Author Archives: Nathalie Pettorelli

Find the hidden career opportunities: Meet Orode Aniejurengho

Dr Orode Aniejurengho received her doctorate degree from the University of Brighton in 2016. Her research focused on developing new biomaterial-virus combinations for treating catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Orode’s research interest is in biomaterials for application in the fields of tissue … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

It’s not just what you know, but who you know: Meet Jenny Jaffe

Jenny Jaffe is a Wildlife Veterinarian working at the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). She investigates which diseases can affect reintroductions of endangered British species of animals, from wart-biter crickets and dormice to smooth snakes and … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

We need to be better at talking to each other: Meet Emma McKinley

Emma McKinley is a Ser Cymru Research Fellow based at Cardiff University – she moved to Cardiff in June 2016, having been at the University of Chichester for 5 years.  Her work is part of a large research project called … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

Why social media is good for Women in STEM

By Sasha Weiditch, who is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, Mississauga where she studies the most plentiful entity on the planet – the bacteriophage! Her research delves into the inner workings of bacteriophage and how they might … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

You are good enough! Meet Ann Ager

Ann Ager gained a PhD in vascular biology from the University of Cambridge and moved to Professor Judah Folkman’s laboratory, Harvard Medical School, USA, to study microvascular endothelium. She then moved to Professor Bill Ford’s laboratory in Manchester, UK, to … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

Are you still a scientist if you’ve left the lab bench?

Malgosia Pakulska (@SCBakes) is the Communications and Development Officer at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. She is also a science writer for Research2Reality, a blog designed to engage the public in Canadian research. Malgosia completed her PhD … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

Soapbox Science London 2017 is looking for volunteers!

Are you passionate about science? Do you love talking to the public about science? Are you keen to raise awareness about equality in science careers? If so, you’ve got the makings of a Soapbox Science Volunteer! We are currently looking … Continue reading

Posted in Event promotion | Leave a comment

Don’t get distracted by other people’s opinions – Meet Professor Claudia Eberlein

Professor Claudia Eberlein studied Physics at the University of Leipzig and gained her Diploma there in 1990. She then moved to the University of Sussex where she completed her PhD in 1993. After two years of postdoctoral work at the … Continue reading

Posted in 2017 speakers blog | Leave a comment

Why women in science should learn to code

By Vicky Butt, who is a PhD student studying bioinformatics and metagenomics at King’s College London.   With this ever-increasing amount of biological data, such as genomics, the only way to make sense of it is to write computer programmes. Principal … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion piece | Leave a comment

Science for a Penny

Dr Seirian Sumner, Soapbox Science co-founder   At Soapbox Science HQ, we get quite a few invitations to come and speak about the initiative and the issues facing women in science generally. Between our day jobs (of being scientists!), family … Continue reading

Posted in Opinion piece | Leave a comment