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Victoria Bemmer
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I live with my husband in London. I’m a researcher by day, and can be found in the gym most evenings. I love travelling, weightlifting and dogs!
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Sophie Shaw
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Originally from Somerset, I’ve spent time living and working in Devon and North East Scotland before relocating to Cardiff in 2021 to start my position as a Clinical Bioinformatician. This means I spend my time writing computer code to analyse DNA. I live with my husband and our three year old son. When I’m not working or being mum, I love to run (occasionally pretty far) and attend live music events!
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Richard Case
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I live in South Wales with my teenage children.
I love lots of sports (mainly watching these days). I am the Secretary of my local Rugby Club and have recently returned from Qatar where I watched Wales play in the football World Cup.
I enjoy travelling and meeting new people and have also done a bit of work finding out about my family history, and found out lots of exciting stuff!
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Ria Kalaitzaki
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I live with my husband and 2 daughters in London. I am very passionate about my work (Medical Statistician/ Biostatistician) but I also enjoy swimming, socializing and science fiction books or films. I love Jurassic Park!
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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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Rachael Eggleston
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I live in Edinburgh, but I’m from Georgia in the US. I’ve just started my PhD studying plants, so I’m doing a lot of reading right now! My favorite thing in the world might possibly be dragons, but cats are pretty good too.
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Peter Ellis
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I am a chemist who is working on making components for electrolysers. The people who buy the products our customers make want to make sustainable hydrogen by electrolysis.
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Penny Timpert
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I’m a polymer science technologist and I’m a mum of three teenage boys. I grew up outside Chester, handy for the mountains of Snowdonia and the seaside. I love hiking and being in the water. Luckily I work in Switzerland now so both are still close by!
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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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Paul Knight
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I live in Oxfordshire with my wife, two kids, and two chickens. I really love technology and am happy I get paid for work I enjoy so much, I’d even do it for no money! When I’m not setting up my smart home, playing video games, or practicing shooting, I’m usually at the gym or playing the piano or guitar.
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Natasha Pushkin
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Originally from Essex/East London I now live in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire with my husband and cat Varjaka.
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if you touch the sun what would happen? -
Matt Shaw
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I live in Canterbury where I am a PhD student of genetics. I enjoy climbing, badminton, squash, salsa and surfing and have two chinchillas and lots of plants.
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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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Maryam Sani
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I live in the Midlands with my family but have lived and worked in the Middle East for many years. I am a qualified chemist and have worked as a chemistry teacher for many years. Now, I support people in choosing their future STEM careers and conducting STEM research.
I enjoy travelling to different countries, especially the Middle East and the Caribbean. When I am free, I like to do puzzles like Sudoku, play Candy Crush and board games.
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Martha Canfield
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Mark Hamilton
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I am a student at Lancaster University and am interested in coral reefs and fisheries. I have always loved nature, especially sea life.
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Maria Price
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I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield, living just outside the centre of Sheffield. I spend a lot of my time exploring the city and nearby Peak District. I also love to travel and watch football ✈.
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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.Latest Question:
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Louise Roberts
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I live in Malvern, in Worcestershire, with my cat and my mum and daughter. I am a food safety consultant which means that I help business owners to sort out their food safety usually after a visit from a client or the local EHO (Environmental Health Officer) who has found a problem with their paperwork.
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Lizzie Driscoll
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I’m a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham working on the recycling of Li-ion batteries. I love arts and craft, reading fiction, and pasta!
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Katie Wood
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Hi! I’m Katie and I live with my husband, 2 sons (aged 10 and 7) and 2 cats in Brighton. I love hanging out with my friends and family at the beach, swimming in the sea and watching my beloved football team Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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Kareen Macleod
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I am originally from the Isle of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland, but I now live in Glasgow with my cat Bella. I used to work at the University of Glasgow and for the NHS and I enjoy teaching people to become scientists.
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Kareena McAloney-Kocaman
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I am from Northern Ireland, living in Scotland with my husband, who is from Turkey. I spend a lot of time in my garden, and with my nose in a book reading.
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Jamie Stevens
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I live in Reading with my wife, 4 year old and 1.5 year old.
I do Karate when I can and did lots of Jujitsu at Univeristy.
I like doing DIY and making things in my spare time.
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Hugh Birkmyre
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I’m a Scottish chemist now living in England with my wife and baby daughter. I work for a company that makes high-end plastic for aircraft, cars, medical implants and so on. I like baking cakes, reading (fantasy, history and crime are my favourites) and making my own beer.
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Helen Elliott
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I live with my husband and two children on a farm in Durham. I work a nine to five job in the NHS as a researcher and I have a busy home life on the farm too. We have lots of animals including sheep, chickens, cats, a dog and horses. Outside of work I spend a lot of time with the horses and I like to go to competitions with them on the weekends.
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Hayley Pincott
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I have my hands full at home with 3 boys so any spare time I have I try to relax. I like to draw and read to relax.
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Harry Lowe
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I’m a chemical bioengineering PhD student at Imperial College London. I’ve helped organise and plan the LGBTQ+ Pride Month event for my department, and am also the course representative.
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Graham Hinton
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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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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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Elpida Vounzoulaki
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I am an Epidemiologist in the day 👩💻 and an artist in the evenings. I love playing music (I play the piano, the guitar and I sing), acting in theatre, playing tennis, reading books and travelling!
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Daniel English
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I live near Stevenage in Hertfordshire. I am a Rocket scientist/engineer by day, and a frisbee player in the evenings. I enjoy learning about AI, have a passion for all things space, love the Simpsons and enjoy walking my dog!
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Dale Watt
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I live with my family in Glasgow where I work as a Senior Scientific Officer at the CRUK Scotland Institute. I love both playing and watching sports, particularly football.
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Chiara Panzi
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I am a 28-years-old PhD student. When I am not in the laboratory, I love keeping myself busy with several different activities…my life is much more than just a lab!! I like reading, going to the gym, hiking, cycling and exploring the place where I live. I also practice few sports: ice figure skating and acroyoga!
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Carey Allen
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I am a Psychology Lecturer at the University of Northampton, I am also undertaking my PhD which is investigating the physiological and psychological changes to wellbeing of students as a result of taking part in a Sound Bath.
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Bethan Hindle
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I live in Swindon with my partner, Andy. We spend a lot of our spare time at our allotment (or talking about the allotment).
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Annie Pye
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I love music and play the classical guitar. My research is in auditory perception and stems from my love of music. When I am not busy working or chasing small children around, I like to draw mandalas.
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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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Anita Kinsey
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I live with my husband and cat in Hertfordshire. I love watching rugby union, especially Leicester Tigers and Wales. I also like swimming.
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Andrew McDowall
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Full time chemist, part time history and mythology buff and former backswordsman with a taste for cheese and bad habit of idle dreaming.
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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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Amit Vernekar
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I am working as a scientist in CSIR-CLRI, India. My expertise and research interests are in bioinspired and biomimetic chemistry, nanomaterials, nanozymes, and catalysis for hydrogen production.
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are you all really scientists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -
Amin Kassab-Bachi
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I live in Leeds with my cat, wife and two children. I enjoy gardening and reading books (or just learning!)
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What is quantum phisics? -
Amber Villegas - Williamson
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I’m a Data Centre Engineering Expert, total geek, wannabe comedian, dog lover and all round STEM enthusiast.
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Alison Benn
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Engineer who loves cats, football and singing.
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Alan Koh
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I love participating in running races over rugged terrain, diving into exciting stories in books, picking out cool outfits (shopping!), getting lost in awesome movies and having boardgames with my friends!
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Adriana Fonseca
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I am a biomedical researcher who lives in Cambridge. In my spare time I like participating in improvised theatre, watching comedy shows, reading and TV.
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