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Tobias Baskin
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I live out in the countryside in New England. Not old England. I am a professor of Biology at a Uni here, teaching and studying about plants. I love music, art, gardening, and going for long walks in the woods.
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Thomas Hitchcock
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Hi I’m Tom! I live in Tokyo, and enjoy travelling and seeing new places, meeting new people, and finding new animals. I play football, watch basketball, and love cooking and eating in equal measure.
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Steve Potterill
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I live with my wife (author and illustrator) and cat (mouse-botherer) in a village near the Malvern hills.ย For work: mostly engineering and project management.ย For leisure: rugby (these days just watching) and skiing (still racing).
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Sbusisiwe Mbatha
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I am a South African ๐ฟ๐ฆ expat studying for my PhD in Synthetic Chemistry ๐ฉ๐พโ๐ฌ at the University of Bristol. I’m researching how nature makes antibiotics to help combat the problem of resistance ๐ฆ .
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Sarah Montgomery
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I’m a Research and Development Scientist at Johnson Matthey in Cambridge, UK. I live with my husband and young son in Newmarket. I enjoy gardening and day trips in East Anglia – especially by train because my son is really, really into trains at the moment!
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Sara Golenarges
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Sandra Robertson
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I live in Brechin, and travel daily to work in Dundee, where I am a Process Technician. My weekends are spent following my favourite rugby teams – Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland Rugby with my friends. I like to travel and explore new cities, where I like to visit art galleries and museums. The furthest I have travelled is Japan.
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Samet ลahin
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I am from Turkey and have lived and worked in three countries (Turkey, the USA, and the UK) before moving to the UK (the second time) to relocate to Lancaster in 2023. I am a chemical engineer and work as a Lecturer at Lancaster University. This means that I do lots of scientific research and higher education teaching. I love being active and try to travel as much as possible. My wife and I love road trips. I love sports activities, especially snowboarding, football, and working out!
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Rob Stewart
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Raziyeh Abdilzadeh
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Rachel Wynn-Sayers
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I am an Air Quality Scientist living in Sussex with my husband and our two kids, two cats and two reptiles (a Leopard Gecko and a Royal Python). I love animals, nature, walking, going to the gym and doing craft projects.
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Qasim Hussain
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Precious Owuamalam
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I live in Belfast, UK. I’m a postdoctoral researcher at Queen’s University, Belfast. Aside from science, I enjoy writing poetry and fiction, watching movies, and playing video games.
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Paul Stallard
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I live in Chichester on the south coast. I work as a software architect and have twin boys who are both now at university. Apart from an interest in technology (and repairing things in general) I’m a keen runner and cyclist.
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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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Nik Robinson
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I live just outside of Aberdeen, but came from London and South East originally.ย I am an environmental and chemical regulatory scientist.ย I love the outdoors and hill walk, kayak, rock climb, mountain bike, and do a lot of running, obstacle course races and a few triathlons.
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Neil Barnby
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I live in Hull and always have, but I do love to travel. As a day job I am called a Data Science Product Manager but I love singing and drama and help out at some music and drama festivals in my free time. I also like balloon modelling and have been known to make some strange models from them, including a number of dresses!
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nefeli karataraki
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I am from Greece! I live in Newcastle with my husband and two cats. I love being active so i work out and run on the weekends :D. But I also love playing video games and dungeons and dragons on cosy rainy days! I am a massive lord of the rings fan!
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Michael Capeness
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I the lab manager of a Synthetic Biology Lab at the University of Edinburgh. In my spare time I cook, play computer games, and play squash.
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Maximillian Ward
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I’m Max – a Cyber Defence Analyst.
I guard and protect computers from being hacked by criminals. Like a digital security guard.
I live in South Wales, and my life is much more than my job.
I see almost everything in the cinema, go out dancing, go to the gym, and invest heavily in eating pizza hut pizza.
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Matthew Wadge
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Hi! I’m Matt and I’m a Materials Scientist that lives in Sandbach, Cheshire and works at Manchester Metropolitan University. I live with my partner Alice and my partially-sighted Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Bert (see picture of him flying!) ๐ถ. If I am not in the lab, you can usually find me playing video games, swimming, travelling, playing football or drinking a lot of coffee (definitely not all at the same time ๐)
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Maia Jones
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Lydia Bach
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Hiya! I live in Glasgow and love discovering the amazing things in our world. At work, I dive into the wonders of science, especially loving everything about marine biology.
Besides being a scientist, I have another important role: making sure everyone is treated kindly and included. It’s like being a friendly guide to ensure everyone feels happy and valued.
Outside of work, I enjoy cycling, hiking, and spending time in nature. I love learning and sharing my excitement for science with others! ๐๐ดโโ๏ธ๐ฟ
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Luke Fountain
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I am from the UK but live with my wife in Orlando, Florida. I am a plant scientist and work at NASAโs Kennedy Space Center. I love space, Star Wars, theme parks, and watching rocket launches!
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Laura Durrant
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I live with my partner in Suffolk. I’m a DNA scientist ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐งฌ I also enjoy travelling, running, painting and cuddling my cat ๐ธ
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Konstantina Kanari
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Hi! I am Konstantina, a Greek woman now living in Bristol. I live with my partner and in the summer I like spending time in the garden. I love to read and most importantly I love Harry Potter and Taylor Swift!
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Kirsty Lindsay
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I research how to look after astronauts in space, how to look after patients on Earth run a physiotherapy clinic and teach students physios. I like chocolate.
Status: I'm going on a parabolic flight next week- MicroG here I come!
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Josie McPherson
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Jincheng Wu
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Hi, I live in East London with my partner. I am a Postdoc chemical engineering researcher from the Queen Mary University of London. ย
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Jen Antrobus
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I live in Manchester and when I’m not being a scientist during the day (and sometimes at night!) I love reading and baking. I also love Harry Styles, wearing colourful clothes and showing that anybody can be a scientist!
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Jan McKendrick
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I live just outside London with my husband and crazy cocker spaniel, Harley.ย I work in medical statistics and health economics in the day but outside work I really like tennis, walking the dog and singing in choirs.ย I really love traveling and am always planning our next holiday (with or without my grown up children)
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Helen Codd
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I live in Pontypool with my husband and cat ๐ธ. I work in an NHS laboratory as a clinical biochemist ๐ฉโโ๏ธ. Outside of work I enjoy PC gaming ๐ฎ, playing Dungeons and Dragons ๐ฒ and yoga ๐งโโ๏ธ.
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Gillian Hunter
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Hello!ย I’m Gillian and I live on the west coast of Scotland with my husband and two children.ย I’m a lecturer in molecular biology during the day and after-work I keep busy with a variety of things – including triathlon and driving my kids around!
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Georgia Brittain
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Hi, I’m Georgia! I am 27 years old and live in the North East of England.
I graduated in 2019 from Keele University where I studied BSc Chemistry and now work as a Research Technician within the chemical industry.
In my spare time, I enjoy training in karate, reading, watching movies/tv shows, and cooking/baking!
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Francesca Bartalini
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Hi, my name is Francesca, and I’m a UX UI / Graphic Designer. I live with my husband in Bayston Hill (Shrewsbury), and we have two Persian cats: Pepe and Pudsey. In my free time, I enjoy engaging in sports and growing vegetables in our small garden. I’m a huge fan of Harry Potter and David Bowie, and my favorite dish is bollito di carne, a very simple and tasty Italian recipe.
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Federica Degno
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Iโm Federica and I am originally from Italy, although have lived in the UK for almost a third of my life. I like walking, cycling, and cooking.
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Don Clark
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I’m a retired Analytical Chemist and now have my own business giving guided walking tours in and around Canterbury.ย I like progressive rock music, walking and beer!
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Connie Harpur
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I study icy places using data from space ๐ฐ๐ฉโ๐ป and from fieldwork ๐๐ฃโโ๏ธ. I love cooking, growing flowers and being outdoors ๐
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Ciara Byers
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I live with my fiancรฉ near Oxford. I love cats, the fluffier the better! I like to play board games,ย and video games too. I’m very clumsy so I’m not very good at sports ๐ But I do play taiko (that’s Japanese drums), which can be very energetic!
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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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Bethany Clarke
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I live in the North East of England, just outside Middlesbrough, with my husband. I’m a PhD Student who loves space, and I’m Scout and love spending my time hiking in the hills. I love running, reading, and playing board games!
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Aurelia Brzezowska
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Supporter of women in STEM and cybersecurity enthusiast. I love all things computing and volunteering! I currently work in the Project Management team at IKEA, having experience in information security and IT.
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Antonio Smecca
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At the moment I live in Swansea, Wales. I enjoy hiking in the Gower peninsula, playing basketball or simply walking on the beach. I also love travelling and exploring new places!
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Anna Schlag
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I am originally from Germany and have been in the UK for 6 years. I am currently doing a PhD in cancer research in London. In my spare time I like to bake, cook, read and get creative.
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Angela Short
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I live in Caerphilly, South Wales with my elderly cat. When I’m not working as a Biomedical Scientist, I like to go on long hikes and wild camp.
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Andrew Parrott
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I am a research scientist based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. I’m interested in Green Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, computer aided experiments, data analysis, and board games.
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Andrew Gartside
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I’m a researcher, with a PhD in forensic chemistry, living in Glasgow. I’m passionate about finding out about the causes of climate change. When I’m not working I love doing anything that’s outside! My favourite hobbies are canoeing, hill walking and skiing.
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Amina Moss
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I am a mom of 2 girls ๐ญ(4 and 9 years old). I’m from The Bahamas ๐๏ธand love to swim with sharks ย ๐ฆ and turtles ๐ข! I teach about Aquaculture which is about growing fish ๐ and shrimps ๐ฆ.
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Alex Headspith
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I live in Warrington with my family. Iย work as a mechanical design engineer . I enjoy music, reading and playing the guitar with my band in Liverpool.
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Abigail Seager
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Cake maker, lego lover and Broadcast Engineer.
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