Author Archives: Nathalie Pettorelli

Identifying super-recogniser officers in Police ranks: Meet Anna Bobak

Anna Bobak (@akbobak) is a Research Fellow in psychology based at Bournemouth University. Anna’s work focuses on face recognition, specifically in those who never forget a face:  super-recognisers. Anna will be standing on a soapbox in Oxford on the 18th … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

The best possible thing to do on a Saturday afternoon: Meet Regan Early

Dr. Regan Early is a Lecturer in Conservation Biology at the University of Exeter. She studies the effect of human activity on wildlife all around the world. Come and see her in Exeter on the 11th of June where she … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Entrench the Athena SWAN’s aims into the fabric of institutions: Meet Olivia Champion

Olivia Champion is a research fellow in molecular pathogenesis at the University of Exeter and recently commercialized some of her research to become co-founder and CEO of a University of Exeter spin out company called BioSystems Technology. Here she tells … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

You should do it mum! Meet Stacey Heath

Stacey Heath is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter. She has a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Social and Organizational Psychology. Here she tells us about leaving her working life to … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

Just a kid from Bombay: Meet Shanti Shanker

Shanti Shanker is a Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bournemouth. She works on the brain mechanisms of cognitive control and executive functions. Come and hear her speak about the “Spotless mind: the science behind selective forgetting!” in … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

Not just nerds or geniuses: Meet Kate Littler

Dr Kate Littler is a Lecturer in Geology at the University of Exeter, based in Penryn, Cornwall. She specialises in reconstructing ancient climates and oceanography using sediment samples recovered from deep beneath the ocean floor. She is a STEM Ambassador … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged , | Leave a comment

From the Azores to Exeter to become a “Neuroepigeneticist”: Meet Isabel Castanho

Isabel Castanho is an Azorean PhD student in the University of Exeter Medical School, funded by the Alzheimer’s Society. Her current research is focused in understanding the association between epigenetics (the mechanisms that control how our genes are turned “on” … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

Of trees and mice: Meet Eleanor O’Brien

Dr. Eleanor O’Brien is an evolutionary biologist, interested in the genetic factors that enable populations to adapt to new environments.  This is important for understanding why species live where they do, and for predicting whether species and populations will be … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged | Leave a comment

On being an attribution scientist: Meet Claire Burke

Claire Burke is a climate scientist at the Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services in Exeter. She has an MPhys in Physics with Astrophysics and a PhD in astrophysics. Here she tells us about moving between scientific … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Inspired by Nature: Meet Ayoe Hansen

Dr. Ayoe B. Hansen studied challenges in air pollution modelling focusing on transport, model evaluation, and human health during her PhD. She is currently employed in the Atmospheric Dispersion and Air Quality group at the Met Office, where she conducts … Continue reading

Posted in 2016 speakers blog | Leave a comment