Profile
Glyn Barrett
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About Me:
I live with my partner near Reading in a house with a big garden and some chickens. I love rock climbing and SCUBA diving.
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My pronouns are:
he/him
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My Work:
I work with dangerous bacteria and how they cause diseases.
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My Typical Day:
Discovering cool things under the microscope and using lots of high-tech machines.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
Fund an awareness project in the origins, processes and ethics behind the food production industry.
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Education:
Lycee International de St Germain en Laye, near Paris, France (91-96); Middlesex University (96-2000); University of Reading (2005-2012)
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Qualifications:
GCSEs including Maths, French, History, English Lit.; International Baccalureat; BSc Business Finance; BSc Environmental Biology; PhD Bacterial Genetics & Plant Pathology
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Work History:
Paid jobs: Banks and hotels in the Sultanate of Oman, Beirut, France and England following my first degree. Rothamsted Agricultural Research Institute and the University of Reading; Voluntary jobs include the WWF in Pakistan, Dolphin Conservation in Cambodia and the Hampshire Wildlife Trust.
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Current Job:
Lecturer in Environmental Microbiology
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Employer:
University of Reading
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
I love Science
What did you want to be after you left school?
A stuntman
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Yes! lots of times… ;-)
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Astronaut
What's your favourite food?
Curry
Tell us a joke.
What did the receiver say to the radio wave? Ouch! That megahertz.
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