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Verity Piercy
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Varuni Fernando
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Tony Sweeting
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Tom Kitching
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I live with my wife, 6 month old daughter, and dog, Lenny, near Wetherby in Yorkshire. I am an engineering consultant. I love my sport, playing and watching, although I struggle playing most sports these days. I love cooking.
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Tom Bullock
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Hi, I’m Tom! I’m from Loughborough and live with my wife Emma and son Charlie who is 4. I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company and do a lot of outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.
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Tim Carter
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I live in Kent with my wife and 2 primary school children. Much of my time is spent being a Technical Director at work, but I’m also a STEM Ambassador and a uniformed Cub Leader! I really enjoy running, especially out by the coast, and reading (usually sci-fi!) when I get the chance!
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Stefan Bon
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Originally from the Netherlands, I live with my husband ,who is from China, in Coventry. I am a first generation professor in polymer and colloid chemical engineering in the day. In our free time we enjoy weekend trips, cooking, gardening, and watching fantasy/sci-fi. 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 🇳🇱🇨🇳
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Santosh Mahabala
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I live with my partner in Birmingham. I’m a medical researcher. I love cricket and chess.
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Samantha Scott
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Sam is a healthcare scientist who specialises in studying and helping people with their gut systems at an NHS hospital in Bristol.
She focuses on fixing tummy and food pipe troubles, especially for those who burp a lot because they accidentally swallow air. Samantha teaches these people to understand and manage their condition.
She is also part of two important national groups, AGIP and ACAG. These groups represent quality standards in stomach health, ensuring hospitals and clinics maintain top-notch practices in patient care and leading efforts to set high standards across the UK.
In addition to her work in gut health, Sam is passionate about inspiring children and teenagers to pursue science, hoping they will be motivated to make a difference in the world of healthcare just like she does.
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Ruth Augarde
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I grew up in Durham but now I live and work in Bristol as a mechanical engineer. I love to read and play board games and video games
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Rhanna Turberville
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I live on the Shetland Islands, as far in the North of Scotland as you can go. I work as a biologist looking after the health and welfare of around 4 million salmon. I love growing my own food and looking after my pet ferrets and chickens.
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Rebecca von Hellfeld
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Hi, my name is Rebecca! I am a marine biologist and am super passionate about saving the ocean! 🐳 I live in Aberdeen, Scotland, with my dog Scoby (a wild springer spaniel who can make the cutest face to get out of all sorts of trouble! 🐶) and my partner. In my spare time I love being out and about, enjoying the sun (when we get it…), or spending time with friends.
I look forward to reading your questions and maybe one or two of you want to be a marine biologist as well by the end! 🐬
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Rebecca Brociek
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I live in Nottingham and enjoy travelling to other countries to try their food and see nature. I am a science researcher in the day and work in a pub in the evenings. On the weekend, I like to meet my friends for coffee, go to the gym or sing karaoke (although I’m a terrible singer!).
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Rachel Armitage
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I live in Leicester with my husband and daughter. I work as a Technical Services Manager in a School of Archaeology and Ancient History. I enjoy walking and mountain biking. I also have a sweet tooth and like eating chocolate!
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Rachael Dickman
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Hi, I’m Rachael! I’m a chemist and I work as a Lecturer at University College London. When I’m not at work, I love swimming, baking, and spending time outside!
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Olivia Williams
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I live in Lancaster where I am an Engineering PhD student! In my own time I love reading, running, crafting and paddle boarding.
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Nuno Brito
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I am a Portuguese PhD student living, studying and researching in Plymouth. I specialize in a branch of Theoretical Physics called Quantum Field Theory, which tries to describe how particles behave and interact with each other. Whenever I am not pushing the boundaries of our physics knowledge, I am either working out or playing (maybe too much) computer games!
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Matthew Lovell
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I am the Member Operations Manager for the Institute of Physics
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Mark Ridgill
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I’m a research chemist who lives in Oxfordshire, my hobbies include golf, gardening and real ale!
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Marga Dominguez-Villar
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Lukas Wolf
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I live with my partner and 3-year old daughter near Bristol/Bath. I love being silly with my daughter, 80s music and going for a run, and I wish I could go skiing more often!
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Lucy Rycroft-Smith
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I am a mathematician, artist and designer. I like to sing, paint, draw, make things, and above all learn new things.
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Lokesh Jain
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I’m a PhD student living in Edinburgh. I love running, playing squash, and racing in my university go karting team 🏎️
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Lisa Leinhos
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Hi I’m Lisa. I’m a molecular biologist exploring the mysteries of human genetics in Oxford.
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Lauren Rickerby
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I live with my partner (and cat) in Oxfordshire, although I’m originally from Cumbria. I work as an analytical chemist for a drug discovery and development company. In my spare time, you’ll find me pottering around the garden mostly.
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Kerry Ann Brown
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I’m from Brighton in Sussex and now live in Exeter, Devon. I love surfing, snowboarding, and being outside in the fresh air!
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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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Jordan Kirby
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Just a guy who loves Microbiology and Molecular biology!
Status: WHOA those second round of eliminations were nervewracking! Ive survived for another day! Thanks for everybody who voted and keep those questions...
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Jonathan Allen
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I am an engineer living near Bristol. During the day I work on nuclear power stations to make them work better. When I’m not at work I like to play music, sports, have fun with my son and watch exciting movies.
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Jonas Rademacker
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Jennifer Larwood
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I am the Registration and Licensing Manager for the Science Council, trying to make it more straightforward for all Scientists to be professionally registered and valued.
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Jamie Honeychurch
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I live with my family in Stockport. I am a senior lecturer, running a lab and teaching at Manchester University. I love climbing, hiking, bird watching, techno and South Korean TV!
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Jack Hughes
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I live in Bristol with other apprentices, studying aerospace engineering (If this counts as being a scientist but I’ll leave that up to you!). I like volunteering, hiking and getting out of the house!
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Ian Fisk
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Hayley Free
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I am PhD student researching genomics in Oxford. I live in Buckinghamshire, I love being in the countryside, and I also really enjoy baking, crochet and rock climbing 🍰🧶🧗♀️
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Fran Biggin
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I live in Cumbria with my wife and our dog Meg. I’m currently working in health research and work from home. In my spare time I love to play TTRPGs – Table Top Role Playing Games – like Dungeons and Dragons, and TCGs – Trading Card Games – like Magic:The Gathering.
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Fiona Thomson
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I live in Edinburgh with my partner 🏘️ I am a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University researching psychology 🧠 I love cats, reading and doing yoga 🐈🧘♀️ At the weekend you’ll find me somewhere in the Scottish Highlands climbing a Munro or two 🏕️
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Ewa Ozga
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I am a Genetics researcher in Edinburgh. I live with my adopted pets and love making art, birdwatching, and video games 🙂
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Emily Hill
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Hi! I’m Emily. I live on the West Coast of Scotland with my partner and our dog, Jessie. During the day, I am an Environmental Analyst for a Salmon Farming company.
When I’m not working, I love exploring the outdoors with Jessie and I’m usually close to water, be it a loch or the sea! I also love to cook and play video games.Latest Question:
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Eloisa Brook
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I live with my partner , 2 children and 2 cats in a small town in Hertfordshire. My children are 13 and 9 and go to the same middle school.
We recently went to Disneyland Paris which was so much fun.
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Ella Ray
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I live in Bedford, and moved here for my job. Originally, I am from the Midlands and I studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham. I am a Process Engineer and, outside of work, I love to be creative such as painting and baking. I also like reading, watching films and going to the gym.
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Diane Turner
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I live with my family near Cambridge. I am an analytical chemist during the week and spend a lot of my weekends at swimming galas as a judge, while my children compete.
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David O'Loughlin
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I’m David and I’m a toxicologist and I’m from Ireland 🇮🇪
I live with my partner in Cambridge. 🎓 We’re rescuing a black cat called Zara 🐈⬛️. When not in the lab I like rowing 🚣♂️ and exploring outdoors!
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Claire Sycamore-Howe
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I live just outside of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. I work at the Royal Society of Chemistry as part of the Accreditation & Careers Team. Outside of work I am learning Swedish (slowly), and I love cycling and reading.
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Cathy Fernandes
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I was born and grew up in Suffolk, England but my parents were Portuguese so I have dual nationality 🇬🇧🇵🇹. I moved to London 🌆to go to university 👩🎓 and I have lived there ever since except for 2 years when I lived in the Netherlands 🇳🇱. I have a diverse taste in music 🎶 and books📚, and when I was younger, I loved dancing 💃.
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Catherine Boyle
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I live with my husband & 3 teenaged children in Belfast. I love singing in the car, listening to audiobooks and baking.
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Anna Metzger
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Annabelle Somers
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I live with my partner in Kent. During the day I’m a PhD student, researching how we can make our food better 🍝. In my free time I love being outside 🏞️, baking tasty cakes 🍰, and doing anything arty or crafty 👩🎨. I am getting married in September 👰, and can’t wait!
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Ana Vitlic
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I live in Manchester with Peter, Max and Simba. I am a lab scientist in the day and sometimes by night too. I love books and festivals.
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Alison Tidy
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I live with my family (2 children) in Derby with 3 cats, and I am a Plant Scientist. I love spending time outside, whether this is walking in the Peak District, visiting the sea or going to the park, and when I have the opportunity I enjoy kayaking and rock climbing. In the evenings I love watching disney films with the kids and reading a good sci-fi or fantasy book.
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