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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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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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Vicky Fawcett
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I live in Germany researching Astronomy โจ๐ญ.
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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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Steve Markham
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Hi, I’m Steve and I live in Newcastle upon Tyne. I’m a contract engineer this means that I work for many different companies all around the UK so I’m often away from home. I enjoy music – I play keyboards and I love to sing karaoke, even if others don’t particularly like to hear me!
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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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Soham Mandal
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A computer scientist who builds brains of robot doctors. Occasional chef of fancy recipes!
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Sara Luzzi
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I am a researcher at Newcastle University and I study molecular biology in cancer ๐ฉโ๐ฌ. I live with my husband and our cat Lizzie ๐ฑ, I am originally from Italy and I like making pizza and pasta at home ๐๐!
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Samuel Yui
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I am a research scientist working in a hospital in London. In my spare time I enjoy photography and watching too many films.
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Sam Robson
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Rodrigo Bammann
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I am living now in East Sussex. I have lived in several countries, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and now England. I am a geek metalhead through and through. I love Nature, cycling, camping, cooking, board games and music.
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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 ๐งฌ and on weekends I love swimming in the sea ๐, cooking ๐ฉโ๐ณ and travelling โ๏ธ!
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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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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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Margaret Laurie
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I currently work for a social enterprise who support children and young people through collaborative play with LEGO bricks. I love all things cats, reading, tea AND coffee!
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Mahmud Juned
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I am from and live in the Greater Manchester area. I am a big fan of Formula 1 and love to spend the time I am not at work on things like badminton, photography and playing games online with my friends.
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Lucy Houghton
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When I’m not at work I enjoy getting out into nature, hiking, rock climbing, kayaking and scuba diving. I also love dogs.
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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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Liz Kells
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I live in St Helens with my boyfriend. I like gardening, rugby and bird watching!
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Karen Edwards
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I now live in a small village in Devon with my husband but am originally from America and have dual USA/UK citizenship. I started my career as an actuary but went back to school to get a PhD in Oceanography. I love the ocean but also love to hike, cycle and read!
Andy and I on a trip to the Georgia mountains
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Abbie Jordan
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I live with my family in Bath and do research which helps children and young people whose lives are affected by ongoing pain.ย I love being outdoors and am a real animal person, we have four rescue rabbits.
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John Clark-Corrigall
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I live in Gateshead, just across the river Tyne from Newcastle, in the north east of England with my Mam, Dad and dog Elsa. When I’m not studying bacteria, I like to run long distances, go to comedy shows and watching science fiction films and TV.
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Jarrod Hart
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I am a chemical engineer who is helping find sustainable ways to make all the stuff we need – houses, cell phones, cars and so on!
I am also a dad of 3 ๐
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Jane Moore-Taylor
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I live with my family in Buckinghamshire and commute into London 2 days a week, working remotely the other 3 days. I am a Christian, an assistant Beaver Leader with Scouts and I love gardening, Parkrun and cats.
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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 ๐ฐ๐งถ๐งโโ๏ธ
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Fiona Brannan
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Ester Reina-Torres
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I am from Barcelona, and I have been living in London for over 10 years. I have also lived in Bristol and Dublin. I enjoy cooking (it’s a bit like working in a lab) and trying new foods. I unwind watching football – Barรงa supporter, here! – doing Pilates and reading fiction.
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Esra Hassan
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Hi, I am Esra. I am a PhD student in dementia at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). My background is in clinical neuroscience (the Brain!) and now I am based at the Centre for dementia studies. I am a mum to a 10 month old boy and I live by the countryside. Though I like a cheeky trip to Brighton beach for chips when I am in my office at BSMS ๐
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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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Ella Ray
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I live in Bedford, and moved here for my job. Originally, I am from the Midlands and I studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham. I am a Process Engineer and, outside of work, I love to be creative such as painting and baking. I also like reading, watching films and going to the gym.
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Edward Smart
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A mathematician who likes working with others to solve problems using data science and machine learning.
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Dominic Williams
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Dina Simons
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I’m a marine biologist and ocean lover! ๐๐ฆ๐ I love spending time outdoors, doing sports and travelling!
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David O'Loughlin
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I’m David and I’m a toxicologist and I’m from Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
I live with my partner in Cambridge. ๐ We’re rescuing a black cat called Zara ๐โโฌ๏ธ. When not in the lab I like rowing ๐ฃโโ๏ธ and exploring outdoors!
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David Bibby
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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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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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Clare Morrow
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I live with my engineer husband and two grown up children (one marine engineer – currently sailing in the Pacific ocean, the other studying to become a health professional) in the Suffolk countryside.
I work in science by day and spend time with my family at night and weekends.
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Chris Meyer
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I live with my wife and dog in Lincoln. I have been swing dancing for 20 years. That is dances from the 20’s to 50’s, so Lindy hop, Balboa and Jive, which we also teach. Recently retired, so have taken up bowls! Have a classic car to polish and fix so it can stay on the road.
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Celine Wittke
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I am a PhD student from Germany but now live in Glasgow. I love to cook, go to the gym and travel๐
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Cat Cowie
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I live in Scotland with my partner and two young daughters and our puppy Bramble. I’m a scientist by day, and action Mum by night as we get out and go hiking, horse riding, kickboxing and swimming in our spare time!
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Callum Morris
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Im a Scottish graduate who has lived in Chester for 8 years with my now fiancรฉ.
Work as an engineer, but in my free time I’m an avid gamer, and member of a local cricket team.
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Buddila Wijeyesekera
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I live by myself in Galway, Ireland. I am a PhD Research student during the day studying about indoor environmental pollution and sustainability. I love to take pictures of places, food and people. I like to read books mainly non-fiction and also listening to music.
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Bruno Silvester Lopes
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I am someone who studies different types of bacteria and how they become powerful and cause human infections. As a child I always had a dream of naming my own bacteria and I achieved it in 2019๐ You can see the bacteria which I discovered on the link below
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0723202021000400?via%3Dihub
I am hardworking and dedicated to the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health.
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Bernice Ridley
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I’m a cosmetic scientist, I have worked for many years and am passionate about cosmetic science and education!
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Amy Tooke
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I live in Gateshead with my partner. I am a microbiology researcher but I also love running and being creative doing arts and crafts outside of work!
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Alison Tidy
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I live with my family (2 children) in Derby with 3 cats, and I am a Plant Scientist. I love spending time outside, whether this is walking in the Peak District, visiting the sea or going to the park, and when I have the opportunity I enjoy kayaking and rock climbing. In the evenings I love watching disney films with the kids and reading a good sci-fi or fantasy book.
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Alice Jones
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Iย live in Edinburgh, Scotland with my friends in a big house. I love nature so I spend my time outside walking and running. My job is studying African trees, which means I get to travel to Angola and Namibia every year.
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Alessandra Giuliani
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Ai-Lan Lee
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I live in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, where I am an Professor at University of Edinburgh. In my spare time, I enjoy swimming, cycling, nature and gardening.


