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  • Zongyuan Zhu

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  • Tommy Shinton

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    I was born in Edinburgh and live and work in Glasgow. I like travelling and exploring new places. I like rugby, football, live comedy and bad jokes!

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  • Steven Brown

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    Curious and optimistic.

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  • Sara Morales Vigo

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    I am a Spanish physicist that lives in Geneva, Switzerland. When I am not working in the largest particle accelerator in the world, you will probably find me dancing or hanging out with my friends! I really enjoy traveling and sports in general.

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  • Sam Brown

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    I live with my family (My husband and son) just outside of London.ย ย I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family. I also love listening and dancing to a variety of music.ย  If given the chance, I would have a party on a Caribbean beach listening to Soca. I also love eating Caribbean food.

    One thing you may not know about me is that I have spent a day walking with lions.

     

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  • Ryan Begley

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    I’m an astronomer / astrophysicist at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh. I love travelling to new places and trying new foods!

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  • Robin Smith

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    I’m a climate scientist who loves baking, music and being outdoors. My children say I don’t know enough about DC superheroes or Minecraft.

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  • Richard Caley

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    I retired from the NHS after 40 years of service as a Clinical Scientist in neurosciences working in teams alongside Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Physiotherapists. I loved working within a hospital community providing expertise in all areas of the hospital and outlying community serving the most vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society.

    I now write Court Reports for Clients, who have suffered catastrophic injury through no fault of their own and are seeking compensation in an attempt to restore their lives.

    I love playing classical piano, contemporary worship songs with other musicians and studying digital and natural media art.

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  • Richard Barton

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    My wife and I moved to Cornwall in 2019 when I got a digital job at Cornwall Council. We enjoy body boarding, walks and wish we had more time to ride our motorbike.

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  • Rebecca Harding

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  • Rachel Lau

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    I’m someone who has not truly left education as I work as a researcher at a university in London after my studies. I love anime/manga and spending time with my friends and family!

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  • Rachael Croft

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    I live in a charming seaside town named Hartlepool with my partner and our two kids.

    By day, I work as a Senior Biomedical Scientist, but when the evening rolls around and on weekends, I love to dive into my sewing machine, whipping up clothes and fun little projects. I also make sure to soak up the sun at the beach and hang out with family and friends whenever I can.

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    What is your favourite part about science?

  • Polly Osborne

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    I’m an electrical engineer based in Birmingham and very passionate about green energy and tackling climate change. I also love dance, yoga, crochet and outdoor adventures.

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  • Paul Machin

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    I am an Global Operations Director for Johnson Matthey, live in Cambridge with my family (2 children, 6 and 11). I look after teams in the USA, India, UK and China.

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  • Parwinder Hothi

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    I live with my family just outside of London. I am a systems engineer and proud mum of two children. I love to read, sing, dance and eat delicious food.

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    Whatโ€™s the core of a black hole?

  • Oleg Kozhura

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    Hi, I’m Oleg! Between one eye, PhD and an Eastern-European accent, I’m one cat away from being a comic book supervillain. Luckily, I am allergic to cats! โšซ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘„๐Ÿ‘ I’m also advocating for the improvement of mental health in research & academia, as well as greater LGBTQ+ inclusion ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

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  • Noelia Yusta

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    I moved to the UK 22 years ago from Spain, my country of origin. I live in Glasgow with my Canadian husband and my 8-year-old Scottish boy, so we have a multicultural family! I am a vet with a very active mind, so I keep busy learning languages, tattooing, and traveling as much as possible!

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  • Nick Lynch

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    Live in Woburn Sands, UK with my partner. Our son has left home and studying for a PhD. Play tennis and cycle when I can. I work in drug discovery using technology to help discover new medicines.

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  • Nick Humphries

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    I’m from Liverpool, now living in Leeds. I am interested in strength and fitness, but I now have a young daughter so these days I spend most of my spare time with her and my partner doing family activities.

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  • Nick Downer

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    I live with my partner in West Yorkshire. I love to travel and go on adventures, one of my goals is to see as much of the world as possible!

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  • Mike Heyns

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    I moved to London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง from sunny South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ last summer. I absolutely love exploring and am always up for anything outdoors ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ•. When not diving into space physics๐Ÿš€,ย you’ll probably find me running around a squash courtโš‰.

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  • Meera Patel

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    I live with my husband in Manchester and did my medical degree to become a doctor at Leicester Medical School. My favourite things are yoga, going on holidays, cooking, watching funny films and most of all, chocolate!

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  • Lydia Eeles

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    Recently, my husband and I have moved to Philippines to help improve the sustainability and self-sufficiency of various projects out here. We are both studying for a Permaculture Design Certificate whilst we are here.
    I love being outside, doing yoga and aerial circus style arts, baking and making things, and learning Spanish.

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  • Luke Tuxworth

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    I live with my wife and 1 year old son in North Yorkshire. I am research scientist in a chemical company. I love hiking, motorsport and growing my own vegetables.

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  • Kevin Burke

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    I live in the North of England, we have 3 kids (all of whom have now got successful careers in STEM related areas), I’ve always played guitar, so have a ‘healthy’ collection of these (plus ukuleles and banjos!), and I support Sunderland football club (all sympathies gratefully accepted)

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    When did you learn how to fly a plane?

  • Katharine Gibson

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    I am currently in my third year of my PhD at the University of Glasgow. I am a neuroscientist (someone who researches the brain) and my project is looking at dementia and trying to develop effective treatments. When I’m not in the lab I love going to gigs, hanging out with my friends, and travelling as much as I can!

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  • Jozsef Vuts

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    I am an enthusiastic scientist, who is very interested in all living things, especially insects. I ask a lot of questions about them and try my best to answer these questions.

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  • Jordan Galloway

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    I am about to move back to Scotland (from the south of England) with my family – my wife Kerry and my two boys Lachlan (5 yrs) and Brodie (2 yrs).

    I enjoy playing golf and getting out playing with my boys – we really like the trampoline parks for bouncing and soft plays.

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  • Ivet Mandzhukova

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  • Heidi Barnard

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  • Harry Piper

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    I am originally lived near Cambridge before moving to Wales for university! I now work at Bath Spa University and am also finishing writing up my PhD in threat detection and the psychology around this!

    I love to be active, walking the dog along the beach, doing martial arts, and badminton. I also enjoy reading and Doctor Who (in all its forms)!

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  • Evelyn Maniaki

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    I live with my partner and 2 cats in Bournemouth. I’m a PhD candidate and a small animal vet who loves new challenges. I love music and travelling!

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  • Emily S

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    I live in Warrington where I work as an experimental scientist/engineer ๐Ÿ™‚

    I sing and play piano, and I also enjoy aerial hoop!

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  • Dora Veres

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    I’m originally from Hungary, but I have studied in the UK and I am currently a PhD student at CERN. My research is focused on the physics of particle accelerators (like the LHC for example). In my freetime I love travelling, playing tennis and reading.

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  • Dolapo Adebo

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    I am friendly and enjoy working with others to solve problems. In my free time, I like playing video games ( Call of Duty) and board games with friends.

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  • Dawn Sutherland

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    I live with my husband and 5 children in Falkirk. When i’m not working as a Specialist Biomedical Scientist I love going on walks in our local woodland ๐ŸŒณ๐ŸฆŒand help to coach the miniโ€™s at my local rugby club ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿˆ

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  • David O'Loughlin

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    I’m David and I’m a toxicologist and I’m from Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

    I live with my partner in Cambridge. ๐ŸŽ“ We’re rescuing a black cat called Zara ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›๏ธ. When not in the lab I like rowing ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™‚๏ธ and exploring outdoors!

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  • Daniel Loy

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    I am a PhD student studying in the field of Astrobiology. I live in Milton Keynes. Outside of university I play hockey and am part of boxing and fencing clubs. I love videogames and board games. I am also a Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Navy Reserves.

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  • Conall Kavanagh

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  • Cher-Pheng Ooi

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  • Charlotte Maughan Jones

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    I live with my husband and 3 young children in Kent. I am a lecturer (someone who teaches adults) and x-ray research scientist who used to be a horse vet! I love animals and doughnuts, and if i’m not in the lab, i’m probably singing and dancing on stage!

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  • Charlene Hoad

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    I live and work in London, spend a lot of my time going to the theatre and walks (whenever the weather allows!).

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  • Blair Johnston

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    I live in Scotland with my wife and two kids. I love hill walking, football and playing video games

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    If you could go back to any version of yourself (age) keeping all your current memories what age would you go to and why

  • Andreas Korn

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    Originally from Berlin, I live in Peterborough. I am a particle physicist smashing things together at the Large Hadron Collider. I do this to better understand what our world is made of.

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    How do you become a theoretical physicist?

  • Ai-Lan Lee

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    I live in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, where I am an Professor at University of Edinburgh. In my spare time, I enjoy swimming, cycling, nature and gardening.

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  • Adil Coktas

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  • Abbygail Wells

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  • Abbie Young

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    I live at home with my family in Cheshire. I am doing a Degree Appreniceship in Cardiac Physiology in the week and I love to play hockey at the weekends.

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