Sonia Vougioukalou

I am an interdisciplinary researcher and impact analyst with a background in biology, anthropology and medical ethnobotany. I am currently working on a National Institute of Health Research-funded project on improving the patient experience.

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Harriet Gliddon

I am in my first year of a 4 year MRC-funded PhD Studentship at Imperial College London and am currently studying for an MRes in Biomedical Research. I currently work at the Tuberculosis Research Unit at St Mary's Hospital, studying the host-pathogen interactions during tuberculosis infection...

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Mark Preece

I’m the Course Director for the BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology at Kingston University where I lecture in both physiology and pharmacology.

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Dr Kitrina Douglas

Kitrina Douglas is an independent researcher and Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol where she gained her Ph.D. She played professional sport for over a decade, has worked for both the BBC and Eurosport as a broadcaster, and continues to write as a freelance journalist.

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Dr Eimear Barrett

I work as the Public Health Intelligence Officer for the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Public Health in Northern Ireland, based at Queen’s University Belfast. The centre partners academics, with public health practitioners, policy makers and the community and voluntary sector.

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Emma Halliday

I am a senior researcher in the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University. I trained as a social scientist and historian and my main areas of research include evaluating the health impacts of non-health sector policy initiatives.

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Dr Laura Waters

I completed my first degree in 2000 in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and completed a PhD at the University of Greenwich. I am now a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for the MSci/BSc Pharmaceutical Science degrees at the University of Huddersfield.

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Sarah Walpole

I was previously a Clinical teaching fellow at Leeds Medical School, where I designed and delivered teaching, including tutorials, seminars and lectorials for second-year medical students, international health BSc and MSc students.

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Gemma Sharp

I'm a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh's MRC Centre for Reproductive Health.

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Martin Christlieb

I trained as a chemist, but moved into functional imaging of cancer. I am also a STEMnet ambassador.

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Berenice Golding

My studentship commenced in 2006 when I undertook a taught Masters programme in Social Research and Evaluation (Social Work) at the University of Huddersfield. Following successful completion of this programme I embarked upon my PhD in 2007 at the University of Huddersfield

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Dr Charlotte Haigh

I achieved a PhD in molecular endocrinology at the University of Birmingham, then moved to a Post Doctoral position at the University of Sheffield. I am currently a lecturer in the field of Physiology at the University of Leeds.

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Amy Godfrey-Smythe

Amy is currently exploring combining her passions for theatre and food by making her first foray into public engagement with her one woman show The Biscuit Chronicles with the University of Birmingham Centre for Obesity Research.

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Jennifer Van Bekkum

I completed a PhD at the University of Edinburgh in health and exercise psychology in 2011, and I am now working at the MRC Social and Public Health Science Unit in Glasgow as a Career Development Fellow. My current research is in the field of public engagement with health science.

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Christopher French

Professor Chris French is the Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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Michaela Livingstone

Michaela discovered the world of science communication whilst studying for her PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Sheffield, where she also completed her undergraduate degree in Genetics. Michaela is now the project manager for the Explore Your Universe project for the ASDC.

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Jacqueline Mulville

I am currently a Bioarchaeology lecturer in Cardiff. My research focuses on the archaeology of human: animal relationships, how people lived on islands and the integration of science within archaeology. I studied Biology at Imperial College London, and developed a passion for island archaeology...

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Lea Ann Dailey

I am Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Science at King’s College London. My research focuses on developing nanotechnologies for medicinal applications and evaluating their safety. I am interested in the interplay between science and public policy. I hope to run a year-long series of debates on current...

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