard I’m a software architect working for (mostly famous) streaming video services. I focus on using data and AI to make these services better for customers. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Paul Knight I am a technical leader with over 20 years of experience managing cyber security, networks, enterprise applications and all things IT. I have done this work in different parts of the world and in different areas. These areas include Defence for the military, aerospace, flying planes, manufacturing, publishing, and Education. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Obi Umegbolu Digital IT Independent End-Point Assessor I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nik Robinson I have two jobs, I work as a scientst for a trade association of chemical manufacturers supplying the offshore industry, and the rest of my time I am a consultant, advising companies on chemical and environmental regulation. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nijantha Kirupakaran I recently joined National Highways as a Generalist graduate which is a three-year programme where I rotate in different teams. For example, communications, strategy, customer and business transformation. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nicole Wheeler I use DNA sequencing and AI to make the world safer against infectious diseases I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nick Lynch My role is all about using science and technology to make new and better medicines. Am part of a much larger team to do this as its takes 100s of people to produce new medicines and often from lots of different countries I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nick Homer I research how the world’s ice sheets are changing due to climate change. I do this by looking at satellite imagery taken from space. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nicholas Brusby I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Nevil Hopley In the most basic terms, I convert very large data sets into summary tables and nice charts, and I also go looking for any interesting trends or changes over time in the data. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Neil Barnby I am a Data Science Product Manager. I direct a team of Data Scientists to build Artificial Intelligence systems for the Criminal Justice System. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Molly Hemmings I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Mohan Sridharan My research seeks to equip robots with human-level abilities (to reason, learn, and act), and to understand cognition and control in humans. I also teach students (at a university) about robotics, AI, and computing. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Mohammed Faraazullah I am a Process Engineeer who works in the polymer industry. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Millie Court Data Science Degree Apprentice in the biopharmaceutical industry I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Michalina Smielecka I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Michael Sullivan I write code to help take cool pictures of stuff using neutrons! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Matt Sephton I’m an independent video game developer. šŸ¤“ That means I think up ideas for video games, then I make the games, and eventually sell them! šŸ‘¾ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Martin McMahon I work in the wonderful world of 3D printing, helping others to understand just how brilliant these technologies are. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Markandey Pathak I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Maria Whatton As a computational chemist specializing in medicinal chemistry, I design new chemical molecules with the goal that they might become the next big thing in medicine one day. It’s like being a builder, but instead of bricks, I work with atoms and molecules to create something that could make a difference in people’s lives. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Lukas Eigentler I’m a mathematical biologist working at a university. This means that I use maths to answer questions that biologists are interested in. I do research and teaching. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Louisse Mirabueno I travel around the world teaching scientists how they can use the Ensembl Genome Browser in their research. It’s like a Google but for your genome, so you can find out lots of information about genes in different animals, plants, bacteria and more! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Louise Roberts I am a food safety consultant. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Louisa Buckley I am a Radiotherapy Medical Physicist for the NHS! Radiotherapy uses radiation to treat cancer. A physicist creates cancer treatment plans, tests the machines that deliver radiation, and research new and better ways to treat cancer! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Lisa Chatterjee I build computer models to predict flooding. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Lenny McCoy I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Lauren Hutchinson I work at Siemens as a Data Scientist. I use computers to solve problems and make other people’s work easier! šŸ’»šŸ“Š I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Laura Barker I’m a medical statistician. We test new medicines to see if they are effective, and safe. As a statistician, I design and analyse clinical trials, and quantify risks I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
klaracandidate I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Kirsty Ross I help Computer Scientists share their work and collaborate with those outside university. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
khalid lawal I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Katherine Whyte I work as a scientist exploring what happens to ocean wildlife when we build wind farms in the sea.šŸŒŠšŸ§šŸ¬ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Karrie Liu Doing analysis for healthcare / Pharma industry I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Karishma Valand I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Julian Onions I'm an astronomer and I build universes in some of the biggest computers on the planet. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Joseph Spencer I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jonathan Shaw I work as a Product development chemist where I research and design new technologies for petrol cars. This technology’s main task is to turn the harmful gases that come out of cars and turn them into clean/good gases that don’t harm us through chemical reactions. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jonathan Allen I am an engineer who helps design, run and fix nuclear power stations. I do this so that they can safely produce clean electricity by nuclear power instead of having to use fossil fuels. I work in an office and at the power stations with lots of other scientists. My work involves a lot of maths, science and technology. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jo Montgomery I’m a neurobiologist (finding out about animals and brains!), a science trainer, and a teacher. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
John Easton I use computers to solve problems for companies. Usually big problems that need big, complicated computer systems to do that. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Joanna Lyon I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jessica Yang I am trying to understand mental illnesses by studying what causes them and why some people get them and not others. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jarrod Hart I am a technology scout for a materials company, trying to identify cool new (better/stronger/more sustainable) materials. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
James Blackshaw I look after databases of information on medicines. I work with other scientists to organise their data into a form that is easy to search for and explore. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Jack Reid I study the Sun, and how its atmosphere is heated: it reaches millions of degrees! My work looks at how avalanches cause the heating. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Isabelle Secord I am a biology undergraduate student who just finished a year in industry working for a pharmacology company. I recently spent my summer in Canada working as a field assistant for a research internship studying bats. I love animals, plants, and Archery! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Isabelle Luk Hang AsĀ  a Data engineer I write instructions to computer to execute a program that will help any industry to analyze and organize data to take further actions. I am working in the Data&AI area for multiple industries like life sciences, pharma , oil and gas and many more. IĀ  am a chartered engineer where my experience has been validated by the UK engineering council. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Irene Pasquinelli I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Howard Blacksmith I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Holly Duns I am a digital forensics scientist. I spend most days conducting research into all forms of digital devices such as drones, mobile phones, vehicles, etc. to help and support law enforcement with their investigations. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Hessam Mehr I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Helena Ros I’m a PhD student looking at using robots and artificial intelligence to help make better medicines for treating cancer and other diseases. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Hannah West I use maths to help understand how best to deliver cancer treatment and to design fighter jets. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Graeme Sutcliffe I lead test programmes for a nuclear company, building miniature versions of our nuclear reactor to understand if we are designing and manufacturing the right product, which is safe and profitable. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Grace Callaghan I’m a research student at Oxford University looking at the science of wind turbine energy production. I’m passionate about sustainability, renewable energy and caring for people and the environment. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Georgia Brittain I work on projects developing catalysts for various processes for Johnson Matthey. My current project is looking into the best catalyst for use in renewable fuels for eventual hydrogen transportation and storage applications. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Gareth Hagger-Johnson I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Gabryel Mason-Williams I do research into how and why AI works so that it can be made safer and more efficient. I also work on making life science more efficient. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Gabrielle Baumberg I’m a Masters Apprentice in Bioinformatics – using data science and programming to analyse big data like DNA, proteins, and metabolites. I manage large genome databases that we use to investigate disease-related mutations in humans. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Fraser Smith I use brain scanners and AI to find out how our brain works. I look at how our brain helps us recognize what’s in the world around us (people, places, objects). I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Fran G I am a chemical engineer. This means I spent a lot of time designing vessels and pumps which make the everyday materials we use today! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Fran Biggin I’m a data scientist working in health research. I analyse NHS data to help improve the way health care is provided. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Fiona Grimson I work as a medical statistician for a company that develops and manufactures new medicines. I am responsible for analysing data from clinical trials to see whether the new medicine works well and is safe for people to take. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Fiona Baines I work as a statistician (maths) for an influenza vaccine manufacturer in Liverpool. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ferran Brosa Planella I use maths to design batteries that last for longer šŸ”‹ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Eva Antonopoulou I work on mathematical modelling for biological processes, with focus on fluid dynamics, biology and chemistry. I also work on data science, focusing on data analysis and visualisation. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Estelle McLean I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Emmeline Brown I use artificial intelligence to help doctors treat diseases of the eye. I also use Physics to create artificial models of the eye. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Emma Crawford I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Elpida Vounzoulaki I am an Epidemiologist, using my clinical knowledge and statistical skills to answer important questions about health. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Edward Smart I’m a University Researcher who works with companies to help them make the best use of their data. For example, detecting faults and predicting patterns. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Dr Suparna Mitra I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Demetris Soukeras I am using artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict the impact of climate change on farming. However my PhD was about discovering new materials to make computers out of. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
David Whitaker I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Dapeng Wang I am currently working on using multi-omics techniques together with the statistics and computer science approaches to understand the molecular mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis, which is a rare progressive lung disease, with the aim to identify the biomarkers, enable early diagnosis, improve the prognosis, and develop the effective therapeutic treatment for this devastating disease. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Daniel Friedrich I teach engineering mathematics to engineering students and research ways to make heating of homes more sustainable. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Daniel Bearup I teach maths at the University of Kent. I also use maths to solve real world problems, such as how to protect endangered animal populations. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Cliff Williams My work involves making the production line as automatic as possible. Today this is done primarily through the use of industrial computers called Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Clemence Fraslin I study the genetics of fish. I am trying to understand what makes fish A grow faster or be more resistant to a disease than fish B. I work in a computer, analysis data collected on fish farms or in the lab by my colleagues. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Chloe Hinchliffe I am a biomedical engineer that does research at Newcastle University. I work with wearable tech to look at people’s health and activity. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Charlotte Wessels I am a policy officer at IChemE, and use my chemical engineering background to help parliamentarians and government make good decisions when it comes to topics related to science. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Charlotte Heaven I work in cancer research as a computational biologist, this means I’m sometimes in the lab experimenting on cells in a dish and sometimes on the computer making computer programs to predict how the body will react to radiotherapy and immunotherapy. I specifically look at how proton beam therapy is different to normal radiotherapy and how we could combine it with other treatments. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Cesare Giulio Ardito I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Caroline Roche I develop software for control systems, that are used in the Nuclear Industry. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Caroline O'Leary I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Carmen Whitehead I’m the subject matter expert for the PCR instrument (replicates DNA) at a large biotechnology company. I need to know how the instrument works and how to use it, along with the three different software versions that are used to run it. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Callum Thomas I look after the part of our institute where people work on all different kinds of insects: bees, mosquitoes, midges and flies. Most of these insects are studied because they spread different kids of viruses to people or animals. Our institute does lots of research to try and prevent these viruses making people and animals sick. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Callum Morris I support nuclear fuel product manufacturing by providing technical input and problem solving skills to operational problems to keep the plant running. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Brian Plemper I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ben Robinson I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Beatriz Costa Gomes I am a researcher in the field of AI applied to biosciences. Mostly, I work with computer vision, where computational methods are used to analyse images! I also love to do science communication whenever I can. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Barbara Shih I am a lecturer in Bioinformatics – I use computers to answer biology questions and teach people about it. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Baldeep Kaur I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ayesha Khan I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Avery Pennington I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Amy Smith I work in the visual effects industry. We make computer graphics for films, television, theme park rides, adverts and more! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Amy Mason I’m a statistician and I look for patterns in UKBiobank, a collection of the genes and medical data of 500,000 people in the UK. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Amin Kassab-Bachi Iā€™m called a Product Development Engineer! I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Allyson McIntyre I work in a chemistry department for a large biopharmaceutical company. I help enable scientists to understand what they have made and how to manage their data. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Allyson Lister I’m a Knowledge Engineer and a Project Coordinator; I help scientists share and discover data. In order for scientific data to have any value at all, scientists need to be expert sharers. And by doing that, we’re letting future scientists know that we care enough about them to make sure we future-proof the scientific data we make today; our research today is a “love note” to the future šŸ™‚ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Alberto Granero I have worked as material scientist. From making bluetack sticky to cooking crakers! (not in the same job!). I have also engineered and built production lines in factories. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Alastair Henniker-heaton I work as a solution Architect where I design and deploy technology to make factories more efficient. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Alana Mullins I study mitochondria, famously known as the powerhouses of the cell because they generate energy! āš” My research focuses on how these tiny structures change during type two diabetes. By understanding how they malfunction, we hope to discover new treatments for diabetes. To achieve this, I use various tools, including AI and mouse models. šŸ§¬šŸ”¬ I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Ɓine Uƭ GhiollagƔin I work with data and people who want to learn from their data. Our company joins and analyses data, and builds a way to output the results so that people can understand their data at a glance, or with a few clicks. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Adam Washington I write software that helps scientist compare their theories against the results of neutron and x-ray scattering experiments. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Abigail Seager I help get pictures and sounds from live events back to television studios, so you can watch them on your TV at home. I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here 2024
Zuzanna Konieczna I work on molecules and techniques that would let us see what goes wrong with proteins in the human brain, and how that can lead to diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Zoe Vance I work in virus evolution – the lab I work in uses computers to look at how viruses change to work out lots of useful things about them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Zak Baldwin I teach Psychology at a university and research Pscyhology and video-games. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Zahra Saribal I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Yvonne Cunningham I am a researcher at the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. I talk to people who are ill as well as their family members about their health and the care they receive for it. I also talk to doctors, nurses and other health professionals about how they look after people. Along with my colleagues, I use this information to figure out how healthcare can be improved. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Yumi Stow I am a process engineer, that means I work with chemicals and design processes that change raw materials into useful products. I work in the energy sector, primarily oil and gas, and hydrogen. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Yueng Lenn I am a physical oceanographer, which means I make measurements at sea and use models to understand how our oceans work, and I am especially interesting in our polar oceans. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Yirui Jiang I look at how to explore the world. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Yasmin Finch I am the Senior Registration Officer at the Science Council, I help applicants get professionally registered.Ā  I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Xavier Loizeau I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
William Tolmie I am a trainee clinical scientist in clinical engineering. I am training to be responsible for the management of any devices within the hospital that may interact with a patient. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Will Breeze Senior Technical Service Engineer. I help people run chemical plants more efficiently. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Wasseem Emam I’m an aquatic ecologist working on advancing the welfare of aquatic animals used in the food sector (fisheries & aquaculture).Ā I run a research organisation called Ethical Seafood Research that carries out research and training projects in Africa showing fish farmers the benefits of looking after their fish. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Viviene Dela Cruz I’m building a lab where I could build lasers for space communication! šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Viktoria Mileva I am a lecturer in Psychology (personality and intelligence stuff!) at the University of Stirling. My previous research has involved how we judge people’s faces for social status, and how we learn to recognise people when we meet them. Currently I’m interested in people’s climate-change anxiety! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Victoria Cox I study how diseases are spread to humans by mosquitoes, and how climate and the environment affect who is most at risk of catching these diseases. I use a combination of maths, biology and computer science to do this. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Victoria Bemmer I use enzymes (chemical scissors) to breakdown plastics and make them easier to recycle and reuse. I use microscopes to look at how the enzymes change the plastic. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Victoria Ashley-Wheeler I look at bacterial DNA in mud from the sea floor. I then feed this into a machine learning algorithm which can tell me how healthy the seabed is. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Vicky Fawcett I am an Astronomer studying quasars which are extremely bright galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. Quasars are the brightest objects in the Universe! āœØ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Veronica Papini I work as a Food Regulatory Manager for Princes foods (mainly known for their canned tuna), and this means I make sure that the information on their labels is correct, regarding allergens, ingredients, nutritional and any other message shared via advertisements or on our website, making sure it follows what food law require. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Verna Dankers I am a PhD student that teaches computers to process language, with a particular interest in figurative language. I work with models like ChatGPT: ask me how they work šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Urmila Mistry I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tugba Bulbul Atac I work in an international project called the IMPC (International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium). As a wrangler, I assist, analyse and QC the biological data that is submitted by the member centres. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tom Ranner I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tom Price I’m an automotive & aerospace engineer, and I work in a team of people on different projects: electric cars, aircraft, and other environmentally friendly technologies. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tom Kitching Engineering consultant working in renewable energy helping companies to build plants that generate electricity. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tina-Jaine Haigh As a nuclear safety engineer, I analyse what could go wrong with a nuclear plant, like a nuclear power station, or nuclear waste processing plant, and what stops that turning into a serious accident. I use this analysis to prove that the plant and people will be safe in all situations, and the plant meets the safety rules and laws. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tim Wood I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tim Humpton I am a cancer researcher aiming to repurpose existing cancer treatments to prevent cancer from occurring in the first place. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tim Chapman My work is interesting and varied and I get to work with some of the largest, and most recognisable names in the world, Primark, Costa Coffee, HSBC, delivering secure solutions to protect them from vulnerabilities and cyber attack. I am a Fellow in our Distinguished Engineer Scheme, the highest technical accolade you can obtain in the organisation. Externally, I have also worked with the Department for Education on the development of the Digital T-Levels, including the new Cyber T-Level which went live in September 2023. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tim Carter I’m a Technical Director at Niaxo and Chartered Engineer, which is a company I founded with some friends in 2019. I do a mix of software engineering, software, data, and cloud architecture, as well as team leading and mentoring our more junior team members. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tiffany Pietrek I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tia Salter I help run the Royal Society of Biology’s programme of training for biologists at all levels. This includes organising biology lab practicals and handling applications for our professional registers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tia Fletcher I am PhD student studying rare genetic diseases using tadpoles as a model organism. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Thomas Swift I’m an associate professor in Polymer Chemistry – meaning I teach at a University and run a research group. My work focuses on Polymer Materials which means I am interested in plastics (and pollution!), medical implants (stickers for your skin and contact lenses), drug delivery (preventing infections) and materials (self cleaning paints). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tara Sutherland I run a lab and teach people all about the immune system and why it is so important for keeping us healthy. My research focusses on understanding the good side of our immune system in the lungs but also why immune cells can turn bad and contribute to diseases like asthma. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tanya Riley I study Shetland’s marine habitats, assessing their interaction with marine activities, and use surveys and computer modelling to aid conservation. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tamsin Sharp I work on finding out how our biology (like our genes, brain, and immune system) can can impact our mental health. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Tamsin Dobson Marine Engineer Researcher – looking at corrosion, welding and fatigues failure to reduce material wastage and improve safety for seafarers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Susanna Harvey I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sujit Bhattacharya Space scientist involved with making of satellites. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stuart McMillan I’m a research scientist, although I suppose you could say my disciplines are microbiology and nutrition. Currently I work mainly with farmed salmon nutrition and investigating what happens when we add more sustainable ingredients to their feed and what we can do with fish to encourage them to eat and grow more efficiently. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stuart Clare I’m a physicist working in medical research. My research is about how to take the best quality pictures inside the living human brain, using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steve Winwood I work as an IT Solution Architect designing new computer systems and improving existing systems for the UK government. For example, these systems can be websites where people can claim benefits or get information, or they can be systems that use and process data to make decisions, provide information or do things like paying people money. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steve Potterill I’m an Engineer (e.g. cyber security, software, IT systems, aerosystems engineering, communication systems) and project manager. I’ve used my Physics with Microelectronics and Computing degree in most of my work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steven Thomas I design medical devices for use in operations on people all around the world. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steven Brown I work in the exciting world of ā€˜patient and public involvement and engagementā€™. Itā€™s all about teamwork. Itā€™s when everyone in a community joins forces to make sure that everyone stays healthy and happy. Your ideas and opinions matter, and by getting involved, you help make things better for everyone! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steve Markham I’m a contract quality engineer in the car industry. As a contract engineer this means that I work for many different companies all around the UK, helping them to solve problems. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steve Davies I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steve Briddon I use glow-in-the-dark medicines and big microscopes to see exactly where the medicines go in cells, often one molecule at a time. This will eventually help us make better medicines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephen Miller I blow things up for a living! I work with explosives to understand how they function, so I can design interesting solutions to problems that require the power of explosives to achieve the desired outcomes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephen Marwood I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephen Jackson I am Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience within the School of Psychology at the University of Nottingham and have been an academic psychologist since completing my PhD in 1991. I am also a Founding Director of a medical device company, Neurotherapeutics Ltd, that was established to deliver non-invasive brain stimulation therapies for mental/brain health conditions. My research falls within the area of neuropsychology. Thus, I am primarily interested in understanding how the brain gives rise to our thoughts and our behaviour, and understanding how alterations in these brain mechanisms/processes can give rise to mental/brain health conditions. To investigate this issue, my research team use a variety of approaches including brain imaging and brain stimulation techniques as well as clinical/behavioural studies in individuals with mental/brain health conditions. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephanie Sargeant I’m a marine scientist and I love exploring the life of microbes! I do this by going out on research ships to the open ocean to collect water which I work on in the lab. When I’m not on a boat I teach students at University. I also work on rivers and water quality and how we can look after them better. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephanie Foster I work in Cancer clinical trials where we test new treatments for cancer to see whether they work and are safe for patients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stephanie Bayne I worked in the NHS as a Principal Clinical Physiologist Scientist in Cardiology, before joining St. Georges University. For me it’s all about the heart! I teach how and why the heart goes wrong and how we find out and how we fix it! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Steph Acaster I study perception (how people understand what they see and hear) and individual differences (how personality traits interact with our lives/experiences). In the past, also measured brainwaves to help in this quest! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stefan Bon My work is a combi of scientific research with my amazing team Bonlab (https://bonlab.info), where we collaborate with a range of industries, and teaching polymer and colloid science from a chemical engineering perspective. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ šŸ‡³šŸ‡±šŸ‡ØšŸ‡³ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Stanley Hanson At the Sanger Institute I work as a Management Trainee. This is a Graduate scheme (ie for people who have recently finished university) and I have been in 4 very different teams over the last 2 years. It’s a really eye-opening experience! I get to learn about how teams work together; I can be there to help teams work together more effectively, to improve the way we do our science and hopefully get more done. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Srujani Kolli I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sophie Spinks I am a senior continuous improvement lead. I manage projects to increase the efficiency of processes, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction. My goal is to make doing the right thing, the easiest thing and if we can make other people happy in the process, why not? I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sophie Shaw I’m a clinical bioinformatician. This means I write computer code which takes a large amount of biological data from DNA and I convert it into a possible genetic diagnosis. This helps people with rare genetic diseases, and people with cancer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sophie P I am a materials scientist/chemist, and I work on developing new materials to go in solar cells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sophie Morse Getting medicine into the brain with sound and bubbles – Bioengineering I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sonia Rodriguez I am a molecular biologist studying obesity. I try to find ways to activate special cells called brown adipocytes that can burn lots of fat to help obese patients lose weight. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Soham Mandal I build artificial intelligence to help computers in understanding biology (often images of insides of the human body), enhancing the development of improved medicines and diagnostic systems, particularly in cancer research. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sneha Swaroop I try to study and find ways to kill special cells in cancer with unique superpowers! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
SJ Paines I’m a science lawyer! (Patent attorney) I help inventors to protect their inventions and to stop other people from stealing them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sinthu Thakur I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Simon Berry For the last fifteen years I’ve working with Jane to improve access to diarrhoea treatment for children. Diarrhoea is the second biggest killer of children. It kills 1 child every minute. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Simon Anderson I work as a cardiac physiologist in the NHS, spending my days looking after people who need heart tests. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sheridan Williams I am retired but work at the National Museum of Computing (TNMOC)(https://www.tnmoc.org/) at Bletchley Park where Alan Turing worked. I demonstrate early computers such as Colossus, I have my own Enigma machine and am into cryptography where AI can help immensely. I am also an astronomer where AI can help with many things, I own some meteorites. I’m also an archivist digitising computer manuals, publications and astronomical material dating back to the 1800s. I take people on astronomy tours and have seen 19 total solar eclipses. I am also an ex racing and rally car driver. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sharron Kenny I work for a international chemicals company called Johnson Matthey. i am uk based in the north east of england. however as a company it is worldwide. I specialise in XRF analysis. I X-Ray things I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sharon Madzorera My career is focused on understanding genetics and microorganisms. From viruses to humans, genetics help us understand how we can prevent diseases and cure serious illnesses.I am currently working with the Wellcome Sanger Institute near Cambridge. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Shanine Smith I am PhD student working in the whisky industry. I am researching different ways to make whisky but with less water, which will be better for the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sebastian Jaskiewicz I am a theoretical particle physicist working on precision predictions for collider experiments. The main goal is to understand building blocks of Nature. My experimental colleagues build huge experiments such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. They use these big machines to collide particles and measure what comes out using detectors. It is part of my work to make calculations which predict what they should see in their detectors. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Scott Lake Trainee Clinical Scientist in the NHS. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sbusisiwe Mbatha I synthesise potential antibiotics šŸ’Š, express and purify proteinsšŸ§«, and conduct bioassays to see if the proteins workšŸ§Ŗ. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Savanna van Mesdag I recently completed my PhD, based at the University of Glasgow! My PhDĀ a four-year-long project about plants growing on waste on post-industrial land. Such waste can include colliery spoil from the coal industry and paper mill waste from the paper industry, among many, many others. I found out some interesting things about the plant biodiversity (number of species and individuals) and chemistry on different post-industrial field sites. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sara Luzzi I study how breast and prostate cancer cells work, to help develop better treatment for patients I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah Weeden I am a Chemical (aka Process) Engineer and design drinking water and wastewater treatment processes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah Montgomery We study proteins which make chemical reactions happens faster – these are called enzymes, or sometimes biocatalysts. Our goal is to help people make the chemicals they need in a cheap, efficient way with low environmental impact. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah Mistry I work as a researcher at the University of Nottingham making fluorescent molecules which can be used to track proteins in cells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah McCafferty I work with RNA, which acts as a messenger to take the instructions written in your DNA and use them to tell your body how to build and repair itself. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah Lyons I’m a chemist working in large scale manufacturing. I help plan reactions moving from the laboratory (10’s of grams) to our larger scale manufacturing plant (10’s of kilograms). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah-Jane Potts I am a Lecturer in Engineering Sustainability in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Swansea University. My research interests are in printable electronics and the development of sustinable energy solutions I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sarah Canning I work as a ‘Product Development Technologist’ – this means that it’s my job to develop new products for my company. This means working with a team of colleagues to design formulations (the recipe!) and then do all the testing needed to make sure that they will work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sara Campinoti I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Santosh Mahabala I work on developing treatment for tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is one of the harmful diseases that kill about 2 million people every year. It is caused by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sandra Robertson I work for a company called Abbott Laboratories, as a Process Technician. I help make tests which are used by doctors and hospitals, when you are unwell. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samuel Yui I am a research scientist in an NHS hospital in London. I specialise in Microbiology where I work with bacteria, fungi and viruses. Most of my research is aimed at reducing transmission of diseases in the environment. I also work in clinical trials related to Microbiology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samuel Ellis My work involves looking at how viruses and bacteria might interact with human cells during infections. Since the pandemic I have been mainly studying coronavirus, including testing antibodies in saliva and the effectiveness of different antiviral drugs in the lab. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samuel Bennett I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sam Rogerson I’m a professional beast hunter! Well… minibeasts that is… I look for insects šŸž in woodlands šŸŒ³ planted by humans šŸ§‘ to work out why they’re there, how they got there, and if we can make it easier for them! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sam Robson I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sam Page I work as a scientist making parts for cars and lorries which clean up the gases that they release into the air. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sam Gilbert I work as a Modern Workplace Engineer, my job involves providing staff with any technology they need, laptops, software, network access, mobiles and tablets. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samet Sahin I am a scientist working at Lancaster University. I am mainly teaching chemical engineering undergraduate and graduate students. I also do a lot of cool stuff in my lab. My research focuses on topics in bioengineering (biology+engineering) subject to solve problems in medical and environmental areas. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sameer Alladin My research focuses on the emotion of disgust (just think about how many times you’ve seen or heard something that makes your stomach churn!). I want to understand how disgust works in the brain and stomach, and how we can reduce that experience- particularly in healthcare workers who deal with a lot of disgusting things! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sam Craft My work involves researching various aspects of drug and alcohol use, including how people might become addicted. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samantha Watson I am a radiation scientist at the UK Health Security Agency. I look at what might happen if a radiation accident occurs, how to protect people, and what to do afterwards. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samantha Slater-Lewin I look at exhibits for areas to sample for DNA and/or develop fingermarks and if found, use them to try and help solve crimes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Samantha Scott Healthcare Scientist, specialising in gut health. Based in the South West. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Sakinah Merali I’m a software engineer, so in my job I write code which gets translated into websites and apps. I do this for companies working in different types of science research, so for example, my apps could be helping them create new recipes for shampoos, or develop new medicines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Saged Elghatas I develop and design technologies that can reduce the Carbon dioxide emissions for the production facilities using the chemical engineering principles (i.e., chemistry, mathematics, physics, etc.) I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ryan Durnall I maintain and fix fighter jets for the Royal Air Force. I am responsible for all of the mechanical systems on the Typhoon aircraft. This includes the engines, fuel systems, hydraulics, wheels, brakes, environmental control systems and flying controls to name a few. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ryan Brebner Morgan Stanley Security Engineer. Working on Windows Linux and MacOS. Job has a blend of coding and infrastructure work I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ruth Pegington I am a chemistry researcher. I work in a laboratory and mix things together to make new compounds. The best thing- I make molecules that give off light! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ruth Aldred I specialise in reactor physics and use computer models of nuclear reactors to demonstrate that they are safe to operate. However, I work in an engineering consultancy so my work has the potential to be very varied! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Russ Francis I'm a project manager working with teams of technical people to make new high-tech products I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rouzana Pulikkal Thumbayil I am scientist, developing catalysts I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rosmita Borthakur I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rosie Watts Experienced in vaccine research šŸ’‰ with a passion for international collaborations. šŸŒ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Roshni Paul I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rosa Sanchez-Lucas I study how plants defend themselves against stresses like drought, high temperatures or diseases and insect attacks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rory Back Industrial Glass Scientist working on applications including buildings, vehicles, solar energy, gadgets, and decarbonisation. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Roman Lapuente I work for an aircraft manufacturing company. There, we think about how could the future aircraft be in order to be less harmful for the planet. I do calculations to make sure the aircraft will behave as expected with new technologies and optimise its performance. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rohin Titmarsh I figure out how we can make batteries for different vehicles and what processes are needed in that assembly. Then what we can automate to make things safer, faster or more reliable. This might be done with robots or software. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rodrigo Bammann I’m a Project Manager in a UK company that makes high-end microscopes for medical researchers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Robert Sinclair Senior materials scientist/ R&D engineer. I design the recipes for heatshrink parts for aerospace and defence components. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Roberta Migale I study the ovary trying to understand which genes and proteins are essential for its development and fertility. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Hunter I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Collins I currently work on trying to use bismuth to replace expensive and toxic metals (like palladium, platinum, iridium) in reactions that are used in big industries. I have made small molecules that have positive and negative charges to try to make the connection very weak. These can then be used to as a catalyst in reactions. Research Scientist at a University, working in a chemistry lab. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Case My main speciality is to be able to compare and identify suspects to crime scenes using their fingerprints; but I have also assisted all police forces in the UK adopt new forensic processes and technologies. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Caley Clinical Scientist (Rehabilitation) and Expert Witness (Assistive Technology): I recommend equipment and devices that help disabled people who have been injured in accidents. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Caines My job involves setting up and running construction projects, making sure they finish on time and on budget. One day I could be writing a contract, the next day I could be on a construction site seeing the job get built. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Richard Birch I do my best to stop developers, economists, real-estate managers, farmers and anyone else hell-bent on destroying the world we all have to live in! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ria Kalaitzaki I am a Medical Statistician which means, I apply mathematics/statistics to medicine! I study diseases and their cause but also look into treatment options and help identify what works and what doesn’t. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rhianna Rees I help Scottish businesses (that work with seaweed) grow. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Reina Veenhof I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Reece Bush-Evans Psychology research on personality (in particular, narcissism), online gambling, and team dynamics. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebekah Wood I’m researching fish health, I mainly focus on ways to help farmed fish fight off infections naturally! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebekah Tait I research offshore wind – specifically looking at how the money that is spent to build a new wind farm will benefit the UK. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Witton I am currently a development chemist working in the precious metals industry where i develop new and existing processes, i have previously worked in varying forms of analytical labs looking at different methods of analysis and sample preparation I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Williams I’m a PhD student studying neuroscience with a particular focus on dementia. On the more technical side, I explore how we can scan and model the brain to get a better understanding of what might be going wrong in brain diseases like dementia and how we might be able to fix this with medication. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca von Hellfeld I am a marine biologist and I look at how chemicals are released into the environment, travel into the oceans, and get into animals. I want to understand what the chemicals do to marine manimals. Right now I look at their concentrations in marine mammals, because they represent the entire ecosystem they live in. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Taylor I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Saleeb I work with powerful microscopes šŸ”¬ that allow us to see and count single molecules. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Reason Develop new food products for people around the world as their diets and likes and dislikes change. Love seeing the products I have developed in supermarkets. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Greer I am a Trainee Genetic Counsellor on the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) šŸ§¬ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Edge I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rebecca Brociek I am an animal nutrition researcher. I want to find our how important the food we feed our pets is. I am interested in learning whether dogs can be vegetarian and if we can stop kidney disease in cats. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ravindu Ranaweera Researching aerodynamics and aeroacoustics (airflow and sound generated by it) in passenger vehicles. Enjoys tinkering with Raspberry Pis, Arduino and 3D Printing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rajan Vara I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Paskell I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Owen I am researching how the expression of genes in Cow DNA is regulated, and how natural differences in DNA sequences of different animals affects this. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Lau I am a Bioinformatician so I use computers to understand clinical and biological data so that we can have better treatments for diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Januszewski I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Edwards I invent new ways of using sound to make the world a safer place. I measure how sound bounces off different objects, and use this knowledge to find problems like cracking in railway tracks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Armitage I work in a lab looking at items from archaeological sites using microscopes and other methods. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachael Eggleston I’m looking at a few types of willows in the Scottish highlands. Specifically, I’m trying to see how much variety they all have and how often the different types (species) of willow breed/mix with one another. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachael Dickman I am a Lecturer at University College London, and my job involves doing research and teaching university students. My research is on finding new medicines to treat illnesses and disease. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Qi Yi Zhan Wang I work as a research assistant at a stem cell and CRISPR laboratory. My main role is to culture mouse embryonic stem cells and carry out lots of PCRs to genotype CRISPR projects. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Qasim Hussain I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Priscilla Tng I am a biologist working to protect pigs from deadly viruses. I previously made mutant mosquitoes and worked on long-term storage of human blood products. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Precious Owuamalam I work as a postdoctoral researcher at Queen’s University Belfast. My current research aims to understand how subcellular mRNA distribution determines cell behaviour and tissue biology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Polly Osborne I’m an electrical engineer – I design electricity networks which use low-carbon energy sources and therefore reduce climate change. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Polly Keen I create and develop ways to make paper bottles to replace plastic bottles. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Pizza Ka Yee Chow I am a Senior Lecturer who works at the Division of Psychology, University of Chester. I work with humans and non-human animals. My work with humans includes looking for factors that affect their psychological wellbeing (depression, anxiety, happiness etc). My work with non-human animals mostly puts a focus on animal intelligence – I design IQ tests to understand how clever animals are! Then I compare these results with results from other animals including humans šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Pip Catchpole I work as part of the chemistry team. We develop new high-performance plastics that are needed for long term use such as parts of phone speakers or knee joints. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Philippa Harding I am a cell biologist interested in how we can treat eye diseases. This means I spend most of my day in the lab growing cells and trying to understand how cells of the eye allow us to see, and how to help people who are blind see. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Pete Webb I spent many years working in oil and gas exploration, mainly overseas in Africa, South America and in Asia. More recently, I have become a STEM Ambassador, going round schools to promote geoscience careers in the field of clean energy, such as nuclear and geothermal energy. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Peter Holt I’m a research software engineer working at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, this is one of the labs which make up the Science and Technology Facilities Council. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Peter Ellis I have worked for Johnson Matthey since 2001. For a long time I worked in the lab making materials but now I am working in part of the company making components for electrolysers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Penny Timpert I make sure people get safe medicines that help them get better and work all over the world. I studied “Chemistry with Computer Science” at Uni, then later I studied “Polymer Science and Technology with Medical Applications”. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Stallard I’m a software architect working for (mostly famous) streaming video services. I focus on using data and AI to make these services better for customers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul O'Nion I spend my days looking for taints in Food. If it smells bad send it to me! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paulo Fernandes I am a researcher trying to find new cures for diseases.If some cells are not working well, I try to find ways to correct them by changing the DNA code inside them. (DNA is what makes us who we are and is inside the cells in our body) I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Machin My role is to manage factories for Johnson Matthey’s precious metal services business. We recycle precious metals from waste and then make products from the pure metals. We also make chemical catalysts, which speed up chemical processes and reduce energy usage. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Laurance-Young I am a biomedical scientist in cellular pathology and university lecturer I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Knight I am a technical leader with over 20 years of experience managing cyber security, networks, enterprise applications and all things IT. I have done this work in different parts of the world and in different areas. These areas include Defence for the military, aerospace, flying planes, manufacturing, publishing, and Education. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Eggleton I am interested in termites, ants, and beetles, across the world. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paul Dove I am a curious developer of new products and services for consumers. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Paula Proszek Testing cancer samples to match patient to targeted, kinder treatments. Some of those medicines are still in testing (called Clinical trials), before they become available to all NHS patients. Working with NHS service, research teams and pharma companies. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Patrick Lennard I research the way that parts of proteins can be used against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Pam Harrison Analytical Chemist - I test medicines to make sure they are safe for us to use and decide how long they can be stored in the cupboard for. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Oznur Apsimon I am a physicist from the University of Manchester. I design machines that accelerate electrons up to the speed of light. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Orode Aniejurengho In my work, I share interesting stories/facts about our human body in health and disease. I teach students at different levels of education from pre-university to post-graduate level. Today I might be teaching about the nervous system, or methods we use to test ideas in science and tomorrow I am reading a student’s project on ways to improve disinfection in the hospitals I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ollie Thomas I am trying to make new batteries which are cheaper and more sustainable than the ones we use at the moment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Olivia Fleming I am a parasitologist. I am researching new vaccines that protect animals from worm infections. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Octavia Brayley I’m a scientist and I’m doing a PhD in Antarctic entomology (the study of insects) and climate change at the University of Birmingham and the British Antarctic Survey. I’ll be going to Antarctica next year for field work! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nora Vyas Associate Professor in psychology – I’m interested in mental health in children/adolescence, how the brain works when we do everyday tasks, how mindfulness can help memory. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nik Robinson I have two jobs, I work as a scientst for a trade association of chemical manufacturers supplying the offshore industry, and the rest of my time I am a consultant, advising companies on chemical and environmental regulation. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nikki Antoniou I’m a Spacecraft Mission Systems Engineer, which means I come up with the design for satellites and plan how to use them for customers. I work on satellites for observing the Earth and trying to reduce the amount of debris in space. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nijantha Kirupakaran I recently joined National Highways as a Generalist graduate which is a three-year programme where I rotate in different teams. For example, communications, strategy, customer and business transformation. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nicole Wheeler I use DNA sequencing and AI to make the world safer against infectious diseases I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nicolette Beggache I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nicola Morrice I work on understanding how diabetes develops and trying to improve the medicines that we use to treat it. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nicola Brown I’m currently working as a Customer Experience Specialist for a large global Technology company and love being able to help our customers better understand how technology can help them to achieve their business goals, as well as support them with any challenges they may be having. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nick Lynch My role is all about using science and technology to make new and better medicines. Am part of a much larger team to do this as its takes 100s of people to produce new medicines and often from lots of different countries I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nick Homer I research how the world’s ice sheets are changing due to climate change. I do this by looking at satellite imagery taken from space. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nick Downer I’m an Analytical Chemist working in the Catalyst Industry, basically I tell the manufacturing folks if they’ve made the correct stuff or not… I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nicholas Brusby I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Neil Guthrie I work at Edinburgh Napier University as a Sport, Exercise and Health Science Technician and have done for over 7 years. I really enjoy my job, especially teaching the students how to use the various pieces of hi tech equipment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Neil Corcoran I’m an Industrial Chemist – my main job is to design new products that are used as digital printing inks. I work in the research department for a large American company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Neil Barnby I am a Data Science Product Manager. I direct a team of Data Scientists to build Artificial Intelligence systems for the Criminal Justice System. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
nefeli karataraki I worked in childhood cancer research for 8 years. My aim was to understand how the disease develops and what factors can contribute to that. Now I am a research impact officer which is a really cool job! My job is all about making sure that the research done by scientists can help the world! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nazakat Merchant I am a consultant Neonatologist. I look after and treat small sick vulnerable babies who require intensive care. I also follow up these babies and one of my subspecialties and interest is in neonatal neurodevelopment and neurology. I also am interested in research and clinical trials and do feel strongly that every baby and every person should have the right to participate in a trial or study if they wish to. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Nathalie Oguntona I started my career working in laboratories. To be a key part in ensuring that the medicines people get is as what they need is one of the easiest way to describe my current job. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Natasha Pushkin My current job is an Embedded Software Engineer on a project called Onesat which is a telecommunications satellite.Ā  That means it will provide internet/TV.Ā  I work on making the software that allows it to work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Naideen Forrest I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mukta Deobagkar I am an immunologist working at the University of Oxford. I study B and T cells, hoping to understand how these respond to infections and vaccines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Monica Higgins I work as a consultant engineer in the energy industry. My main goal is to help operators reduce the emissions of their operations. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Monet Powell I write code that the computer can understand in order for cool elements to be displayed on webpages that users can interact with. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mona-Lisa Kwentoh I am a consultant psychiatrist. I am involved in the care of people who experience difficulties with their mental health I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Molly Hemmings I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mohan Sridharan My research seeks to equip robots with human-level abilities (to reason, learn, and act), and to understand cognition and control in humans. I also teach students (at a university) about robotics, AI, and computing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mohammed Faraazullah I am a Process Engineeer who works in the polymer industry. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mimi Asogwa As a microbiologist, I monitor the quality of bathing waters (microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance analysis of bacteria) across Scotland to ensure its safe for the public. I also carry out Antimicrobial tests to determine resistance/susceptibility of E. coli to a range of other clinically relevant antibiotics from water samples. This enables me to monitor resistant profiles of bacteria across various locations over time. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Millie Court Data Science Degree Apprentice in the biopharmaceutical industry I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mike Langford Principal Scientist and Laboratory Director for Medical Laboratories I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mike Heyns My work focuses on protecting us from solar storms. To do this, we develop simulations of our space environment that can give us warning in advance. Check out the videos in the dropdown below to see more! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Michael Sullivan I write code to help take cool pictures of stuff using neutrons! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Michael Schubert During the day, I write about science medicine and help make those things interesting and easy for everyone to understand. At night, I work on films and comic books, helping to create realistic monsters, magic, and superheroes! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Michael C Macey I research extreme environments on earth (salty, hot, exposed to high levels of sunlight) to try and understand how microbes survive at the limits of life. I do this to try and understand how/if life could survive on other planets and how we may be able to detect it if it is there. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Michael Capeness I’m a synthetic biologist and also the lab manager of a very multi-discliplined lab at the University of Edinburgh. My main focus is re-programming bacteria for the purposes of obtaining toxic metals from the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mia Nuckhir I am a final year Cancer Sciences PhD student based at the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and I study breast cancer and why it spreads to other parts of the body I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mhairi Bowe My work involves teaching social psychology, mental health, and community psychology. I also teach research skills and supervise student research as well as conducting and publishing my own research. I lead the BPS Social Psychology Section as the current Chair. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mehnaz Bari I work as a senior research technician at Cardiff University, inside the Neuroscience and Mental Health department. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Meghan Thorneloe I’m a Process Engineer at a company who does engineering projects. I do lots of calculations, organising and designing! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Megan Quartley I work for a medical devices company (they make plasters, and hip and knee replacements). My job is to look at all the evidence (clinical studies) to assess how the knee replacements are working for people who have them in their body. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Matt Shaw I am a PhD student of genetics. I look at how fungi can evolve by re-arranging their genes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Matthew Lovell I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Matt Foulkes I help to work out how we’re going to make new drug molecules on a big scale, as well as we possibly can, and as cleanly as we possibly can. We want to make sure we can make enough for anyone who may need it in the future, whilst also making sure we’re protecting our environment as much as possible at the same time. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mary Jane Spiller My work involves teaching and researching the way our senses work together to form our experience of the world around us I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mary Clarke (Frampton) I am a stem cell scientist, working on blood stem cells, exploring how they function properly and what goes wrong leading to diseases such as blood cancer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maryam Sani I am interested to know what you like about science and how I can help you to know more about the different jobs you might like in the future. My experiences are wide and varied but all connect to STEM. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Ward I am interested in understanding why and how crystals are formed, to do this I use lasers, diamonds and very high pressures! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Vickers I use computers to solve mysteries about how plants work, what makes them different from other plants and how we can choose the best types of plants to grow for food. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Pike Consultant radiologist in North Wales I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Minarik I am a developmental biologist interested in embryos of various species of vertebrates. I currently study fish senses and how they develop in the embryos. My main focus is on how fish sense electric signals and water currents. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin McCoustra I study aspects of how chemistry controls the evolution of the modern Universe; an area known as Astrochemistry. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Johnsson I study the DNA of cows, pigs and chickens to understand them better and improve animal breeding. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Higgs The research in my lab looks at how cells repair their DNA and how this goes wrong in human disease. We have 2 aims: to improve diagnosis and to find new treatments for these diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martina Conti I’m a chemist who supports biochemistry research projects. My research interests are studying past environments and sea-level changes to help us understand how they will be affected in future with climate change I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martin Coath I have worked as a programmer with a lot of big international teams on Climate Change, Neuroscience, and Neuromorphic Engineering projects. I also love to play music (violin and guitar) and get involved public engagement projects (like this one) which I consider to be an essential part of my work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martha Scott I work as a Cardiac clinical physiologist which means we do the tests that help the doctors find out what’s wrong with people. I spend most of my time taking ultrasound pictures of peoples hearts. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martha Mulongo I study nematodes trying to understand their evolutionary trend and diversity I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Martha Canfield I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mark Ridgill I’m a chemist working to discover new drugs. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mark McGrady I work in a plant which produces polymer pellets for processing into film, either at our own production facility or by external customers.Ā  I am responsible for assisting the plant technical manager with new product developments, and also look after quality on the plant. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mark Hamilton I study how unhealthy coral reefs change the kind of fish that live there and what this means for people who want to eat them! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mark Eyles I engineer products for the aerospace industry I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marie Chion I am a researcher in biostatistics. šŸ“Š In very short, I make biological šŸ§¬ and medical šŸ©ŗ data speak. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marie-Angelique Deschamps My work is about transferring chemical reactions from the laboratory to the pilot plant. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maria Whatton As a computational chemist specializing in medicinal chemistry, I design new chemical molecules with the goal that they might become the next big thing in medicine one day. It’s like being a builder, but instead of bricks, I work with atoms and molecules to create something that could make a difference in people’s lives. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maria Price I’m a PhD student and my work is looking at receptors that exist on bone cells to allow them to signal in the body, and how to help people who break their bones a lot. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marianne Morris I am a Senior Consultant, specialising in Radiological Assessment, Radiation Shielding and Criticality Safety. It is my job to support projects at several decommissioning nuclear power stations/facilities in the safe retrievals and processing of many different types of radioactive wastes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marialuisa Crosatti I work extensively with bacteria using both classic and modern techniques. I am involved to promote working in a safe environment and to provide training to others. I am also responsible to deliver microbiology undergraduate practical and check and manage servicing equipment to make sure they are in working conditions and safe to use. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Margaret Laurie I work for a social enterprise who implement therapeutic LEGO play. I use psychological research to help guide our work, check our progress, and listen to the voices of children. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marga Dominguez-Villar I am a Senior Lecturer in Immunology at Imperial College London I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Marco Palma I work with data about patients to predict their risk of having health problems or to find the risk factors for certain diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Manish Labroo I am a Petroleum engineer by qualification but have worked as an engineer, project manager in the Oil & gas industry. I have also worked in Finance looking at the business side of things which was awesome. Now i know that as an engineer and STEM graduate i can do Finance but a Finance professional can’t work as an engineer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Malcolm Macartney Bring new agents to treat and prevent infections to the market as quickly and safely as possible. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maike Wilschnack I measure drugs in wastewater and rivers. We want to know how they enter our rivers to protect the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maia Kazakova Garcia I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Mahmud Juned I work as a process engineer at Johnson Matthey. It means I look after certain areas on my site with things like improvement, safety, quality of products that we sell etc. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Magdalena Hudek My research is focused on developing a new type of antimicrobial food packaging made out of langoustine shells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Maddy Carter My work involves coming up with the best ways to grow cells from animals like pig, cow and sheep in the lab. These cells will go on to be made into burgers and meat products as an alternative protein to normal farmed meat. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lydia Eeles My current role is to help existing and completely new building projects to improve their sustainability and self-sufficiency, using permaculture principles. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lydia Bach I am working on understanding how animals live together in different environments such as the seashore, coral reef, or the microbes living in your throat! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Luke Tuxworth I make jet fuel for aircraft that comes from trees not oil. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Luke Stone My role is to assist with the advisement of clients with regard to their use of ionising radiation, to ensure safety and legal standards are met. This involves writing out site visit reports or safety assessments, as well as travelling to sites both across the country and the world, in order to gather information from the site themselves. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Luke Humphrey I am a computational engineer working on fusion energy research: a worldwide effort to develop a safe low-carbon energy source for the future. Using the latest advanced in super-computing and AI, our team develops advanced software for designing and operating future fusion power plants. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Luke Fountain I am a plant scientist at NASAā€™s Kennedy Space Center, where I research how to grow plants in space to feed astronauts. My work focuses on plant responses to super-elevated carbon dioxide, which plants experience on the International Space Station. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lukas Wolf I’m a social psychology lecturer at Bath. I study how we can bring groups of people together who are seen as deeply divided (for example, Leave & Remain voters, young & old, women & men). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Luisa Islas I work to improve formulations that will help reduce the pollutants that are emitted by combustion engine cars! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lucy Houghton I’m a manufacturing engineer which is basically someone who’s responsible for putting all the tools, equipment and processes in place to enable people to make the product, in my case engines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lucy Chandler I work as an analytical chemist in the UK defence industry. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lucien Heurtier I am a particle physicist and cosmologist, trying to understand our Universe’s history and discovering dark matter! Have you heard about the Big Bang? About Black Holes? About Dark Matter? Sit back, relax, and enjoy the chat (don’t worry, we won’t go faster than light!) I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lucie Gourmet I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Louisse Mirabueno I travel around the world teaching scientists how they can use the Ensembl Genome Browser in their research. It’s like a Google but for your genome, so you can find out lots of information about genes in different animals, plants, bacteria and more! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Louise Roberts I am a food safety consultant. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Louisa Young I make sure that things of different shapes and sizes don't fall over or fail. From wind turbines and self-driving pods to little brick town houses and stadiums. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Louisa James I do experiments to learn how our immune cells fight infections and protect us from disease and even remember our past infections I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Louisa Buckley I am a Radiotherapy Medical Physicist for the NHS! Radiotherapy uses radiation to treat cancer. A physicist creates cancer treatment plans, tests the machines that deliver radiation, and research new and better ways to treat cancer! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lorna Nisbet My research looks at how the amount of drug in blood, urine and saliva samples changes over time, and how we can detect drugs in people. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Loretta-Ann Jilks I reconstruct past environments of the Bolivian Amazon in order to understand how the actions of humans have influenced the surrounding environment. I do this using a variety of methods, include pollen, charcoal, and diatoms. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lizzie Driscoll My work now looks into how we recycle Li-ion battery packs. What do you think happens to batteries at the end of their life? I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Liz Kells I look at chemicals in food that we eat. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Liz Barron-Majerik I work for Lantra, where we work to help make sure that when people are considering careers, that they know about all the nature based options, that our businesses know how to find the best people, and that all the courses suit the needs of the sector.Ā  I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Liv Gaskill I’m a science communicator with a background in psychology and neuroimaging, and I co-host the pop-science podcast, After School Science Club. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Liucheng Guo Use AI to solve the real-world problem in Human-Machine Interfaces I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa Russell I am a cancer research group leader. My group aim to improve the outcome for people diagnosed with a blood cancer called leukaemia. We do this by investigating how changes to the genetic code cause healthy cells to become cancer cells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa Mullan I’m Lisa and I’m a biochemist. I look at the science that happens inside living organisms. I’m particularly interested in DNA, evolution and inheritance. I spend a lot of time in schools and teaching laboratories bringing science to anyone aged 3+. I also write books using my DNA characters. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa Leinhos I’m a scientist at Oxford University, and Iā€™m part of an incredible team of researchers from all around the UK, all focused on exploring genes. Together, weā€™re developing genetic models in the lab that mimic changes found in patients’ DNA to better understand rare diseases early on in life. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa Hursell I am a data scientist. That means I look at lots of data and try to solve puzzles or find interesting things in it… I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa Humphreys Iā€™ve always had a passion for science and was lucky enough to pursue a career in formulation chemistry. My role is all about combining specific ingredients together to create a desirable product. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lisa GrĆ¼nwald I manage a research study which aims to improve the experience of being on an mental health inpatient ward. This includes speaking to people who have been in hospital for mental health reasons, health care staff and carers, as well as visiting hospitals. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ling Lim I look at the environmental impacts of planes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lily Andrews Finding a new earlier way to discover deadly cancer cells in the brain! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Liam Herringshaw I study fossils. I am especially interested in fossils made by creatures that burrowed in the sea bed, and how they have changed over time. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Leo Swadling I study the specific immune cells in your body that recognise viruses and cancers – how they work, which part of the virus they recognise, what they eat (their metabolism), how can we use this info to make vaccines! Vaccines work by showing your immune system what a virus looks like so that when you are exposed to the virus the immune system recognises it straight away and stops it from replicating in you and making you ill. It gives your immune system the head start. Viruses are very good at changing their shape to avoid the immune system. I am working to try to design vaccines to target the achilles heel of viruses, the part of the virus that is so essential it being able to survive and replicate that it can’t change it so it can’t ‘mutate’ to hide from the immune system. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Leon Willis My research aims to find out how to make protein-based medicines in a gentler way, so they don't get damaged. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lenny McCoy I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lena Forsyth I am a Biomedical Scientist working in the Immunology lab at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Testing patient samples to help diagnosis and monitor diseases. I have also worked with a STEM outreach organisation Techfest for 5 years, teaching science to kids. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Leigh Eisler I am a seaweed farmer – I hang ropes of seaweed in the sea where it grows, and then I harvest it in Spring. The seaweed is used to make food products, animal feed, plant fertilisers and even bio-plastics! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Leeza Pickering I study arctic lakes to understand how they have been changing in the past, present and predict what they will be like in the future. I use a combination of looking at lake mud, lake water and lake gases to learn about how they have changed. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lauren Rickerby I work in small molecule purification, which means I remove important drug molecules from unwanted waste or side-products. This helps the important drug molecules get tested properly, to see which ones work best. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lauren Mc Connell I am a trainee Clinical Scientist in cancer diagnostics for the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lauren Hutchinson I work at Siemens as a Data Scientist. I use computers to solve problems and make other people’s work easier! šŸ’»šŸ“Š I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Lauren Graham I am a Chemistry Section Leader for South West Water. I manage the Inorganic Chemistry department and oversee the day to day running of the lab. We test many thousands of waste/dirty water samples and clean water samples every year to make sure that the environment is safe and that people drinking our water are safe! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Laura Richardson I work in a research laboratory where we focus on looking at the cells within the human body when we are healthy mostly. We use lots of exciting technologies to visualise what we find. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Laura Lockhart I work in flu vaccine manufacturing as a Senior Process Scientist and use my knowledge and skills to solve problems, design process changes, and advise other teams such as Quality and Engineering. The vaccine changes every year and the time we have to make it is very short so it’s a fast paced job! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Laura Lagares Ballantine I work as a technical lead for a genetics lab, this means that I supervise our lab team to do tests on our samples and find out if somebody has a genetic abnormality. A lot of our samples come from babies that haven’t been born yet, so that we can make sure that they have the right care and support when they are born. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Laura Barker I’m a medical statistician. We test new medicines to see if they are effective, and safe. As a statistician, I design and analyse clinical trials, and quantify risks I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Konstantina Kanari I am working as a Research Engineer in the National Composites Centre. I am working in the research and development of composite materials for aerospace applications. Please feel free to ask me any questions! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kirsty Ross I help Computer Scientists share their work and collaborate with those outside university. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kirsty Lindsay I research how to keep astronauts healthy in space I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kirsty Carey I work for PepsiCo as a product developer for the Quaker Oats brand in the UK. I work on new flavours of porridge as well as any new innovations for the UK market. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kip Heath I\’m a healthcare scientist in the NHS – this means I help patients by working out what is making them sick. In the evenings I tell science related jokes on stage! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kim Nash-Game As a Biomedical Scientist and Customer Technical Specialist, I train others how to use analysers in hospitals to run patientā€™s blood samples. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kieran O'Sullivan I use computers to do calculations on big plastic car parts during the early design stages. This means we can tell whether a bumper will be able to protect a pedestrian’s knee joint during a pedestrian impact event, through computer simulation without needing to wait or pay to have parts available to do testing before. We can also simulate other load-cases like sunloading and Firmness Feel. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kevin Burke Chartered Engineer – aerospace is my speciality. Royal Air Force engineering officer, then onto BAE Systems, but gradually got more interested in technical training and education, and ended up as Policy Lead within the Department for Education, developing the new T Levels (its amazing where an engineering career can go!) I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kenny Chim My daily work mainly focus on helping various organizations/companies defending against and preventing cyber attacks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kellie Horan I research energy in the brain! I look at the little ‘powerhouses’ that make our energy, and how important they are to keep our brain healthy. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katy Bruce I’m a forensic researcher looking at an unusual type of trace evidence…makeup! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kat Tanner I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katie Wood I'm an Educational and Child Psychologist. I use psychology to help children and young people to access learning. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katie Spencer I'm a researcher in Conservation Science at the University of Kent. My research focuses on tropical ecology and wildlife conservation in Indonesia I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katie Obee I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kathryn Walker I work to improve safety in our factory and reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing medicines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kathleen Duffin My research is focused on fertility (the ability to have babies) in childhood cancer patients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katherine Whyte I work as a scientist exploring what happens to ocean wildlife when we build wind farms in the sea.šŸŒŠšŸ§šŸ¬ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katherine Shirley I am a Planetary Scientist at University of Oxford working in the laboratory and with satellites to study rocks on the moon, asteroids, and comets. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katharine Webb I’m a cancer doctor, currently taking time away from hospitals and seeing patients to work in a lab researching prostate cancer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Katharine Gibson I am currently in my third year of my PhD studying Alzheimer’s disease (memory loss in older adults). My work focuses on trying to figure out how Alzheimer’s develops and how we can slow it down or stop it completely. I work in a lab and do lots of different experiments – every day is different! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Karen Tait I lead a clinical trials laboratory testing samples from people taking part in clinical trials across the world. I enjoy helping my company make money from science! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Karen Edwards I am a “virtual” marine biologist who studies the impact ocean currents have biology from nutrients to phytoplankton and seaweed to fish. I currently work as a marine modeller for the Environment Agency working to protect our estuarine and coastal environments and to ensure that any discharges do not cause harm. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Karen Adler I am a microbiologist, that means I study things that need a microscope to see. Specificially, I research bacteria (these are organisms that cause infections) and how to kill them! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kareen Macleod I currently work as a lecturer in a University. I am a Microbiologist and a Biomedical Scientist. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kareena McAloney-Kocaman I am a social psychologist who is interested in how things like our religion, our ethnicity and our nationality impact our health. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kamla Reddi I am a Clinical Scientist who works with a team to find a matched kidney for a patient on the transplant list. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Kamaloddin Masters I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Justin Perry I like using my wide knowledge of chemistry in interesting ways so over the years I have worked with biologists, physicists, computer scientists, art historians, industrial designers, engineers of all types and business people to discover new things. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Julie-Ann Hori I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Julia Sarju I want to identify and remove barriers that get in the way of students' learning and cause inequalities in chemistry education. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Julia Ramƭrez-GonzƔlez I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Julian Onions I'm an astronomer and I build universes in some of the biggest computers on the planet. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Hadden I am an experimental physicist/engineer working at Cardiff University. I am working to create Quantum Light Sources which produce single particles of light – one at a time. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jozsef Vuts I research the secret language of scent molecules that insects use to find each other and the plants they eat. It is like the Enigma: I decode these chemical messages to protect food plants. How? Let`s have a chat! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Josip Barisic I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joshua Schofield I design and build instruments to calibrate satellites, which are used to measure the Earth and climate change from space! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joseph Cameron My expertise is in chemistry but I work in the School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. My research involves creating biodegradable electronic devices, recycling of solar panels and creating short-wave infrared photodiodes, which can be used for night vision or facial recognition. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jordan Kirby Senior Teaching Technician / Confocal Laser Scanning Specialist I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jordan Galloway I am a Data Centre (where the internet lives) mechanical design engineer. I try to make these buildings greener and friendlier for the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jordan Bestwick I study the diets of dinosaurs and other extinct reptiles by looking at the miniscule scratches on their teeth and comparing them to the tooth scratches from crocodiles and lizards. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Abbie Jordan I am a researcher who works with young people who experience pain and their parents. I am also interested in how children’s pain is represented in the media (e.g. films, books and social media). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jonathan Teague I am researcher at the University of Bristol and I look at coral health using colour and special camera’s that detects and measures colour. My research is a mix between Physics, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Marine Technology and Optics. I also dabble in marine robotics and electronics. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jonathan Shaw I work as a Product development chemist where I research and design new technologies for petrol cars. This technology’s main task is to turn the harmful gases that come out of cars and turn them into clean/good gases that don’t harm us through chemical reactions. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jonathan Davies I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jonathan Allen I am an engineer who helps design, run and fix nuclear power stations. I do this so that they can safely produce clean electricity by nuclear power instead of having to use fossil fuels. I work in an office and at the power stations with lots of other scientists. My work involves a lot of maths, science and technology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jo Montgomery I’m a neurobiologist (finding out about animals and brains!), a science trainer, and a teacher. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Weston I am currently a calibration officer for a CRO (Contract Research Organization), but I previously worked for 27 years in the upstream Oil industry, analyzing well fluids. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Turner I am a product development chemist doing research and development into designing new catalysts for petrol cars. I make catalytic filters, which convert harmful gases created by the engine and also capture soot. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Grasmeder I work for a company near Blackpool which makes new materials for phones, cars, aeroplanes, fixing broken bones and loads of other things. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Easton I use computers to solve problems for companies. Usually big problems that need big, complicated computer systems to do that. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
John Clark-Corrigall I look at how disease causing bacteria interact with bacteria in the gut, some of these gut based bacteria are called probiotics. These aren’t like probiotics you might’ve heard of in your activias, your actimels or your yakaults, they’re superheroes that come from our guts and have been used as supplements for digestion problems for over 50years!!. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Johanna Walker I’m looking at how people use AI like ChatGPT to help them in their work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jo Ellis My work involves solving complex problems to support operations colleagues. The team is a mix of scientists and mathematicians and is really interesting as Government work can be very varied. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jodie Nadal I work in the hospital, looking at patientā€™s cancer DNA to see if we can help them have better treatment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jo Dawkins I was a Crime Scene Investigator with the Police Service in the UK, and I now research aspects of Forensic Science at University to help Investigators in their day-to-day jobs. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jo Brodie I'm a Science Communicator and I help write CS4FN (Computer Science For Fun) which is a FREE computing magazine for schools. Before that I worked at Diabetes UK answering science questions about diabetes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joaquin de Navascues I am interested in how cells 'talk to each other and think' when they are building an organism or maintaining its shape, using fruit flies in my research. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joanne Eaves Work-wise, I am a postdoctoral research fellow, investigating why some people find mathematics difficult. I come from a Cognitive Psychology background, where I look at whether factors such as working memory, inhibition and switching are involved in learning mathematics. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joanna Giles I am a scientist testing new medicines to inflammation and try to find alternatives to antibiotics. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Joanna Clark I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jessica Pope I work as an assistant editor for a medical journal called The Lancet. Iā€™m also finishing my PhD in psychology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jessica McCreery I am a Sports Scientist that specialises in physiology, which is the study of how exercise and physical activity alters the function and structure of the body. I work with both healthy people and those suffering with respiratory diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jessica McCoy I look at tiny fossils from millions of years ago. These fossils could be algae, pollen, or fungi, which I can observe through a microscope, and they tell me what past environments were like. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jessica Johansen I work as a PhD student. I look at how people behave online. I hope my work will help to make the Internet a safer place. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jess Hawkins I am in my final year of my PhD research at university, where I work with DNA, the building block of life I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jess Gallacher I am an Environmental Consultant for energy companies. I have to look at whether there may be any potential impacts on the environment from building a structure or the running of a process. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jesse Wise I study human behaviour and how to change it to be more environmentally-friendly behaviour. Right now, I am working on travel choices. How did you get to school today? I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jenny Shepperson Marine Biology lecturer at Bangor University. I write computer programs to help understand which types of fishing cause most harm to the environment, and which fish are a more environmentally friendly option to eat! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jenny Roberts I design cool things like artificial bumblebee nests and other exciting things to do with environmental research. I also teach big kids at University. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jennifer Larwood I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jennifer Bolarinwa I am a Software Engineer and I build websites! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jemma Kerns In my research I shine light at materials to find out what they are made from. This means I am often applying physics or chemistry techniques to biological materials. My main area is in bone disease diagnostics, including for osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and osteogenesis imperfecta. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jayne Roberts I am an environmental safety scientist for a global company who makes home and beauty products such as shampoo, washing powder, soap etc. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jasmine Robbins I work as a Signalling Apprentice for Thales Ground Transportation Systems. This means that I work on Signalling projects on the railway and have been completing a degree while I do this. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jasmine Almond I am a Material Scientist, my job is to look at the materials used within printers and find out how they react to inks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jarrod Hart I am a technology scout for a materials company, trying to identify cool new (better/stronger/more sustainable) materials. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jane Moore-Taylor Principal Clinical Scientist in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, NW London. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jana Aref I work at a lab in UCL in the department of neuromuscular diseases. I study mitochondrial disorders that are caused by genetic mutations. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jamie Stevens I currently lead a team of researchers looking at how to make hydrogen more efficiently. In the past I have looked at battery materials and water purification. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jamie Smith I’m a Control Engineer, I design electronics that keep an eye on important values in the machine and work out how to correct them if the drift away from where they should be. The thing I am currently helping to control is a Nuclear Fusion reactor called MAST-U, and previously did the same for record-breaking reactor JET. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jamie Nash I research into blood products, and try to make them better for when a patient receives them. For example, I work on platelets, cells which stop you bleeding when you cut yourself. My work aims to make them better for patients who are bleeding lots after a serious accident. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
James Harris I do experiments to understand how viruses replicate in our cells when oxygen levels are low. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
James Bron I work on wild and farmed fish health, including diseases and parasites of fish. The purpose of my work is to improve the health and welfare of fish by reducing disease using medicines, vaccines and other methods. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
James Blackshaw I look after databases of information on medicines. I work with other scientists to organise their data into a form that is easy to search for and explore. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jade Markham I have just left my job in the lab and now work in the business team. I work with customers to understand what chemical they might need to solve their problem. I then work with my old team in the lab to find a way to make the chemical – the solution to the customers problem and project manage the work until it is complete. I get to travel a lot so I am excited! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jack Webb I work at AstraZeneca as a Graduate Analytical Scientist. I work as an analytical chemist and use different analytical chemistry techniques to analyse and develop new medicines for cancer and rare diseases! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Jack Hughes I am an engineer within an aerospace and defence consultancy firm. As such I can work on anything from anything from electric planes, to tanks, to submarines and satellites. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Izzy Utley I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Isabelle Secord I am a biology undergraduate student who just finished a year in industry working for a pharmacology company. I recently spent my summer in Canada working as a field assistant for a research internship studying bats. I love animals, plants, and Archery! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Isabelle Luk Hang AsĀ  a Data engineer I write instructions to computer to execute a program that will help any industry to analyze and organize data to take further actions. I am working in the Data&AI area for multiple industries like life sciences, pharma , oil and gas and many more. IĀ  am a chartered engineer where my experience has been validated by the UK engineering council. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Iris Lavi I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Iona Christie I currently work in an antiviral unit, providing high-quality testing for HIV, HSV and HSV in NHS samples. My department provides International reference and surveillance activities for antiviral resistance including acting as a WHO-specialised HIV drug resistance laboratory. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ioanna Maria Pateli I am a researcher in the chemistry department of the University of St Andrews. My main duties include the preparation of different kinds of batteries (a smaller version of the ones you charge when you charge your mobile or tablet!) Also I am trying to investigate why some batteries work better than others and why some are failing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Inez Williams-King I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ines Tomas I am a Cancer Genetics scientist! One of the questions I am exploring is if any genes or mutations (which are mistakes in the DNA) are responsible for different aspects of Cancer. My work helps predict if someone will respond better or worse to some treatments and contributes to new ideas for new drugs. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ian McKinley I am a self-employed consultant specialising in radioactive waste but, due to the models that I use, have worked also on areas related to environmental threats such as pandemics and climate change I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Iain Tullis I make scientific instruments for cancer research. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Humera Sarwar I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hugh Birkmyre I take things invented in a lab and find ways to scale them up to make on a chemical factory. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hradini Konthalapalli I look at cells under a microscope and observe how they grow and divide! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Holly Duns I am a digital forensics scientist. I spend most days conducting research into all forms of digital devices such as drones, mobile phones, vehicles, etc. to help and support law enforcement with their investigations. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hiba Sultan I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hessam Mehr I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Henry Duke As a software engineer, my job is to create applications and programmes that help make other peoples jobs easier, or that make computers do what they need to do. As a project lead, I manage a small team of software engineers working on a specific project. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helen Playford I use a beam of neutrons to find out how materials are put together. Some of the materials I look at will help make the world a better place! I also like doing chemistry to make new materials that might do interesting things. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helen McKay I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helen Elliott I work in a hospital with patients, doctors and other scientists as well as companies outside of the hospital who are making new machines which they want to use to help patients. My job is to work between these groups of people to make sure that the new machines will make a real difference to patients in the hospital. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helen Dudfield Iā€™m researching into new and future technologies to improve training and to ensure users can do their jobs to their best. This can be virtual reality or robotic systems and as psychologists we want to know if it helps the user and is it ethical? I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helen Codd As a clinical biochemist I help run the blood samples in a hospital laboratory and help explain what they mean. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helena Ros I’m a PhD student looking at using robots and artificial intelligence to help make better medicines for treating cancer and other diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helena Jeffery I work as a medical physicist, mostly in radiology where we use physics to look inside the patients without cutting them open! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helena Cotterill I’m the Access & Outreach Manager for the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford. I organise events for students interested in science and Oxford and love to share all the amazing science that our students and researchers do! Before that, I studied Physics here at Oxford as an undergraduate and as a graduate student researched the impact of large volcanic eruptions on our climate. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Helena Brown I’m a researcher at the University of Cambridge and study neutrophils. They help stop us from getting sick by catching germs, either by eating them or releasing sticky traps of their own DNA! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Heidi Barnard I’m Head of Sustainability for NHS Supply Chain, we buy goods on behalf of the NHS. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Heather Walton Current work – Setting up a factory to sustainably make DNA-based drugs on large scale Previous work – Making forms of drugs that can be taken by mouth rather than injected, so people can take them at home At uni – Working on new methods and catalysts to make chemical manufacture and testing quicker and more sustainable. Industrial Placement – Developing the ingredients for sun cream which protect your skin from the sun! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Heather Fox I work for the Environment Agency in a lab that tests water from all over the country to make sure its safe for the things that need it – humans, animals and plants I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hayley Russell I research using machine learning to predict steps in the making of new medicines. My work is a collaboration between a the University of Strathclyde and a big pharmaceutical company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hayley Pincott I turn a biopsy into a slide to help consultants diagnose, treat and manage a patients condition. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hayley Free I am a PhD student using computational tools to look for viral DNA within the DNA of frogs and toads, to help us understand virus and vertebrate interaction and evolution. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hayley Barton I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Harry Piper I research interpersonal violence, which is violence between people. I work with North Wales Police to do this and have made a first of its kind tool to help people evaluate their skills in order to implement change I do research on interpersonal violence. I have worked with various police forces in England and Wales and together we have created a first of its kind tool that evaluates threat detection. This has helped establish if there are differences between groups of individuals in their general perceptions, as well as looking a how accurate someone is and how they compare to others from similar backgrounds. I have also looked at the visual cues associated with interpersonal violence and which cues are more or less important to which groups of individuals I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Harry Lowe My PhD work is trying to create a cell from scratch to make any possible protein we could want! My approach aims to cut down the time it takes to get proteins from cells from 1 week or sometimes more, to under 48 hours. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Harriet Gamble For my job I design Earth Observation satellite payloads. These help us to understand how the planet is changing; from the shrinking rain forest, to how the polar ice caps are melting and which volcanoes might erupt next. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Tanner I’m a clinical scientist in microbiology. I work in a hospital lab and help design the tests that help doctors know if their patients have got an infection and what to treat them with. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Slack I’m a researcher at King’s College London. My research looks at loneliness, social connection, and sense of belonging in first-year undergraduate students as they move from high school to university. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Scholes I work in the hospital laboratories and help doctors and nurses understand why people are ill, and how to make them feel better. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah McCombs I work for a company called Nuclear Waste Services. Here I work to look at potential places to host a permanent underground facility for the UKā€™s most hazardous nuclear wastes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Marshall I’m a trainee clinical scientist in Radiotherapy (training to work as a physicist in the treatment of cancer with radiation). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Felstead I am a medicinal and synthetic chemistry researcher in drug discovery. I work in a laboratory to make molecules to help treat diseases like dementia. I work in a team of other chemists and biologists. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Fawcett I specialise in forensic psychology – the application of psychology to understand crime, victims and witnesses, police investigations, and the criminal justice system. I’m particularly interested in witness deception, false alibis, and juror perceptions of forensic science. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Blyth I study a fungus that causes disease to wheat! For my research, I make changes to the fungus’ DNA (I make mutants!) and test it’s response to heat. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hannah Baird I use a powerful microscope to better understand how antibiotics work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Hal Willis At Siemens I do work for two teams: the Environmental, Health & Safety team, and the Sustainability team. My day-to-day job involves gathering, analysing and presenting the gas and electricity consumption & production of about 30 sites across the UK. I then use this information to calculate a carbon cost equivalency (abbreviated to CO2e) and report this information to the relevant governing bodies. I am also currently leading a group of 5 early careers staff in coming up with a workshop aimed at getting primary school students interested in biodiversity, as part of a larger project that may be used to train the green skills of staff who don’t have any experience in this area. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gwendolyn Kirschner I work on plant roots – I try to understand their development and how they react to gravity. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gwen Brekelmans I look at how people learn languages, whether adults and children learn them differently, and what things can make it easier for us to learn languages. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Grant MacLean I am the IT Cloud and Infrastructure Lead at a subsea engineering, construction and services company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
GrĆ”inne (Grawnya) I am currently a trainee Clinical Scientist, which means I’m training to work in hospitals as a scientist that helps doctors to interpret the results of tests to figure out the cause of patient’s illnesses. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Graham Hinton I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Graeme Sutcliffe I lead test programmes for a nuclear company, building miniature versions of our nuclear reactor to understand if we are designing and manufacturing the right product, which is safe and profitable. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Graeme Dykes Since 2021, I have been working as Senior Chemist at Fleet Bioprocessing Limited. My work involves using my skills in organic chemistry to precisely attach a small molecule to an antibody or other protein (“Bioconjugation”). These products are found in the devices used to test for viruses (e.g.SARS-COV-2) or bacteria (e.g. Listeria, Salmonella). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Graeme Barker I am a chemistry lecturer at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. In addition to teaching chemistry, I do research into developing new drugs for treating heart disease and new, more efficient ways of making medicines. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Grace Callaghan I’m a research student at Oxford University looking at the science of wind turbine energy production. I’m passionate about sustainability, renewable energy and caring for people and the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Glyn Barrett I work with dangerous bacteria and how they cause diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Giulia Pelos I am a scientific project manager and this means that I help scientists run big research projects funded by the European Union. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gill Westwood I work as a Cujstomer Account Manager for West Coast South Route for Network Rail. This role involves being a single point of contact for non-lead Train Operating Companies, i.e. Caledonian Sleeper, West Midlands Trains and CrossCountry. I also get involved with Community Rail volunteering events, i.e. to brighten up stations with planters and help / support with community gardens. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gillian Taylor I make mouse models to help scientists understand human diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Georgina Brogden I work for a company that makes catalytic converters, which remove nasty chemicals from car exhausts. My job is to test how well the catalysts work, and come up with ideas to make them work better. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Georgia Lambert I study a type of insect called a burying beetle. They have really pretty dark orange and black wing cases and are common in the UK so there could be some hiding in your garden right now! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Georgia Canton I am a Clinical Embryologist in an IVF clinic in London. This means I am a scientist in laboratory in a fertility clinic – so I help individuals build their families or preserve their fertility. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Georgia Brittain I work on projects developing catalysts for various processes for Johnson Matthey. My current project is looking into the best catalyst for use in renewable fuels for eventual hydrogen transportation and storage applications. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Geofrey Iason I design under sea oil fields for all over the world. Working out of an office in Leeds but designing oil field layouts for all over the world. I work with direct customers like bp, Chevron, Statoil, Woodside and take their ideas from a piece of paper to a successful oilfield. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gemma Egan I work as a Research Assistant at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, in the department of Biomedical Engineering. My current work is looking into the bacteria in faeces to help find out what diseases we can learn more about. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gemma Cooper My PhD work is making and improving antiviral compounds from natural extracts. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gemma Chew I’m a Research Chemist šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬. I work in a lab carrying out experiments šŸ§Ŗ (we call them reactions) to make new molecules. One day, one of the molecules I make might become a new medicine šŸ’Š I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gareth Nye I teach medical students about the body and i also I look at how things pass from the mum to the baby during pregnancy to help the baby grow! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gareth Morgan I am a Software Engineer working at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. Full Stack developer – I help build applications. I work on front-end, back-end, and AWS. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Gabrielle Baumberg I’m a Masters Apprentice in Bioinformatics – using data science and programming to analyse big data like DNA, proteins, and metabolites. I manage large genome databases that we use to investigate disease-related mutations in humans. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Frederik Gibson I support the Garnett group to deliver high throughput drug and CRISPR screens that let us find new ways of treating cancer and improving treatment of cancers we currently do not have good therapies for. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fraser Smith I use brain scanners and AI to find out how our brain works. I look at how our brain helps us recognize what’s in the world around us (people, places, objects). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Francesca Bartalini UX UI/Graphic Designer. I work freelance and also for a company where I create videos, reels, carousels, and posts for their social media clients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fran Biggin I’m a data scientist working in health research. I analyse NHS data to help improve the way health care is provided. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Flo Dawson I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fiona Thomson My PhD research investigates how dyslexia is identified in school-age students šŸ§  I’m interested in understanding how people use the information around them to make decisions and the experiences of young people with dyslexia šŸ’­ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fiona Grimson I work as a medical statistician for a company that develops and manufactures new medicines. I am responsible for analysing data from clinical trials to see whether the new medicine works well and is safe for people to take. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fiona Brannan I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fiona Baines I work as a statistician (maths) for an influenza vaccine manufacturer in Liverpool. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Festus Ejikemeuwa A result driven Project Manager (Chartered – CEng, MIET) with extensive experience in managing cross-functional teams to plan, execute and deliver technological solutions. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ferran Brosa Planella I use maths to design batteries that last for longer šŸ”‹ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fergus McKiddie I am a physicist working in Nuclear Medicine in the NHS. We use radiation to diagnose and treat patients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Federica Degno I research how people read, and record participants’ eye movements and brain potentials in my experiments. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Fatima Mahmood I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Evelyn Maniaki I have two jobs. I work at a clinic as a small animal vet, and I am also a PhD student. For my PhD journey, I am looking into how humans and dogs respond differently to exercise based on different characteristics, like their age, sex and, in the case of dogs, breed! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Evelyn Brunsdon I am a social scientist working in healthcare research. My background was in infectious diseases, now I support patients and members of the public to take part in cancer research. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eva Antonopoulou I work on mathematical modelling for biological processes, with focus on fluid dynamics, biology and chemistry. I also work on data science, focusing on data analysis and visualisation. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eunice Adebayo I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ethem Ilbiz I have a wide range of research interests that keep me constantly curious and excited about my work. Some of the key areas I focus on include the regulation of artificial intelligence and exploring how AI can both aid and challenge criminal activities. I’m particularly interested in finding solutions to these problems by fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ester Reina-Torres I am Postdoctoral researcher from the department of Bioengineering at Imperial College. My research is about understanding how the pressure that maintains the eye in healthy conditions works. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Estelle McLean I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Estela Gonzalez Fernandez I work studying diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and other insects and ticks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Esra Hassan My background is in clinical neuroscience (the Brain!) where I used to work on cancer brain cells and drugs that help kill cancer cells. My other research included working on dementia, a neurodegenerative disease. I am now a PhD student at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Centre for dementia studies where I am conducting research on how attitudes towards dementia form and how they change over time in young people. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Erin Pallott I work with nature’s grossest creatures: gut parasites! I want to understand how your immune system fights off worms, and how MUCUS is involved. šŸ¤¢ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Erin Coates I am the Strategic Technology Manager for a high performance polymer (plastic) manufacturer. I work in the Energy Sector of our Business I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eric Hartmann Consultant in environmental and occupational health. Helping organisations improve their working environment and people's well-being. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Erica Oliveira I work in a laboratory trying to find new cancer treatments. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Weir I grow mini brains (called organoids) in the lab using stem cells. We use these models to study brain development, and what happens in the brains of our patients who have mental health disorders. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Thorpe I work in a lab testing environmental samples to check for and prevent river and soil pollution. We test mostly test for toxic metals like lead or mercury. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Sullivan I am a Research Associate at the University of York researching how sleep influences our emotions and mental health. I have recently completed my PhD where I used virtual reality to see how anxious people are in a scary environment when they are sleep-deprived. I also teach undergraduate students in Psychology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Spooner I work on a special type of solar panel that can be see-through. Hopefully I will be able to use these to make solar windows! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Smith I am the T Level Lead at the Science Council, and my role is centred on raising awareness of T Level Science within the wider science community. I am also a qualified secondary school teacher and careers advisor.Ā  I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Singleton I am an engineering geologist working for an environmental consultancy. My clients are often property developers and I help them to understand how they can build on their sites. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emma Jarvis Catalyst layer scientist for hydrogen fuel cells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emily Price I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emily Machin I work in a laboratory with inhalers to make sure that the medicines we make are safe for patients to use. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emily Lunn At RSB, I first worked in membership, and now work in the Professional Affairs team as a Training and Registers Officer. My job involves looking after the professional registers we offer, such as Registered Science Technician, and also our training courses. We offer a mix of courses, such as an introduction to using the programming language R (which is used in the statistical side of research), as well as more practical topics, like microscopy. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emily Kempin I’m a Safety Officer at the University of Cambridge, in the Genetics department. I help academics and students figure out how to plan their experiments in the safest way possible. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emily Hill I am a laboratory supervisor for a fish health consultancy. We receive samples from fish farms for routine testing for various diseases. I studied Marine Science at University and during my degree I lived in the Arctic for 12 months. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Emilia Arguello I work at the University of Cambridge as a chemist tackling biological problems. This means I use chemical tools and small molecules to answer challenging questions related to cells, genetics, and metabolism. I have an interest in understanding the many roles of a biomolecule called RNA, which encodes genetic information and regulates many cellular processes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Elpida Vounzoulaki I am an Epidemiologist, using my clinical knowledge and statistical skills to answer important questions about health. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eloise Greenwood I have an BSc in Marine Biology and now I work at an infrastructure company in the sustainability team. My role covers all things environmental and social. I advise projects on how to build in the most sustainable way. This means reducing their carbon and minimising their impact on the environment and communities they work in. My company builds airports, motorways, solar panel farms, pumped hydro storage you name it we build it! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Elly Stamp I’m a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. I am investigating how damage to your DNA is linked to problems with your memory as you get older. If we can work out how and why your DNA gets damaged, then we can try to repair it and decrease old age-related memory problems. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ella Ray I am a Process Engineer for Nomad Foods which is a food company which makes brands like BirdsEye, Aunt Bessie’s and GoodFella’s. The products you may recognise are fish fingers and peas! My role looks at new technology and equipment so that products are easier to make, better for the environment and tastier. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Elena Gordon-Petrovskaya I am a researcher in gambling addiction. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eleftheria Stavridou Being a plant scientist is like being a plant detective, discovering the secrets of how plants work and how they can help the world. It’s a fun and important job! šŸŒ±šŸ” I study the fascinating world of plants, exploring their growth, development, and interactions with the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Eileen Xu I’m researching teenagers and their mental health. I want to find out why some people are more likely to get mental illness – does it depend on their genes, their brains, or maybe how they grow up?Ā  I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Edward Smart I’m a University Researcher who works with companies to help them make the best use of their data. For example, detecting faults and predicting patterns. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Edward Guy I am a Clinical Scientist in the NHS. I diagnose infectious diseases and advise on the best treatment for patients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Edith Marcial Juarez I study how our immune cells work togheter to fight against pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungus. As people age, they become more susceptible to infectious diseases and have a diminished ability to fight against pathogens. We are working on enhancing their immune systems so they can enjoy longer and healthier lives! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Edd Bilbe I prepare and test samples using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), then I explain the results to the person that made the sample. I am a bit like a cake tester because I help people improve their recipe. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Duncan Price I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dr Mark Smith I am a Nuclear Physicist and Astrophysicist. I deal with some of the most majestic themes known to science. My research covers Thermonuclear Fusion and the workings of the Universe. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dorota Ferguson Clinical Scientist working in Nuclear Medicine Field. Use of radiation for the diagnosis and treatment. Control of radioactive substances to protect people and the environment I investigate and introduce methods of creating pictures of human body using radioactive substances. I test imaging equipment and set it up for the use, and then analyse the pictures. I keep an eye on the radioactive substances used in the department to make sure they are stored securely and do not fall into the wrong hands. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Don Clark I’m a recently retired Analytical Chemist spending over 40 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry, specialising in vibrational spectroscopy and “Industrial CSI”. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dominic Williams I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dina Simons I’m a marine biologist and PhD student at the University of Liverpool. I work to understand how climate change is impacting our ocean life using DNA. I spend lots of time on the shore, in the lab, and on the computer šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬šŸŒŠ I also love science communication! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Diane Turner I am an analytical chemist and work in laboratories around the world where I help people to analyse things, from air to explosives to toys to food to meteorites! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Diana Martin I am a Laboratory Technician in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Devaanshi Aggarwal I work for GSK which is a Pharmaceutical company as a Clinical Trials Degree Apprentice. I also study Applied Biology at the University of Kent. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Deborah Reid I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Debbie Noble I’m a scientist at LifeScan Scotland, who manufacture blood glucose test strips for diabetics. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Debbie Guest My research group uses stem cells from horses to develop new treatments for tendon injuries and to understand more about the genetic basis of bone fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dawn Sutherland Iā€™m a Specialist Biomedical Scientist and work in a hospital Pathology Department. I prepare cytology and biopsy samples from patients to help doctors find out why people are unwell. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Yuan I work with computers everyday. I use one computer on the desk to create and to control many invisible computers in the clouds. The information about genes and diseases can be stored, analysed and then shared among scientists. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Threlfall I am Safety Engineer at Rolls-Royce, my job is to make sure the way we use equipment, materials and people is as safe as possible and doesn’t cause harm to the environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David O'Loughlin I’m a toxicologist (study of poisons!) and I work to understand how car tyres impact our environment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Nunan I keep watch of headlines and stories to help guard us from bad science and bogus claims about health and medicine. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David McGonigle I study the human brain, using scanners that directly record it working, and stimulators that allow me to change how it works. Sometimes, I even do both at the same time! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Clancy I use fruit flies as models to test for life-extending genes which may be drug targets in humans. I’m also interested in how mitochondria might be involved in the ageing process I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Cameron I lead the Technical Pathways project, raising awareness of science T Levels and apprenticeships. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Bremner I work in nutrition and health, looking at what people eat or how it impacts on their health. I give certain diets, specific food items or supplements to people and look at the effects they have on the body. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
David Bibby I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dapeng Wang I am currently working on using multi-omics techniques together with the statistics and computer science approaches to understand the molecular mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis, which is a rare progressive lung disease, with the aim to identify the biomarkers, enable early diagnosis, improve the prognosis, and develop the effective therapeutic treatment for this devastating disease. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Daniel Scott I test things to see what nasty metals are in them. For example, I tested the land for the Olympics in London to make sure nobody got poorly. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Daniel Friedrich I teach engineering mathematics to engineering students and research ways to make heating of homes more sustainable. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Daniel English I’m a spacecraft systems engineer, I build and test things (including coding) then send them into space (satellites) to monitor global warming and explore the universe! This includes something that monitors CO2 in the atmosphere and the mars rover that will search for life on Mars! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Dale Watt I work on animal models of cancer, focussing on Pancreatic and colorectal cancers. I have an interest in the environment of the tumours and studying all the different cell types involved in making a tumour. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cristina Steliana Mihailovici My diverse roles include serving as a part-time Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, where I have the privilege of sharing knowledge and insights. Additionally, I am a valued member of the Marine Management Organization and collaborate closely with NW IFCA, particularly in the vital realm of marine environmental protection. I also contribute to the technical, scientific, and bylaws committee. Moreover, I am honored to serve as the Co-Chair of the LCR Gender Equality Panel, where I work to foster greater gender equality and inclusivity in our community. I am also teaching in Spanish, occasionally, at the Nautical Faculty of Barcelona. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Courtney Povey I work as a research scientist in reproductive health. My aim is to help us understand more about pregnancy and to develop clinical tests that can help people have a healthy baby. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Constance Schere I am a PhD candidate and study whether or not marine protected areas are an effective and sustainable biological conservation tool. I also work as a marine ornithological consultant, where I work to ensure offshore projects don’t have a negative impact on seabirds. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Connie Harpur I study icy places using data from satellites šŸ§ŠšŸ›° and fieldwork šŸŒšŸš£ā€ā™€ļø I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cobus Smit I am a plant scientist that explores compounds that make plants smell unique. Right now I am working on mint plants, specifically catnip, and the compounds that make cats go crazy. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cliff Williams My work involves making the production line as automatic as possible. Today this is done primarily through the use of industrial computers called Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clemence Fraslin I study the genetics of fish. I am trying to understand what makes fish A grow faster or be more resistant to a disease than fish B. I work in a computer, analysis data collected on fish farms or in the lab by my colleagues. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Claudia Martinho I am interested in how genes get switched ON and OFF in plants. I am curious about how plants use genes to adapt to different temperatures. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Claudia Igler I’m a mathematician / engineer turned microbiologist. I use computational models and experiments to understand how microbes interact with each other and how they can evolve over time. My goal is to understand how we can fight pathogens and avoid the evolution of antimicrobial resistance. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clare Wharmby I work at the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute which is part of the University of Edinburgh (it sounds more fancy than it is). I work with an amazing team of people trying to find ways to help businesses and councils solve climate change and make healthier happier communities. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clare Morrow I started as a scientist testing blood, and other body fluids to help doctors understand what is making you poorly. Now I support quality and training of the staff we have. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clare Johnson I am a marine scientist. I investigate how water moves in the Atlantic Ocean, and how that moves around carbon and nutrients. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clara Ferreira I work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist and I am a PhD student in Endocrinology and Oncology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Clara Cieza-Borrella I teach at the University amazing topics related to cells and DNA; I also investigate how prostate cancer develops. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Claire Sycamore-Howe I work in a team to review university chemistry degrees for the Royal Society of Chemistry as part of the accreditation programme. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Claire Rowlandson I work in Haematology as a Clinical Scientist, diagnosing diseases affecting the blood such as leukaemia (blood cancer). I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Claire Price My work is very different everyday. Some days I use microorganisms like yeast and bacteria to make new chemicals and some days I try to understand more about drugs that can no longer kill fungi that cause fungal infections. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chris Waller I am an Analytical Chemist. I get to use state-of-the-art equipment to catch people who try to use drugs to cheat in sport. Spoiler alert - we always catch them šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Christina Picken I work making polymers which are degradable for shampoos! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Christie Waddington I lead a team of scientists to work out how to make large amounts of medicines so that doctors can use them for clinical trials. I use biochemistry, engineering, biology and maths everyday! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chris O'Callaghan I research how our genes can affect our risk of getting diseases of arteries, such as heart attacks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chris Meyer My last job was running a lab and the research projects for my Company. Was also in change of health, safety and the environment, so like being the “police” and making sure we kept within the law. Have also been a Teacher, Sales Rep and Purchasing Mgr! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chloe Leung I’m a research physicist which means I use Physics to figure things out and design new tools. My company uses special radiation which passes through stuff to look inside things we normally can’t see into like underwater pipes. Luckily, even though I work with radiation, I haven’t turned into the Hulk… yet… I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chloe Hinchliffe I am a biomedical engineer that does research at Newcastle University. I work with wearable tech to look at people’s health and activity. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chigozie Onuba My work as a Biomedical Scientist involves diagnosis and treatment of a patient condition through analysis of body fluids and specimens. Monitoring the effectiveness of patients treatment as well as research work and academia. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chiara Panzi One of Alzheimer’s diseases (AD) hallmarks is the tau protein accumulation and spreading in the brain, causing neuronal death and impairments in AD patients. I want to understand how this protein spread in the brain. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chia-Hsin Chen I am a research scientist in a sustainable company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cheukyau (Jane) Luk I look into the communication between the blood vessels and the fat cells, particularly how the blood vessels release small molecules to prevent fat cells from being unhealthy in obesity. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Chesney Swansborough I am an environmental chemistry consultant! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cheryl Williams I am an Advanced Biomedical Scientist for the NHS testing patient samples, currently overseeing serological diagnostics for blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis and measles. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charlotte Wessels I am a policy officer at IChemE, and use my chemical engineering background to help parliamentarians and government make good decisions when it comes to topics related to science. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charlotte Ritson My job is to help with the running of clinical trials, working on tests to get new medications available for people who need them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charli Corcoran I am a Zebrafish Facility Technician at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh. I look after the fish used in the research and help the scientists with their work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charles Sparey As an Engineer and Technical Program Director, I lead teams that deliver new software product versions to our customers, which will improve their data security and resolve their problems. I am also responsible for delivering large scale customer projects and internal business and operational improvements. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charles Douch Project Engineer for a global medical technology manufacturing company. I install machinery that manufacture and/or test blood collection tubes and needles. Equipment I have installed range from robots to mechanical conveyors. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charlene Kay I work on breast cancer and study why some patients with breast cancer stop responding to their treatment. I am also doing my PhD and studying breast cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charlene Hoad I’m a Clinical Scientist working in a discipline called Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. My main role is to ensure that patients receive compatible kidneys from donors. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Charlay Wood I study how plants make cool things like food and medicines. They use special proteins called enzymes, and I'm trying to find which enzymes make which cool thing! If I'm not doing science, then I'm playing football šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cesare Giulio Ardito I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Celine Wittke I am a PhD student researching how liver cancer and liver disease develops particularly in patients who also have obesity or Type 2 diabetes. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Catriona Cunningham I’m a lecturer in medical sciences. I teach university students about how the body works, what goes to wrong to cause disease and how drugs can be used to fix it. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cathy Fernandes I am a university academic šŸŽ“ which means my work is split between research and teaching. My research looks at the role of nature (genetics šŸ§¬) and nurture (environment šŸ”) in shaping our behaviour and mental health šŸ§ , and I teach these subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Catherine Perry Working at the Royal Society of Chemistry, I support students, technicians and chemical scientists to advance in their career and be recognised for their hard work and scientific knowledge they have gained through their work. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Catherine Ross I am a Clinical Scientist have specialised in looking at hearts, and now work in NHS England as the Scientific Lead. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Catherine Holt I work with with the space and environment sector to help organisations get funding for research and innovation. The funding they apply to is from the European Union so I get to work with people all over Europe. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Cat Cowie I’m an Environmental Scientist who works to bring people and scientific research together to find solutions to big environmental problems. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Caroline Wesson I am a senior lecturer in psychology, focusing on social and forensic psychology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Caroline Taylor I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Caroline Roche I develop software for control systems, that are used in the Nuclear Industry. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Caroline Hyde Iā€™m a Cancer Biologist and Psychologist. My research looks at new treatment options for cancer and interventions to support and improve health and wellbeing in general. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Carolina Mendes I’m a Biomedical Scientist in Cellular Pathology. I work with cells and microscopes. I help doctors diagnose diseases like cancer and infections. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Carmen Whitehead I’m the subject matter expert for the PCR instrument (replicates DNA) at a large biotechnology company. I need to know how the instrument works and how to use it, along with the three different software versions that are used to run it. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Carlos Rivera Did you know that the way every animal and plant looks tells us who their relatives are? I am a specialist in finding long-lost relatives in animals. Currently, I am asking around animals to see if anyone knows who was the oldest great-great-great-great grandparent who had a nervous system. I design and build robots that can read very fast and tell me information about the families of different animals. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Carey Allen Lecturing in Psychology I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Camilla Cassidy I figured out why worms and snails in the mud at the bottom of the sea act differently during climate change, and why that matters! Now I’m a data analyst in air traffic control. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Calum Cunningham I’m a Materials Scientist at the National Nuclear Laboratory. We develop and test new materials for nuclear power plants, and make sure that the current ones are safe. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Callum Thomas I look after the part of our institute where people work on all different kinds of insects: bees, mosquitoes, midges and flies. Most of these insects are studied because they spread different kids of viruses to people or animals. Our institute does lots of research to try and prevent these viruses making people and animals sick. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Callum Morris I support nuclear fuel product manufacturing by providing technical input and problem solving skills to operational problems to keep the plant running. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Callum Hamilton Growing polychaete worms as a new protein source and how their gut bacteria affects their nutrition. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Buddila Wijeyesekera Currently I am working on a big research project ( to discover new information and knowledge) on how we can use little energy and control the harmful pollutants(harmful to us humans) that may enter our homes from the outside. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bryony Gardner Plants release compounds into the soil to improve their growth conditions. I am interested in how these compounds might work in soil-free growth systems. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bruno Silvester Lopes I am a scientist who studies germs which are so small that they can only be seen with a microscope. Occasionally, We need to take medicines if we fall sick and sometimes harmful bugs can make us very unwell. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Brenna Phillips I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
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Blair Johnston My job is to make sure people are safe when they need an MRI scan and to make sure the pictures the MRI scanners make look as good as they can. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bilal Ahmed I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bethany Waller-Scott I work in a biotechnology company that creates diagnostic tests for blood cancers. My job is looking at current processes that the company uses and use my knowledge to improve them. This makes sure our tests work better, so doctors can help patients faster and more accurately! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bethany Clarke I am a PhD Student working in the Applied Space Technology Laboratory at the University of Strathclyde. I am researching technologies to help keep satellites safe in orbit by helping them communicate with each other better. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bethan Hindle Iā€™m a lecturer, which means my work involves a mixture of teaching university students and scientific research. I’m interested in how plants and animals are affected by environmental change and how we can all collect data to help answer these questions. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Bernice Ridley I work on the education side of cosmetic science, I develop and review training courses for people in the cosmetic industry and work with industry experts. It is my perfect job! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Berengere Digard Aphantasia, Autism, & Bilingualism- I research 2 things: 1) why some people can’t picture things in their mind (that’s aphantasia); 2) how being bilingual (knowing more than 1 language) changes the way autistic & non-autistic people relate to other people. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ben Green I work for a team that focuses on improving quality of habitats and wildlife of estuaries and coasts across England. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ben Dryer I am interested in the effects of the space environment on camera sensors. I make sure that other scientists understand the damage to their instruments which occurs over time, and how to correct their data to get the best possible images and therefore science. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Beatriz Costa Gomes I am a researcher in the field of AI applied to biosciences. Mostly, I work with computer vision, where computational methods are used to analyse images! I also love to do science communication whenever I can. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Barbara Shih I am a lecturer in Bioinformatics – I use computers to answer biology questions and teach people about it. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Barak Gilboa In my work I help other scientists understand biological processes and the effects of manipulating specific genes using an optical microscope, mostly through the use of fluorescent stains, which emit light at one colour when illuminated by another, e.g. by emitting green light when illuminated by blue light. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Baldeep Kaur I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ayesha Khan I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aver Hemben I participate in literary research and enjoy writing research articles. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Austeja Bakulaite I am currently doing a PhD. I am focusing on designing molecules, which could target specific proteins and be used as cancer treatments. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aurora Vilardi I am a PhD researcher studying the role of food in gut health. Try to imagine your gut as a fence and food as the maintenance you can do to the fence. My aim is to understand which food keeps the fence in good condition (and how) so that we can improve our diets and prevent diseased like cancer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Audrey R I am a Sustainability Engineer, so I develop ways to reduce energy, water and waste in manufacturing processes. I am responsible for Energy Management across 5 sites globally, but I am based out of the UK in Brimsdown and Royston. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ashley Hecklinger My job as a marine biologist is to make sure that human activity in the ocean, such as building offshore wind farms, does not disturb the marine wildlife (fish, seabirds and dolphins) or the habitats that they live in. My day to day work is an office writing scientific reports. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ashleigh Kitchiner I am a Marine Mammal Specialist, which means I get to work with and for whales, dolphins and porpoises. I work at sea and from home in various roles. I’m what’s called a ‘freelancer’ so I work for myself and get to choose where I go. I’ve been to the Arctic, Antarctica, Iceland, Norway, Middle East, Canada, the Caribbean and many more places with my work. I’ve seen many animals and aim to protect them by writing policies and guidance when I get home. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ashleigh Johnstone I teach psychology at Arden University and my interests are cognitive benefits of martial arts practice šŸ„‹šŸ§  and the application of psychology to the world around us! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ashleigh Barron I work as a laser engineer in Glasgow. I design lasers that are used by the military to find how far they are away from buildings and other objects. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Arun Patel I work as a medical physicist in the radiotherapy department at a hospital, using specialised machinery to deliver high energy x-rays to treat cancer. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Arunav Das I am currently researching the field of Conversational AI application in a business context. Some of the famous examples of Conversational AI in our daily life includes – Alexa, Siri, Google Home and off late ChatGPT I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Arpita Saggar My research is broadly focused around simulation of virtual patients. This involves creating a video based AI avatar that medical students can interact with to practice clinical communication skills. Most of my work uses generative models, including large language models like ChatGPT. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Arno Kraft Teaching Chemistry and Head of Chemistry Teaching I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Arlene Ditchfield I teach the next generation of marine scientists, I enjoy sharing my passion for the sea. I am a researcher interested in bacteria and how they control the natural processes in the oceans. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anton Edwards I try to understand how the sea works. Tides move water around, waves make danger for ships. The sea water supports life and it is a good place to farm fish. The sea is important for ships, wind farms, fishing and oil rigs, and it controls climate. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Annil Gamsi I’m a Chemical Engineering undergraduate at the University of Manchester currently undertaking a year-long placement at Johnson Matthey I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Annie Pye I am the deputy Programme Director for the BSc Psychology degree at the University of Manchester. I lecture Research Methods, Brain and Behaviour and the Psychology of Music. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anne Lockhart I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anna Schlag I am a PhD student at the Institute of Cancer Research, looking into new medicine for advanced prostate cancer.Ā  I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anna Metzger I am a cognitive neuroscientist, studying perception. I am interested in how we use our sensory organs to understand what is there outside in the world. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anna Hills I lead the build of a world first high temperature superconducting magnet, bringing all the parts together so it works as designed. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Annabelle Somers I am researching how to help people eat more of the foods that keep us healthy šŸ„—. This includes learning how to grow food so it contains lots of healthy vitamins and minerals, but also looking at what happens to our food when we cook it. I am particularly interested in parsnips! šŸ„• I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Annabelle Foot I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anitta Chacko I am a PhD student who studies the POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL (mitochondria) and what happens when they don’t quite work like they should. For this I have to look after do experiments on mitochondria in stem cells. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anita R I am a senior scientist that works in a lab in the dark because the chemicals I work with respond to light. I am also a section leader leading and managing a team of scientists looking at new technologies for our company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anita Kinsey I am a Senior Technical Manager for a food company which means I spend my time ensuring our suppliers are doing the right thing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anirudh Sharma I study medicines in gas form, how they break up and how they react. If I can understand how they react, I can find out how they work in our body. I use one of the most advanced form of chemistry to study the fundamentals of chemistry. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Angela Short I’m a Biomedical Scientist with a specialism in Virology. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Angela Douglas I work part-time in my own consultancy and am starting to wind down to retiring. I do forest management work and recently looked after a forestry awards’ programme – see photos! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andy Smith My job is all about making sure that companies are protected from cyber attacks. āš” Most of the time this means building strong defences to keep hackers out. But sometimes the really smart ones find a way in, so they need to be tracked down and kicked-out! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew Richardson I work for an organisation called Salmon Scotland that supports Salmon farmers. Salmon is the most valuable food export in the UK, and makes up a third of consumer seafood purchases. It is an important and nutrious part of our diet. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew Parrott Making chemicals in a more efficient, cleaner, and safer way. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew McDowall I work in the development of new catalytic converters for vehicles, reducing the air pollution caused. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew Lyon I work for the Environment Agency writing environmental guidance for industrial sites explaining how to reduce pollution and improve efficiency. My background is environmental regulation of sites like landfills, food factories, chemical plants and waste treatment sites. I have written guidance and developed training to help Environment Agency staff understand why odour and fly problems happen on these sites and what can be done to reduce or prevent them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew Gore I am Professional Chartered Engineer, over 35 years experience gained in a Multi-Discipline, Operations, Project and Engineering environment in a variety of Industries, Mining, Glass Manufacture, Food Industry, Petro Chemical and Oil and Gas. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Andrew Gartside I have a PhD in forensic chemistry, and currently study methane in the atmosphere. During my undergraduate degree I worked with the European Space Agency to explore the use of lasers in measuring nitrogen levels on Mars. My PhD studies studied the affect of extreme heat (and fire) on pig bones. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ana Vitlic I am a lab scientist – working at the University of Manchester and within Cancer Research Institute. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Anar Yusifov I work for Center of High Performance Computing for 15 years now. Writing highly scalable code which runs on many thousands of computers. Helping researchers in various fields of science including AI and Quantum computing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amy Tooke I study the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, that becomes the superbug MRSA. In my PhD I looked at how we can treat it with different antibiotics and now I am studying how it combats other bacteria that live on us! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amy Stockwell I’m a scientist who helps companies understand the environmental impact of their products. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amy Smith I work in the visual effects industry. We make computer graphics for films, television, theme park rides, adverts and more! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amy Rattenbury I’m a forensic anthropologist helping the police to solve crimes by studying skeletons and working out who they belonged to. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amy Mason I’m a statistician and I look for patterns in UKBiobank, a collection of the genes and medical data of 500,000 people in the UK. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amit Vernekar 1. Bioinorganic, biomimetic and bioinspired chemistry 2. Nanomaterials 3. Catalysis 3. Hydrogen storage and generation I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amin Kassab-Bachi Iā€™m called a Product Development Engineer! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amina Moss As an aquaculture nutritionist, I work to develop diets that meet the nutritional needs of fish and shrimp, which are raised in farms. Over 20 million people work in aquaculture and more than 50% of the seafood we eat is farmed, so it is important that we do it sustainably. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ameera Jailani I work in University researching new ways to get rid of cancer I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ambre Chapuis I worked in very different fields, from microbiome study, to making glowing fungi, to making mini organs in petri-dish of cows and sheep to now working on the immunology of shellfish. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amber Villegas - Williamson I’m a Data Centre engineering expert and I look for single points of failure or possible problems in power and cooling systems that could bring the site to a stop. I keep the internet running. If you’ve heard of the “Cloud” then that just a server in a Data Centre AI = A bunch of servers processing data in a Data Centre All this data processing need Power + Cooling to keep our digital world alive! I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amber Fitzpatrick I work for Rolls-Royce as a engineering and technology graduate. I work on design, manufacturing and idea development. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amanda Cruchley I work as a research engineer in metal 3D printing šŸ‘©ā€šŸ”¬ and I also have a special printer for chocolate šŸ« I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Amal Lavender I run a team of 100 amazing scientists that work on anything from being able to detect Cancer earlier, helping companies improve their medicines to measuring how to make batteries better or what causes a fuel injector to block I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alyson Downham I work as a delivery manager on London Underground projects but have spent most of my career as a signalling designer/ manager. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alrazi Earij I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Allyson McIntyre I work in a chemistry department for a large biopharmaceutical company. I help enable scientists to understand what they have made and how to manage their data. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Allyson Lister I’m a Knowledge Engineer and a Project Coordinator; I help scientists share and discover data. In order for scientific data to have any value at all, scientists need to be expert sharers. And by doing that, we’re letting future scientists know that we care enough about them to make sure we future-proof the scientific data we make today; our research today is a “love note” to the future šŸ™‚ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alison Tidy My work as a plant scientist looks at flower and pollen development, and the effect heat stress has on them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alison Benn I work with manufacturing and distribution companies across the globe to make and deliver the medicines that have been developed by my company. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alice Jones I study how trees are adapted to survive in extreme environments. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alice Ind I work in Life Cycle Analysis, which means I am calculating the environmental cost or impact of products over their “lifecycle” – this can be from getting raw materials, making them, using them all the way to disposing/recyling at the end of their “life”. In my work I am mostly looking at chemical catalysts. The catalysts speed up chemical reactions to make chemicals like hydrogen, methanol and ammonia, which are important in fuels, fertilizers and as buildng blocks for many other chemicals. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alice Berry I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alex Ttofi I work for Thames water – managing a busy ‘Metal’ section in a water testing laboratory I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alex Leide My job is to break ceramics and understand why they break and how to make them stronger. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alex Headspith I’m a Mechanical Design Engineer who engineers the next generation of particle accelerators. These tools will help scientists to better understand the world around us, from looking into atoms, medicines, or understanding how the universe works. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alex Dickinson-Lomas Investigating the effects of radiation on the structure and properties of iron alloys and steels. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alex Bainbridge I’m a specialist in all things to do with magnets! I design, build and measure new and unusual magnets for particle accelerators. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alexander Johnson I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alexander De Bruin I work as a principal (lead) scientist for a large chemicals company. My work involves taking new ideas from the rest of the research team and figuring out how to make the best recipe from the ingredients they’ve designed, and how to make the new product at a production scale. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alessio Spampinato I am a Higher Engineer at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). I work on the design, analysis, build and test of science instruments that will be one day launched into space. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alessandra Giuliani I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alejandro Allo I am a PhD student at The Institute of Cancer Research. My work involves studying how cancer cells evolve to become resistant to treatment. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alberto Granero I have worked as material scientist. From making bluetack sticky to cooking crakers! (not in the same job!). I have also engineered and built production lines in factories. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alastair Henniker-heaton I work as a solution Architect where I design and deploy technology to make factories more efficient. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alan Koh I explore tiny, invisible worlds full of amazing creatures called microbes and their hunter called nematodes (worms), to help us understand and protect our health I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alana Mullins I study mitochondria, famously known as the powerhouses of the cell because they generate energy! āš” My research focuses on how these tiny structures change during type two diabetes. By understanding how they malfunction, we hope to discover new treatments for diabetes. To achieve this, I use various tools, including AI and mouse models. šŸ§¬šŸ”¬ I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Alana McNulty I work as a decommissioning consultant in the nuclear industry. This means I work on technical projects to help clean up radioactive waste and work out how to take apart nuclear reactor stations. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aishwarya Mishra I work with cancer-killing cells and small, nano-sized medicines. I attach shiny things(radioactivity) to these cells/medicines which helps me follow them inside the body and find diseases and also treat them. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aisha Ali I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ɓine Uƭ GhiollagƔin I work with data and people who want to learn from their data. Our company joins and analyses data, and builds a way to output the results so that people can understand their data at a glance, or with a few clicks. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ailish Tynan I am a PhD student at Edinburgh University trying to understand what happens in our brain cells as we get older. This research will hopefully help us to understand how dementia might develop in some people as we get older and if we can slow down brain ageing. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Ai-Lan Lee Professor at University of Edinburgh. I teach Organic Chemistry at university and also run a research group developing new chemical reactions with sustainability in mind. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Adrian K T Ng I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Adriana Reyes I work for the water industry I am interested in finding engineering solutions to improve water quality I am interested in working towards good use of the limited water we have in the world I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Adriana Fonseca I study how methylation (a chemical mark on DNA) changes in the years leading up to a cancer diagnosis. This may help us predict risk, and detect cancer earlier, which improves survival. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aditya Mandrekar I am a software systems engineer – Systems engineers ensure that the specifications for a project are correct and that the parts of the project meet the specifications. I do this for the software part of satellites. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Adam Washington I write software that helps scientist compare their theories against the results of neutron and x-ray scattering experiments. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
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Adam Cooper I work out how to solve the problems that come with using tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen. Tritium is one of the fuels required for fusion power – a future clean energy source. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Adam Briscoe I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Abigail Seager I help get pictures and sounds from live events back to television studios, so you can watch them on your TV at home. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Abi Frith I am an inorganic chemist, looking at how metals interact with organic molecules (called “ligands”) and DNA to help treat cancer and to act at catalysts to make reactions more efficient. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Abdullah Iqbal I work on developing new research model for Alzheimer’s Dsiease I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Abbie Young My job is a Degree Apprenticeship, so as well as working, I am also completing a university degree. When I am in work, I look at peoples hearts and how they are working. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Aakash Mukhopadhyay I work on cells that are the building blocks of our body such as brain, heart, eye. I mutate components called proteins in the cells and use microscopes to study the the mutations. This gives me an idea of the mechanism of human diseases. I'm a Scientist 2024 2024
Rachel Harris I work to clean up polluted water from old coal mines from orange (tomato soup) to crystal clear I'm an Engineer 2024 2024
Michael Jones I am developing testing methods for understanding the behaviour of metals which are used at high temperature to make sure that nuclear power plants can run safely. I'm an Engineer 2024 2024
Kate Davies I currently work as a Production Scheduler for a defence contractor. We design Manufacture and test scale models of surface ships and submarines. I'm an Engineer 2024 2024
Edward Taylor Iā€™ve always been fascinated by military aircraft, and now I help make sure they keep flying through all environments. I'm an Engineer 2024 2024
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Victoria Levy I’m currently working on a project to develop new technology to send into Space! Academy October Zone October 2022
Victoria Bemmer I use enzymes (chemical scissors) to breakdown plastics and make them easier to recycle and reuse. I use microscopes to look at how the enzymes change the plastic. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Tom Louth I design scientific instruments for astronomy, measuring light from the faintest stars and galaxies ever seen. I used to design toothbrushes, deodorant cans and electric cars. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Stefan Bon My work is a combi of scientific research with my amazing team Bonlab (https://bonlab.info), where we collaborate with a range of industries, and teaching polymer and colloid science from a chemical engineering perspective. šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ŗ šŸ‡³šŸ‡±šŸ‡ØšŸ‡³ Academy October Zone October 2022
Stacy Kim I’m an astrophysicist at the University of Surrey.Ā  I simulate the smallest galaxies in the universe inside supercomputers to try and figure out what dark matter is! Academy October Zone October 2022
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Richard Thompson I am Professor of Marine Biology and Director of he University of Plymouth’s Marine Institute. I lead a research team that is at the forefront of microplastics research. Our work looks at how widely microplastics are distributed and what harm they are causing animals and ecosystems. Academy October Zone October 2022
Polly Keen I create and develop ways to make paper bottles to replace plastic bottles. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Mike Heyns My work focuses on protecting us from solar storms. To do this, we develop simulations of our space environment that can give us warning in advance. Check out the videos in the dropdown below to see more! Academy October Zone October 2022
Martina Rimmele I am designing new materials and working on their preparation for the use in solar cells and batteries. Academy October Zone October 2022
Mark McGrady I work in a plant which produces polymer pellets for processing into film, either at our own production facility or by external customers.Ā  I am responsible for assisting the plant technical manager with new product developments, and also look after quality on the plant. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Magdalena Hudek My research is focused on developing a new type of antimicrobial food packaging made out of langoustine shells. Academy October Zone October 2022
Lan Yang I analyse data and present the results using scientific methods and visualised tools. Academy October Zone October 2022
Kieran O'Sullivan I use computers to do calculations on big plastic car parts during the early design stages. This means we can tell whether a bumper will be able to protect a pedestrian’s knee joint during a pedestrian impact event, through computer simulation without needing to wait or pay to have parts available to do testing before. We can also simulate other load-cases like sunloading and Firmness Feel. Academy October Zone October 2022
Kate Goodfellow I work for Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL), which is owned by Mondelez International. I am a laboratory manager for our Physical Sciences Food R&D team. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Justin Perry I like using my wide knowledge of chemistry in interesting ways so over the years I have worked with biologists, physicists, computer scientists, art historians, industrial designers, engineers of all types and business people to discover new things. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Joe Shreeves As a mechanical engineer, I design, analyse and test space hardware. I work on it from initial concept through to launch. Academy October Zone October 2022
Jessica Irving I use distant quakes to learn more about the centre of Earth and Mars. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Jasmine Bone I’m a research fellow at the University of Surrey, looking into the ageing and environmental degradation of polymer composite materials. (These are used all sorts from structures like ships, turbine blades, in spacecraft, to use in pipes and gas storage containers).   Academy October Zone October 2022
Jack Reid I study the Sun, and how its atmosphere is heated: it reaches millions of degrees! My work looks at how avalanches cause the heating. Academy October Zone October 2022
Hugh Birkmyre I take things invented in a lab and find ways to scale them up to make on a chemical factory. Academy October Zone October 2022
Harry Dodge I work with customers to make the composite component they want, whether its a high-speed police boat or a flying taxi prototype! Academy October Zone October 2022
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Francis Batchelor My work produces thin plastic films, like you might find on food packaging and phone & TV screens. My focus is on the area where after the film is made, and then it needs to be wound up into a big roll to be transported, like a giant toilet roll. Academy October Zone October 2022
Esther Ambrose-Dempster My research looks at the breakdown of plastics using bacteria. We know there is a problem with the build up of plastic in the environment (in the oceans for example), and I’m trying to help solve some of this with my work in the lab. Academy October Zone October 2022
Emma O'Mahony I work in pensions as an actuary. This means I work for the people that look after the money needed to pay employees pensions once they retire from work. I help them invest the money, make sure the pension amounts are correct and look after all the paperwork related to doing this, including making sure all the rules are followed. Academy October Zone October 2022
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Emma Daniels I make plastic (polymers) from sugars and turn them into materials that can be used in healthcare devices or in batteries! Academy October Zone October 2022
Emma Barrett I am an applied behavioural scientist, researching extreme behaviour. Together with colleagues, I research how people survive and thrive in extreme situations. Our research is used by NASA and the European Space Agency for the selection, training and mission support of astronauts.   Academy October Zone October 2022
Darren Yau I’m a mechanical engineer working in the space industry.Ā  I design things to go into space. Academy October Zone October 2022
Daniel McAleese Academy October Zone October 2022
Dan Day I currently work on the CHAMPION project (Home | Champion Project (champion-project.eu))Ā where we are trying to make recyclable and biodegradable plastics from natural sources. Academy October Zone October 2022
Claire Guimond I study distant planets around other stars. I want to know if these planets could be like Earth. Academy October Zone October 2022
Claire Bergin Academy October Zone October 2022
Christopher Chen I study space using data from spacecraft toĀ learn new things about the Sun and its effects through the solar system. Academy October Zone October 2022
Christina Picken I work making polymers which are degradable for shampoos! Academy October Zone October 2022
Chloe Loveless I’m a Senior Experimental Officer for the Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub, which is a super fancy way of saying ‘lab manager’. I look after labs making sure that the people are safe and the equipment is working. Academy October Zone October 2022
Chiaki Crews Testing image sensors (the part of cameras that responds to light!) under their expected environment in space – for example, the effect of bombarding them with radiation! Academy October Zone October 2022
Catherine Regan I study the planetary induced magnetosphere of Mars and the effect of global dust storms using data from the Mars Express satellite. Academy October Zone October 2022
Bernhard Schmidt In our research, my team and me work on materials for medicine and biotechnology. Academy October Zone October 2022
Ben Dryer I am interested in the effects of the space environment on camera sensors. I make sure that other scientists understand the damage to their instruments which occurs over time, and how to correct their data to get the best possible images and therefore science. Academy October Zone October 2022
asma slaimi Academy October Zone October 2022
Aoife OBrien Academy October Zone October 2022
Alex Hall My field of research is cosmology – the study of the whole Universe. I am interested in dark matter – a mysterious invisible substance that seems to fill much of the Universe. I use data from big telescopes to learn about dark matter and the physics of our Universe. Academy October Zone October 2022
Alessio Spampinato I am a Higher Engineer at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). I work on the design, analysis, build and test of science instruments that will be one day launched into space. Academy October Zone October 2022
Aisha Bibi I am working on MONPLAS, a Horizon 2020 project that is funded by the European Union under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie action. Academy October Zone October 2022
Aditya Mandrekar I am a software systems engineer – Systems engineers ensure that the specifications for a project are correct and that the parts of the project meet the specifications. I do this for the software part of satellites. Academy October Zone October 2022
Steven Thomas I design medical devices for use in operations on people all around the world. Academy July Zone June 2023
Sophie Stephens In my role as a PhD student I am in the department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction. I investigate how gynecological (female reproductive system) cancers form and risk factors that increase the risk of gynecological cancer development. As a lead Biomedical Scientist I run a start up laboratory in a reproductive health clinic. Academy July Zone June 2023
Sophie Shaw I’m a clinical bioinformatician. This means I write computer code which takes a large amount of biological data from DNA and I convert it into a possible genetic diagnosis. This helps people with rare genetic diseases, and people with cancer. Academy July Zone June 2023
Simon Anderson I work as a cardiac physiologist in the NHS, spending my days looking after people who need heart tests. Academy July Zone June 2023
Samuel Yui I am a research scientist in an NHS hospital in London. I specialise in Microbiology where I work with bacteria, fungi and viruses. Most of my research is aimed at reducing transmission of diseases in the environment. I also work in clinical trials related to Microbiology. Academy July Zone June 2023
Robbie Lynch I am a QC Analyst with Abbott Laboratories. I test diagnostic products before we sell them to Medical Professionals around the world. Academy July Zone June 2023
Rebecca Greer I am a Trainee Genetic Counsellor on the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) šŸ§¬ Academy July Zone June 2023
Paulo Fernandes I am a researcher trying to find new cures for diseases.If some cells are not working well, I try to find ways to correct them by changing the DNA code inside them. (DNA is what makes us who we are and is inside the cells in our body) Academy July Zone June 2023
Oluwatosin Orababa I do research on how to kill harmful bacteria. Academy July Zone June 2023
Mona-Lisa Kwentoh I am a consultant psychiatrist. I am involved in the care of people who experience difficulties with their mental health Academy July Zone June 2023
Millie Karega My work involves assessing whether a medication or medical device is doing what it was intended to do in human participants (who are either patients or healthy volunteers) whilst monitoring the safety and well-being of the participants. Academy July Zone June 2023
Marie Chion I am a researcher in biostatistics. šŸ“Š In very short, I make biological šŸ§¬ and medical šŸ©ŗ data speak. Academy July Zone June 2023
Lynne Benton I worked for 20 years as a Biomedical Scientist in a variety of haematology and transfusion laboratories. The role involved analysing blood samples, reporting on blood cell microscopy and matching blood donated to patient recipients who needed a blood transfusion. My current role works with service managers for all imaging, pathology, healthcare science and endoscopy departments to understand how best to use existing funding to better staff departments and to find ways to work more efficiently for the NHS. Academy July Zone June 2023
Lydia Davidson I am a physicist who worked in a hospital to look after X-ray machines to make sure they are safe for use. Academy July Zone June 2023
Luke Hughes I’m a biomedical scientist who works in the hospital laboratory where all the tests to help the doctors decide on how to help the patients are done. My role as one of the managers is to looks after all the pathology training needs across the health board. Which means i don’t tests many samples any more, but i oversee the training in the departments and make sure everyone has the opportunity to learn. Academy July Zone June 2023
Lena Forsyth I am a Biomedical Scientist working in the Immunology lab at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Testing patient samples to help diagnosis and monitor diseases. I have also worked with a STEM outreach organisation Techfest for 5 years, teaching science to kids. Academy July Zone June 2023
Kip Heath I\’m a healthcare scientist in the NHS – this means I help patients by working out what is making them sick. In the evenings I tell science related jokes on stage! Academy July Zone June 2023
Jane Moore-Taylor Principal Clinical Scientist in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, NW London. Academy July Zone June 2023
Jamie Nash I research into blood products, and try to make them better for when a patient receives them. For example, I work on platelets, cells which stop you bleeding when you cut yourself. My work aims to make them better for patients who are bleeding lots after a serious accident. Academy July Zone June 2023
Ian Fletcher I am a cyber security specialist working in the NHS, and my role is to help NHS organisations, such as hospitals, improve their cybersecurity. Academy July Zone June 2023
Heidi Barnard I’m Head of Sustainability for NHS Supply Chain, we buy goods on behalf of the NHS. Academy July Zone June 2023
Hasinah Mohammed I am a Project Engineer. I design and build systems used in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals. Academy July Zone June 2023
Hannah Scholes I work in the hospital laboratories and help doctors and nurses understand why people are ill, and how to make them feel better. Academy July Zone June 2023
Fran Biggin I’m a data scientist working in health research. I analyse NHS data to help improve the way health care is provided. Academy July Zone June 2023
Eleni Bakola Clinical scientist in radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is a treatment for cancer that uses ionising radiation. As a clinical scientist i use my physics knowledge and training in order to make sure that we deliver safe and secure treatment to our patients Academy July Zone June 2023
Eleanor Hickman I am a trainee clinical scientist on the NHS Scientist Training Programme. I am specialising in Clinical Immunology so during the day I work in a hospital clinical immunology lab where we test patient samples to investigate potential disorders of their immune systems. I am also completing a part-time MSc as part of the programme in Clinical Science. Academy July Zone June 2023
Edward Guy I am a Clinical Scientist in the NHS. I diagnose infectious diseases and advise on the best treatment for patients. Academy July Zone June 2023
Dorota Ferguson Clinical Scientist working in Nuclear Medicine Field. Use of radiation for the diagnosis and treatment. Control of radioactive substances to protect people and the environment I investigate and introduce methods of creating pictures of human body using radioactive substances. I test imaging equipment and set it up for the use, and then analyse the pictures. I keep an eye on the radioactive substances used in the department to make sure they are stored securely and do not fall into the wrong hands. Academy July Zone June 2023
Debbie Noble I’m a scientist at LifeScan Scotland, who manufacture blood glucose test strips for diabetics. Academy July Zone June 2023
Dawn Sutherland Iā€™m a Specialist Biomedical Scientist and work in a hospital Pathology Department. I prepare cytology and biopsy samples from patients to help doctors find out why people are unwell. Academy July Zone June 2023
Evelyn Brunsdon For my job, I go to places around the world where there are diseases and speak to people who are sick, their family members, and health workers. I then try to understand what needs to be done to prevent more people getting sick. Academy July Zone June 2023
Clare Morrow I started as a scientist testing blood, and other body fluids to help doctors understand what is making you poorly. Now I support quality and training of the staff we have. Academy July Zone June 2023
Chigozie Onuba My work as a Biomedical Scientist involves diagnosis and treatment of a patient condition through analysis of body fluids and specimens. Monitoring the effectiveness of patients treatment as well as research work and academia. Academy July Zone June 2023
Cheryl Williams I am an Advanced Biomedical Scientist for the NHS testing patient samples, currently overseeing serological diagnostics for blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis and measles. Academy July Zone June 2023
Charlotte Ritson My job is to help with the running of clinical trials, working on tests to get new medications available for people who need them. Academy July Zone June 2023
Caroline Addey I work for the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), helping to shape policies and bring people together to make medicines safe and improve public health. My a previous career in scientific and medical research helps to inform the work I do. Academy July Zone June 2023
Bruno Silvester Lopes I am a scientist who studies germs which are so small that they can only be seen with a microscope. Occasionally, We need to take medicines if we fall sick and sometimes harmful bugs can make us very unwell. Academy July Zone June 2023
Blair Johnston My job is to make sure people are safe when they need an MRI scan and to make sure the pictures the MRI scanners make look as good as they can. Academy July Zone June 2023
Anne Lockhart Academy July Zone June 2023
Andrew Colman Medical doctor, software engineer, and inventor interested in developing novel software and medical devices for improving the health and wellbeing of patients. I have two research degrees in a subject in which I don’t have a first degree! Academy July Zone June 2023
Amy Tooke I study the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, that becomes the superbug MRSA. In my PhD I looked at how we can treat it with different antibiotics and now I am studying how it combats other bacteria that live on us! Academy July Zone June 2023
Aisha Ahmad I work as a Biomedical Scientist in a lab, testing patient blood samples and making sure patients can have life-saving blood during surgery and treatment. Academy July Zone June 2023
Abi Attwell During my work as a Clinical Engineer I have worked in different areas; from giving young people talking computers to help them communicate, to helping the hospital decide on the new heart rate machine to buy, to designing and 3D printing a machine to check that x-ray machines are working, to helping teams that make medical devices to keep following to law! Academy July Zone June 2023
Yumi Stow I am a process engineer, that means I work with chemicals and design processes that change raw materials into useful products. I work in the energy sector, primarily oil and gas, and hydrogen. Academy November Zone November 2023
Will Ingram I work as an engineer for a company called Ceres. We make fuel cells and electrolysers, which are a renewable technology similar to batteries or solar panels, that we use to make green energy and green hydrogen respectively. Academy November Zone November 2023
Wasseem Emam I’m an aquatic ecologist working on advancing the welfare of aquatic animals used in the food sector (fisheries & aquaculture).Ā I run a research organisation called Ethical Seafood Research that carries out research and training projects in Africa showing fish farmers the benefits of looking after their fish. Academy November Zone November 2023
Walter Bodmer I now mainly study how cancers different genetically from normal cells and develop new approaches to the treatment of cancers using the body’s immune system to attack cancer instead of viruses and other infections. Academy November Zone November 2023
Victoria Ashley-Wheeler I look at bacterial DNA in mud from the sea floor. I then feed this into a machine learning algorithm which can tell me how healthy the seabed is. Academy November Zone November 2023
Tetrienne Kerswell-Box I give marine nature conservation advice to Government and offshore industries such as oil and gas, Decommissioning, renewable and subsea cabling industries. Specially on marine protected areas and protected habitats and species. Academy November Zone November 2023
Tanya Riley I study Shetland’s marine habitats, assessing their interaction with marine activities, and use surveys and computer modelling to aid conservation. Academy November Zone November 2023
Stephanie Horn I am a researcher at the University of Stirling. My main research focus is aquaculture. I am currently working on a project which aims to improve the sustainability of aquaculture farms across Europe. Academy November Zone November 2023
Sophie Smith My research is regarding the harbour porpoise species (small toothed whale) around Shetland to develop and manage conservation strategies to help protect the species. Office days: reading, writing, data sorting and analysing. Field work days: A lot of looking out at sea trying to spot porpoises, dolphins and whales! Academy November Zone November 2023
Sophie Shaw I’m a clinical bioinformatician. This means I write computer code which takes a large amount of biological data from DNA and I convert it into a possible genetic diagnosis. This helps people with rare genetic diseases, and people with cancer. Academy November Zone November 2023
Somdutta Ghosh I am a research assistant in the pathological and microbial department at Sanger Institute. My work is to investigate the natural microbial growth in the lungs of ill patients suffering from cystic fibrosis disease. Academy November Zone November 2023
Shanine Smith I am PhD student working in the whisky industry. I am researching different ways to make whisky but with less water, which will be better for the environment. Academy November Zone November 2023
Samantha Slater-Lewin I look at exhibits for areas to sample for DNA and/or develop fingermarks and if found, use them to try and help solve crimes. Academy November Zone November 2023
Rowanne Allon I’m a trainee genetic counsellor in the NHS Northern Genetics Service. I’m currently in my second year of the Scientist Training Programme (STP) Academy November Zone November 2023
Rosie Spencer I am a Senior Scientist at QIAGEN. I help to create tests for patients who may need specialist treatment on clinical trials. Academy November Zone November 2023
Roberta Migale I study the ovary trying to understand which genes and proteins are essential for its development and fertility. Academy November Zone November 2023
Rhian Smith I am a Sustainability Consultant at a small company called 3ADAPT with a strong interest in climate change and biodiversity. Academy November Zone November 2023
Rebecca Shaw I am currently a PhD student in conservation genomics (I look at the DNA of endangered mammals). Academy November Zone November 2023
Rachel Owen I am researching how the expression of genes in Cow DNA is regulated, and how natural differences in DNA sequences of different animals affects this. Academy November Zone November 2023
Polly Osborne I’m an electrical engineer – I design electricity networks which use low-carbon energy sources and therefore reduce climate change. Academy November Zone November 2023
Ping Zhang I use computational and experimental approaches to study how certain genetic variation in a person’s genetic code can contribute to immune dysregulation and diseases. Academy November Zone November 2023
Paula McMahon I am a Civil Engineer who helps looks after an important road where I live. Academy November Zone November 2023
Olly Bartlett I teach students at university how the physical parts of the Earth work and also how to measure Earth’s environments from space. I also use this knowledge myself to research how the cold and mountainous places on Earth are changing. Academy November Zone November 2023
Ollie Thomas I am trying to make new batteries which are cheaper and more sustainable than the ones we use at the moment. Academy November Zone November 2023
Octavia Brayley I’m a scientist and I’m doing a PhD in Antarctic entomology (the study of insects) and climate change at the University of Birmingham and the British Antarctic Survey. I’ll be going to Antarctica next year for field work! Academy November Zone November 2023
Nikoleta Vavouraki In my job, I use my computer and I try to help teams find cures for diseases that affect our brains.Ā Ā  Academy November Zone November 2023
Naomi Lawes My research looks at renewable fuels and I am trying to come up with sustainable ways to use captured CO2 that pollutes our atmosphere and turn it into something useful – a fuel. Academy November Zone November 2023
Mukta Deobagkar I am an immunologist working at the University of Oxford. I study B and T cells, hoping to understand how these respond to infections and vaccines. Academy November Zone November 2023
Mimi Asogwa As a microbiologist, I monitor the quality of bathing waters (microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance analysis of bacteria) across Scotland to ensure its safe for the public. I also carry out Antimicrobial tests to determine resistance/susceptibility of E. coli to a range of other clinically relevant antibiotics from water samples. This enables me to monitor resistant profiles of bacteria across various locations over time. Academy November Zone November 2023
Michael Schubert During the day, I write about science medicine and help make those things interesting and easy for everyone to understand. At night, I work on films and comic books, helping to create realistic monsters, magic, and superheroes! Academy November Zone November 2023
Michael C Macey I research extreme environments on earth (salty, hot, exposed to high levels of sunlight) to try and understand how microbes survive at the limits of life. I do this to try and understand how/if life could survive on other planets and how we may be able to detect it if it is there. Academy November Zone November 2023
Matt Shaw I am a PhD student of genetics. I look at how fungi can evolve by re-arranging their genes. Academy November Zone November 2023
Martin Minarik I am a developmental biologist interested in embryos of various species of vertebrates. I currently study fish senses and how they develop in the embryos. My main focus is on how fish sense electric signals and water currents. Academy November Zone November 2023
Martin Johnsson I study the DNA of cows, pigs and chickens to understand them better and improve animal breeding. Academy November Zone November 2023
Martina Conti I’m a chemist who supports biochemistry research projects. My research interests are studying past environments and sea-level changes to help us understand how they will be affected in future with climate change Academy November Zone November 2023
Martha Mulongo I study nematodes trying to understand their evolutionary trend and diversity Academy November Zone November 2023
Maria Garcia I am the CEO and scientist at BindEthics Ltd Academy November Zone November 2023
Manuel Kober-Czerny I am studying the next generation of solar cells to hopefully help with the energy problems of the world. For this, I explore a material called ā€˜perovskiteā€™. Academy November Zone November 2023
Lucy Jones In my job I look at ways to help protect plants from extreme weather conditions, such as drought. Caring for the environment is very important in my work and is an important thing we consider when designing new products. Academy November Zone November 2023
Lucy Carver I work as a Development Scientist for a global genetics company, bringing in new technologies to help personalise medical treatments for people Academy November Zone November 2023
Louisse Mirabueno I travel around the world teaching scientists how they can use the Ensembl Genome Browser in their research. It’s like a Google but for your genome, so you can find out lots of information about genes in different animals, plants, bacteria and more! Academy November Zone November 2023
Laura Thomas-Walters I work to change people’s behaviours in ways that are better for the environment. Right now my focus is on helping people understand the links between extreme weather and climate change. In the past I worked with lots of endangered animals. Academy November Zone November 2023
Laura Lagares Ballantine I work as a technical lead for a genetics lab, this means that I supervise our lab team to do tests on our samples and find out if somebody has a genetic abnormality. A lot of our samples come from babies that haven’t been born yet, so that we can make sure that they have the right care and support when they are born. Academy November Zone November 2023
Kaye Eve-Rowe I am a laboratory technician in the sample processing team for a research laboratory. Academy November Zone November 2023
Karen Edwards I am a “virtual” marine biologist who studies the impact ocean currents have biology from nutrients to phytoplankton and seaweed to fish. I currently work as a marine modeller for the Environment Agency working to protect our estuarine and coastal environments and to ensure that any discharges do not cause harm. Academy November Zone November 2023
Kaila Wheatley I am working on conserving a coral species – the pink sea fan, here in the UK and Europe. My project includes genetics, identifying life history traits and ocean dynamic modelling. Academy November Zone November 2023
Justin Perry I like using my wide knowledge of chemistry in interesting ways so over the years I have worked with biologists, physicists, computer scientists, art historians, industrial designers, engineers of all types and business people to discover new things. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jessica Pimlott I make big batteries to store electricity from renewable energies like wind and solar! This means we can use less fossil fuel. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jonathan Teague I am researcher at the University of Bristol and I look at coral health using colour and special camera’s that detects and measures colour. My research is a mix between Physics, Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Marine Technology and Optics. I also dabble in marine robotics and electronics. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jonathan Allen I am an engineer who helps design, run and fix nuclear power stations. I do this so that they can safely produce clean electricity by nuclear power instead of having to use fossil fuels. I work in an office and at the power stations with lots of other scientists. My work involves a lot of maths, science and technology. Academy November Zone November 2023
Joaquin de Navascues I am interested in how cells 'talk to each other and think' when they are building an organism or maintaining its shape, using fruit flies in my research. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jess Davies I work for a company that makes devices to study DNA anywhere: from the rainforest, to the arctic, research lab, hospital, and even to space! The technology was used a lot in the COVID pandemic too to understand the virus and how it spread. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jenny Shepperson Marine Biology lecturer at Bangor University. I write computer programs to help understand which types of fishing cause most harm to the environment, and which fish are a more environmentally friendly option to eat! Academy November Zone November 2023
James Bron I work on wild and farmed fish health, including diseases and parasites of fish. The purpose of my work is to improve the health and welfare of fish by reducing disease using medicines, vaccines and other methods. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jake Norton PhD student researching the impact of aquaculture on rural communities and workers. I focus on salmon farming and shrimp farming. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jade Roberts I work as a clinical laboratory supervisor and researcher in Scotland. We use advanced machines to look into the blood profiles of fish, which allows us to see how healthy or unhealthy they are. Academy November Zone November 2023
Jack Whittle I’m a consultant marine scientist, so I work on projects like offshore wind farms, port and harbour developments or undersea cables and research and investigate the potential environmental impacts. I’ve recently been researching if a proposed wind farm off the coast of the Shetland Islands will interfere with protected sites. Academy November Zone November 2023
Iona Christie I currently work in an antiviral unit, providing high-quality testing for HIV, HSV and HSV in NHS samples. My department provides International reference and surveillance activities for antiviral resistance including acting as a WHO-specialised HIV drug resistance laboratory. Academy November Zone November 2023
Ian McKinley I am a self-employed consultant specialising in radioactive waste but, due to the models that I use, have worked also on areas related to environmental threats such as pandemics and climate change Academy November Zone November 2023
Hazel Jeffery I've always loved science and I'm now using project and communication skills to work in a science team which predicts how the climate will change in the future. Academy November Zone November 2023
Hayley Free I am a PhD student using computational tools to look for viral DNA within the DNA of frogs and toads, to help us understand virus and vertebrate interaction and evolution. Academy November Zone November 2023
Georgia Brittain I work on projects developing catalysts for various processes for Johnson Matthey. My current project is looking into the best catalyst for use in renewable fuels for eventual hydrogen transportation and storage applications. Academy November Zone November 2023
Frederik Gibson I support the Garnett group to deliver high throughput drug and CRISPR screens that let us find new ways of treating cancer and improving treatment of cancers we currently do not have good therapies for. Academy November Zone November 2023
Femi Oluwole Academy November Zone November 2023
Emma Wade I research how our genetics and environment impact us! Academy November Zone November 2023
Emily Kempin I’m a Safety Officer at the University of Cambridge, in the Genetics department. I help academics and students figure out how to plan their experiments in the safest way possible. Academy November Zone November 2023
Elston DSouza I use look at the DNA of hundreds of thousands to find out why diseases happen, so that we can better treat patients who have them. I am a computational scientists, which means I do all of my work on computers! Academy November Zone November 2023
Eloise Greenwood I have an BSc in Marine Biology and now I work at an infrastructure company in the sustainability team. My role covers all things environmental and social. I advise projects on how to build in the most sustainable way. This means reducing their carbon and minimising their impact on the environment and communities they work in. My company builds airports, motorways, solar panel farms, pumped hydro storage you name it we build it! Academy November Zone November 2023
Eleonora Roschi I have been working in a research institute in Cambridge for the last two years: first as a scientist – researching DNA mutations in blindness, cancer and other diseases on Stem Cells -, and now as a Quality Officer. I make sure that the work that my colleagues do is correct, reproducible, and can be distributed to the world. I create systems and processes to help scientists do their jobs well! Academy November Zone November 2023
Debbie Guest My research group uses stem cells from horses to develop new treatments for tendon injuries and to understand more about the genetic basis of bone fractures in Thoroughbred racehorses. Academy November Zone November 2023
David Clancy I use fruit flies as models to test for life-extending genes which may be drug targets in humans. I’m also interested in how mitochondria might be involved in the ageing process Academy November Zone November 2023
Daniel Carcajona My main job consists in enabling collaboration between the aquaculture commercial sector and research, engaging with academics, public funding bodies and the aquaculture sector to bring in all parties into collaborative research projects. Academy November Zone November 2023
Cristina Steliana Mihailovici My diverse roles include serving as a part-time Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, where I have the privilege of sharing knowledge and insights. Additionally, I am a valued member of the Marine Management Organization and collaborate closely with NW IFCA, particularly in the vital realm of marine environmental protection. I also contribute to the technical, scientific, and bylaws committee. Moreover, I am honored to serve as the Co-Chair of the LCR Gender Equality Panel, where I work to foster greater gender equality and inclusivity in our community. I am also teaching in Spanish, occasionally, at the Nautical Faculty of Barcelona. Academy November Zone November 2023
Courtney Povey I work as a research scientist in reproductive health. My aim is to help us understand more about pregnancy and to develop clinical tests that can help people have a healthy baby. Academy November Zone November 2023
Constance Schere I am a PhD candidate and study whether or not marine protected areas are an effective and sustainable biological conservation tool. I also work as a marine ornithological consultant, where I work to ensure offshore projects don’t have a negative impact on seabirds. Academy November Zone November 2023
Clemence Fraslin I study the genetics of fish. I am trying to understand what makes fish A grow faster or be more resistant to a disease than fish B. I work in a computer, analysis data collected on fish farms or in the lab by my colleagues. Academy November Zone November 2023
Clare Johnson I am a marine scientist. I investigate how water moves in the Atlantic Ocean, and how that moves around carbon and nutrients. Academy November Zone November 2023
Clara Novo I study how the DNA is folded inside the nucleus of the cells allows for different cell types to arise during embryo development. Academy November Zone November 2023
Claire Argent I work in marine conservation in Yorkshire. I help to protect the marine environment and ensure that developments are sustainable and donā€™t impact nature. Academy November Zone November 2023
Christina Kriaridou I analyze the genotypes of various fish and shellfish to determine which ones are the most suitable for breeding with the goal of making them larger and healthier. Academy November Zone November 2023
Chris O'Callaghan I research how our genes can affect our risk of getting diseases of arteries, such as heart attacks. Academy November Zone November 2023
Chathuri Silva I am an electrical engineer and I work in offshore wind, onshore wind and petrochemical projects. I help with designing wind farms. Academy November Zone November 2023
Caroline Hyde Iā€™m a Cancer Biologist and Psychologist. My research looks at new treatment options for cancer and interventions to support and improve health and wellbeing in general. Academy November Zone November 2023
Camilla Cassidy I figured out why worms and snails in the mud at the bottom of the sea act differently during climate change, and why that matters! Now I’m a data analyst in air traffic control. Academy November Zone November 2023
Bethan Hindle Iā€™m a lecturer, which means my work involves a mixture of teaching university students and scientific research. I’m interested in how plants and animals are affected by environmental change and how we can all collect data to help answer these questions. Academy November Zone November 2023
Benedikte Ranum Even though I work in science, I’m not actually a scientist (shhhā€¦ don’t tell them that)! But I work with sharing scientific ideas and findings in a way that people can understand or turn into action. Academy November Zone November 2023
Aya Rageh I am a first-year PhD student at the University of Bristol. I study batteries to see how they fail over time. I do this with both lithium-ion and the new sodium-ion batteries. I also look into the old batteries’ effect on the environment once its time to replace them. Academy November Zone November 2023
Avishikta Chakraborty My current project tries to understand what genes modulate the differences that we observe in the two sexes. I use the model organism fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, to address these questions. Academy November Zone November 2023
Ashley Hecklinger My job as a marine biologist is to make sure that human activity in the ocean, such as building offshore wind farms, does not disturb the marine wildlife (fish, seabirds and dolphins) or the habitats that they live in. My day to day work is an office writing scientific reports. Academy November Zone November 2023
Arlene Ditchfield I teach the next generation of marine scientists, I enjoy sharing my passion for the sea. I am a researcher interested in bacteria and how they control the natural processes in the oceans. Academy November Zone November 2023
Apple Chew I'm working on how to improve genetic engineering in green microalgae. They look like small green blobs under the microscope, small but mighty because they are the future of food, biofuels and biopharmaceuticals. Academy November Zone November 2023
Anu Shivalikanjli I analyse very big genetic and genomic data from humans and mouse using computer-based methods to understand how genes function and which genes can cause specific behaviours or diseases. Academy November Zone November 2023
Anuschka Miller I love two things: people and the sea. Much of my life is trying to make them more compatible. I used to do research on climate gases but now focus on trying to make people care more about life in the ocean. Academy November Zone November 2023
Anton Edwards I try to understand how the sea works. Tides move water around, waves make danger for ships. The sea water supports life and it is a good place to farm fish. The sea is important for ships, wind farms, fishing and oil rigs, and it controls climate. Academy November Zone November 2023
Anna Wilbrey-Clark I’m a wet lab scientist (I work at the bench with the cells / chemicals). I work as part of a large international collaboration called the ‘Human Cell Atlas’ studying genes and cells. Academy November Zone November 2023
Andrew Lyon I work for the Environment Agency writing environmental guidance for industrial sites explaining how to reduce pollution and improve efficiency. My background is environmental regulation of sites like landfills, food factories, chemical plants and waste treatment sites. I have written guidance and developed training to help Environment Agency staff understand why odour and fly problems happen on these sites and what can be done to reduce or prevent them. Academy November Zone November 2023
Andrew Gartside I have a PhD in forensic chemistry, and currently study methane in the atmosphere. During my undergraduate degree I worked with the European Space Agency to explore the use of lasers in measuring nitrogen levels on Mars. My PhD studies studied the affect of extreme heat (and fire) on pig bones. Academy November Zone November 2023
Amy Stockwell I’m a scientist who helps companies understand the environmental impact of their products. Academy November Zone November 2023
Amina Moss As an aquaculture nutritionist, I work to develop diets that meet the nutritional needs of fish and shrimp, which are raised in farms. Over 20 million people work in aquaculture and more than 50% of the seafood we eat is farmed, so it is important that we do it sustainably. Academy November Zone November 2023
Ambre Chapuis I worked in very different fields, from microbiome study, to making glowing fungi, to making mini organs in petri-dish of cows and sheep to now working on the immunology of shellfish. Academy November Zone November 2023
Alistair Young Using technology to monitor the River Wey, with Virtual and Augmented Reality to help explain the workings of a river and the impact of weather and climate. Academy November Zone November 2023
Alison Woollard I’m a genetics professor at the University of Oxford. I teach genetics to undergraduates and I do research on nematode worms, trying to figure out how they develop and age, and how they evolve. Because the worms’ genes are similar to our own, we can apply what we learn from worms to our own biology. Academy November Zone November 2023
Alisha Dordi I am a research assistant at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge. My job means I get to work with genetically modified cancer cells to find out which genes are needed for cancer to grow and cause disease (Hint: CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing!) Academy November Zone November 2023
Alicia Jia I’m a PhD student in my third year studying genetics and the immune system. I research how your genetics can influence how ill you get. Academy November Zone November 2023
Alex Leide My job is to break ceramics and understand why they break and how to make them stronger. Academy November Zone November 2023
Alana McNulty I work as a decommissioning consultant in the nuclear industry. This means I work on technical projects to help clean up radioactive waste and work out how to take apart nuclear reactor stations. Academy November Zone November 2023