Author Archives: Isla Watton

Doing conservation science in challenging field conditions: Meet Jessica Bryant

Dr Jessica Bryant is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Zoology. She works with Hainan Gibbons in order to try to develop novel monitoring technologies for the surviving gibbon population, and explores appropriate methods to reconnect the fragmented Bawangling … Continue reading

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Barriers are there to be broken: Meet Ijeoma F. Uchegbu

Professor Ijeoma F. Uchegbu is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience at the UCL School of Pharmacy and teaches students how to become pharmacists.  She does research on pharmaceutical polymers, working on molecules that she and her group have designed and … Continue reading

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Rise to the challenge and talk to new audiences: Meet Susan Michie

Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at UCL. Her research focuses on developing the science of behaviour change interventions and applying behavioural science to interventions. You can catch Susan on her soapbox … Continue reading

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We need to build trust between the public and “experts”: Meet Carolyn Moores

Carolyn Moores is Professor of Structural Biology at Birkbeck University of London. She investigates the cytoskeletons of cells using electron microscopy. You can catch Carolyn on her soapbox on the 27th of May in London, where she’ll give a talk called: “Size matters: studying … Continue reading

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Don’t be afraid to take an unusual job: Meet Tracy Kivell

Dr Tracy Kivell is a palaeoanthropologist from the University of Kent. Her research focuses on extant and fossil apes, to further our understanding of the origin of human hand use throughout our evolutionary history. Here she talks about her background and … Continue reading

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