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Zoe Vance
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I’m Zoe, I’m from Ireland 🇮🇪 but now live in Edinburgh with my partner. I work as a biology researcher but also really love cinema, crafting and baking 🎦🧶🧁.
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Yumi Stow
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Hey, I’m Yumi! I am a process engineer working for an energy consultancy – we help our energy clients make important decisions in areas such as oil & gas, hydrogen and renewables. I live in Edinburgh with my partner, and love spending time exploring new cities, skiing and cooking (mostly for the eating!)
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Yueng Lenn
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At work, I’m a physical oceanographer who explores the physics which is responsible for ocean circulation and mixing that can impact sea ice and our atmosphere. And I also lecture university students on oceanography.
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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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Tamsin Sharp
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Hi! I’m Tamsin, a biologist living in Bristol Harbourside ⚓. By day I’m a research scientist 🧬🧠👩🔬, by night I can be found swimming & doing yoga🧘♀️, cooking with friends 🌿, and planning my next adventure ✈️🌅.
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Steven Brown
About Me:
Curious and optimistic.
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Stephanie Bayne
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I am interested in educating the clinical physiology scientists of the future! In my spare time I love make music, tasty food and enjoy walking in nature.
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Simon Berry
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I now live in West Sussex with my co-worker and wife Jane but we’ve lived and worked in many different countries including Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Egypt and Zambia. In my spare time I’m usually designing and building things.
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Sarah Canning
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Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in Didcot (near Oxford) with my partner. When I’m not working, I like to cook new recipes (it’s basically chemistry but you can eat the results!), travel to different places and exercise – right now that means pilates, kickboxing and running.
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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 Edge
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Paulo Fernandes
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I live with my girlfriend in Wimbledon, London. I like to learn about new music and artists. I love nature and the ocean, and to eat fish and seafood!
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Nicola Morrice
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My name is Nicola and I work a university researching diabetes.
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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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Martin Coath
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I live in Cornwall with my wife (and my cat) – I have worked as a programmer and researcher for climate change, education, and neuroscience projects – in fact all sorts of strange stuff 😲 I also love to play music.
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Martha Canfield
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Marco Palma
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I currently live in Cambridge. I am a statistician trying to find interesting patterns in numbers. Outside of work, I like playing board games and playing the guitar (but at my place I have a ukulele!).
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Maike Wilschnack
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Hi everyone! I live with four friends in a big house in Aberdeen. I love outdoor activities, chocolate, and science.
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Lorna Nisbet
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I live with my husband in Dundee, Scotland. He is not a scientist. I am the first in my family to go to university and my family are all farmers. When I was studying I worked in a shoe shop and now have over 90 pairs!
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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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Lisa Grünwald
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I live in London with my husband and daughter. I am a mental health researcher in the day. In my spare time I like crafts, cooking, going for long walks and video games.
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Kip Heath
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I’m a healthcare scientist in the NHS – this means I help patients by working out what is making them sick. In the evenings I tell science related jokes on stage!
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Jonathan Teague
About Me:
My research is a mix between Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Marine Technology and Optics. Specifically I look at coral health using colour and special cameras that detect colour.
I am also a keen tinker-er of electronics/robots and an avid oogler of marine life.
I love painting minatures, swimming and diving.
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John Weston
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My Name is John Weston, I am married with one son and currently work for a CRO that is owned by Cadburys (lots of cheap chocolate!)
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John Easton
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Some people think I work in IT. Really though I ‘play’ with cool technology, use it to solve problems and get paid to do that 🙂
I have a family (a wife, two sons and a cat) and we live in Hampshire. I’m a big fan of Lego (Mindstorms, Spike, Serious Play) and a long-distance trail runner in my spare time.
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what jobs use ai the most? -
Jo Ellis
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My most recent job was as a Government analyst. I have been using my chemistry and my scientific know how for over 30 years in several roles. When I’m not working I can be found swimming in the sea or walking my two dogs on the South Downs. I enjoy reading (some people are surprised at that as I am dyslexic) psychological thrillers and watching lots of different TV dramas.
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Jayne Roberts
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I am an environmental safety scientist and I live with my family in Northamptonshire. I enjoy playing netball and gardening. I have a cat called Bessie.
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Jasmine Robbins
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I live in South East London with my family and my sausage dog. I work as a Signalling Apprentice on the Railway during the day and in my spare time I play Badminton and Dance! I love DIY Projects and going on hikes with my dog.
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Iris Lavi
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Ines Tomas
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I’m a 28yo portuguese woman in STEM. I did my PhD in Cancer Genetics and in my free time I enjoy outdoor activites. I run marathons and also do triathlons to keep my mind and body healthy.
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Heidi Barnard
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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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Gwen Brekelmans
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I’m a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Queen Mary University of London. I’m originally from the Netherlands, but live in London with my girlfriend and about 40 plants. When not at work, I like to read science fiction and fantasy books, playing the piano, going on hikes or discovering more of London.
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Geofrey Iason
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I live in Doncaster area, work designing oil wells and their systems and have many hobbies. Some include dog showing , DIY, computers and photography.
I enjoy a good walk in the country and am a bit of a tech-geek 🙂
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Estela Gonzalez Fernandez
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I’m a nature and sports lover. I try to spend all the time I can outdoors.
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Erica Oliveira
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I live in South West London now, but I am originally from Sao Paulo/Brazil. I’m a Cancer Research Scientist but in my spare time, I love to watch series, play games, read books, and do exercises.
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Dorota Ferguson
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Privately:
Married to Ray, a mother to two wonderful children.
Regularly runs, swims, cycles and practices yoga and boxing. Avid reader
Professionally:
Clinical Scientist, Chartered Scientist, Medical Physics Expert, Radioactive Waste Adviser, Fitness to Practice member and Occupational Assessor.A link between the science and medicine in nuclear medicine, PET and Radiopharmaceutical production field.
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David Yuan
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I am a computer scientist and a Star Wars fan. May the force be with you!
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David McGonigle
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I’m a neuroscientist (so I look at questions in psychology primarily using a biological perspective). I love dj’ing (although I’m rather rubbish, sadly…), cooking, reading, and writing short stories.
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Charles Sparey
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I live in Ilminster Somerset with my wife, dog and cat. I enjoy history, music, and watching a good TV series or movie.
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Caroline Roche
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I am a Control Systems Engineer, developing software for the nuclear industry. In my spare time, I like to spend as must as possible outdoors; exploring, hiking or down on the archery field.
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Annie Pye
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I live with my partner and two young children in Manchester. 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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Annabelle Foot
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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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Amy Stockwell
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I live in Banbury, Oxfordshire. Most of my work is on the computer, so I spend my evenings playing the flute and my holidays in a tent. I always have chocolate in my bag!
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how does energy come to be -
Alessio Spampinato
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I am an aerospace engineer who moved to the UK from Italy about 9 years ago and I now live with my wife and my kids (boys, twins!) in Staines, Surrey. I have lived also in Nottingham (during my PhD years) and Derby (when I was a Rolls-Royce engineer working on aero engines).
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Alessandra Giuliani
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Alberto Granero
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I live in Leicester with my family. I like taking photos of my kids and playing board games.
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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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