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Yvonne Cunningham
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I am 50 years old and live in Glasgow. I’m originally from Donegal in Ireland and still spend a lot of my time there. I like to knit and listen to true crime podcasts (I am very basic).
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Stuart McMillan
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I live with my wife and daughter in Edinburgh. I’m a researcher in fish nutrition and former chef. I’m a keen hill runner, cook, film buff and fish keeper, meaning a lot of my spare time is spent on a busman’s holiday!
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Stephanie Sargeant
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I’m a aquatic scientist and lecturer environmental sciences. I’m passionate about the environment and all things watery! I work on understanding more about our oceans and rivers, how they work, why they’re important and how we can work to conserve them.
I love being outside, camping, paddle boarding and walking our puppy, Willow.
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Sophie Pain
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I’m a materials scientist during the day 👩🔬, and in the evening I love videogames 🎮, board games 🎲, gardening 🌳 and trying new foods! 🍴
I’m originally from south Wales, and I live with my partner in Coventry.
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Sophie Morse
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I am a Research Fellow and Biomedical Engineer enthusiastic about science and keen on getting you excited too!
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Scott Lake
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Rebecca Greer
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I’m originally from Northern Ireland, and I live with my partner in Newcastle. I work as a Trainee Genetic Counsellor during the week 🧬 and on weekends I love swimming in the sea 🌊, cooking 👩🍳 and travelling ✈️!
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Rebecca Edge
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Peter Holt
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I live together with my wife in a nice little village south of Oxford and enjoy the great outdoors, but also building websites and generally messing about coding things
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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 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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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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Olivia Fleming
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I am Northern Irish and I live in Edinburgh! I study parasites and I like to sing, hike and play piano.
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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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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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Louisa Young
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I am an engineer making sure things don’t break, collapse or explode!
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Lisa Russell
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I live in Newcastle-upon-Tyne with my husband and two young boys. We love to be outdoors as a family either walking or riding our bikes. I have an allotment and love to grow fruit and veg.
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Laura Lagares
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Hi, I’m Laura! I live in London with my cat and some very cool housemates, I moved down from Liverpool around 4 years ago for a job in a big hospital after my degree in Genetics.
I love going for walks to explore on the weekend, cooking new recipes and I am trying (and failing) to learn Spanish.
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Laura Barker
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I live just south of Cambridge. I love travelling, visiting as many different countries as I can, exploring local cultures, cuisines, and always trying a new adventure activity. When at home, I enjoy dancing and paddle-boarding.
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Kathleen Duffin
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I live in Midlothian with my husband and two children. I’m a paediatrician and I’m currently taking a break from hospital work to do a PhD, researching fertility in childhood cancer patients.
I love books, baking, and beaches – my ideal day would include all three!
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John Turner
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I am scientist living in Cambridge doing research and development into designing catalysts for petrol cars. I’m an active person who loves to be busy doing something.
My main passion I like ouside of work is playing cricket, which I play in at the weekends in the summer. Other things I like to do in my spare time are playing video games, creating terrariums and photography.
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Joaquin de Navascues
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I live in Colchester with my wife and two children. I am a Lecturer in genetics and molecular biology at the University of Essex. I like playing guitar, reading, building and repairing things, and martial arts. I really dislike vacuum-cleaning and washing lettuce for the salad.
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Jesse Wise
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I like to spend my time rock climbing (indoors and outdoors), reading, and trying new things.
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Jade Markham
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I am from Lincoln, but I live in Birmingham right now.
I have just moved from a job in the lab to a business role.
I am married to a Czech guy and we really want a dog but we are renovating a old house we bought in our free time.
Other than that, I am trying aerial yoga and I like to do something creative at the weekends like pottery
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Iona Christie
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I live with my Partner in Twickenham, London. My job is working with viruses. In the evenings I like to listen to jazz or go to the gym. I love Horse riding, pottery and dogs!
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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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Hannah Felstead
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I live in Cambridge with my partner. I’m a chemistry researcher by day, but in my evenings I play in a brass band. I like reading books, watching TV dramas and drinking tea!
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Gwendolyn Kirschner
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I have recently moved to Scotland to work at a research institute here. Before, I have lived in Saudi Arabia, so it was quite a change to move. I brought my desert dog, who is better adapted to the rain than I am!
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Georgina Brogden
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I graduated from university in July 2021, and I’m now living in West London and working in Reading. I am research scientist and I love every minute of it!
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Fiona Brannan
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Eleftheria Stavridou
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I live in Kent, but I grew up in Greece. I love animals 🐩 and plants 🌾. At my free time, I like going to the beach 🌊 and searching for sea glass and fossils. I love travelling around the world 🗺️ and enjoy nice food 🥗.
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Debbie Guest
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I live in Suffolk with my husband, two sons (aged 8 and 11), a dog, four horses, a cat, a chicken, two guinea pigs and a hamster.
I’m passionate about horses and feel very lucky to do research that aims to benefit horse health and welfare.
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Dapeng Wang
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I have been living in a few places in the UK and I love travelling around the world.
I am a bioinformatics researcher and I am a big fan of classical music and movies.
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Clara Ferreira
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Claire Rowlandson
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I live in Preston with my husband, two daughters and two guinea pigs. I work as a clinical scientist in a hospital helping save patients lives 👩🏻🔬🔬. Outside of work I enjoy running and reading (not at the same time!).
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Claire Price
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I love to tell jokes and love nothing better than to hear a new one!
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Chloe McGeorge
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Hi I’m Chloe!
I live with my partner and our cat in Durham. I work as a research physicist but in the evenings I like to do creative things like knitting, crochet and sewing. I also love running, reading and Disney!
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Chesney Swansborough
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I live in Cambridge. I am an environmental chemistry consultant in the day, and love to get out to the beach in the evenings and on my weekends. I love going out for nice meals, spending time with friends and being in the sea! 🌊 Paddle boarding in the summer is my favourite thing to do 🏄🏼♀️🌞
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Cheryl Williams
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Married with a 12 year old daughter. I live in Greater Manchester and work for the NHS.
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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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Ben Dryer
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I live with my partner and 5-year-old in Milton Keynes (city of dreams). I am a passionate space scientist and physics educator and hope I can help students to find their career in the space industry. I love to swim, cycle, and eat pasta.
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Aver Hemben
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I am a scientist and entrepreneur. I am self-motivated and enjoy talking about topics in the sciences.
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Arpita Saggar
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I’m a PhD student at the University of Leeds and my work uses AI to support medical education. I was born and raised in India and I moved to the UK in 2022. I enjoy listening to classical music, playing badminton and chess, and cubing.
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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 Lyon
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Hi, I’m Andrew. I live with my partner, 2 dogs, 2 guinea pigs and a rabbit. I work for the Environment Agency and in my spare time I write and produce music and also write about all things music on my website.
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Amy Rattenbury
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I’m a forensic anthropologist helping to solve crimes by studying bones and working out who they belonged to. I grew up in Yorkshire but now live and work in North Wales, with my search dog Bella, where I teach forensic science at University
Me and Bella in the office at home
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Allyson Lister
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Scientists get to lead an exciting double life! We love being quiet and focused on our work, but also get to be loud and talk to lots of interesting people (communication is very important in science). And there’s another way I lead a double life: I grew up in America, live in the UK, and am a citizen of both countries!
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Alice Ind
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I am a mother of three kids and we live just outside of Cambridge. I enjoy being outdoors whether running, cycling or walking and I love finding and watching wildlife.
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Adam Washington
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I help other scientists use neutron scattering to better understand their research. I also enjoy playing video games and watching the worst possible movies with my spouse.
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Aakash Mukhopadhyay
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I’m a postdoctoral scientist based in London. I am Indian and I moved to the UK in 2018. I am a big foodie and love exploring different restaurants in London. I also enjoy going to the cinema and horror movies are my favourite.
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