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Category Archives: 2016 speakers blog
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Twixt sea and pine: Meet Amy Lusher
Dr Amy Lusher is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She is a biologist and a keen science communicator. Here, she tell us how growing up in a seaside town and the support … Continue reading
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Must not give up: Meet Nicole Pacchiarini
Nicole Pacchiarini is a PhD student at Cardiff University investigating how memory is represented in the brain. Her aim is to link the fields of Psychology and Biology by using established methods from each subject to answer important scientific questions. Come … Continue reading