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  • Yasmin Finch

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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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    why do turtles need their shells

  • SJ Paines

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    I live with my wife near Brighton. I work as a patent attorney. In my free time, I lift weights, sing in a choir and read books (Discworld is my favourite series!) I love to travel and enjoy hiking and sailing.

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    What is the best thing about your job?

  • Sharron Kenny

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    I live with my partner and daughter  in Hexham. I am a Research Scientist during the week and a Farmer at the weekends. I love reading. walking my dogs and Spending time with the sheep, cows and horses.

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    Are apprenteic better than collages? As in do you think its better to do hands on learning while getting paid which

  • Sarah Mistry

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    I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Nottingham. Outside of the lab I like practising yoga, growing veg in my allotment and hiking.

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    What countries have you visited?

  • Sarah-Jane Potts

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    Mechanical Engineering Lecturer working on printable electronics and sustinable energy. When I’m not giving lectures or covered in ink you can find me doing arts and crafts or dancing.

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    Has there been any breakthroughs in renewable energy recently?

  • Santosh Mahabala

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    I live with my partner in Birmingham. I’m a medical researcher. I love cricket and chess.

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    Do you have any pets

  • Samet Şahin

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    I am from Turkey and have lived and worked in three countries (Turkey, the USA, and the UK) before moving to the UK (the second time) to relocate to Lancaster in 2023. I am a chemical engineer and work as a Lecturer at Lancaster University. This means that I do lots of scientific research and higher education teaching. I love being active and try to travel as much as possible. My wife and I love road trips. I love sports activities, especially snowboarding, football, and working out!

     

     

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    what is the most remote place you have worked

  • Rohin Titmarsh

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    I’m a research engineer working on automation of electric vehicle battery manufacture. I’m a big fan of motorsports, love cars and upcycling!

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  • Philippa Harding

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    I was born in Basingstoke, and now I live in South London with my partner. I am a biologist and in my spare time I enjoy yoga, reading books and travelling (I just came back from New Zealand).

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    How do eyes work?

  • 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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  • Ollie Thomas

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    I live with my partner in Oxford. I’m a PhD student trying to make the world a better place with better batteries. I love cooking, gaming, napping, and most importantly science!

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  • Neil Guthrie

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    Hi everyone! I’m Neil and I am 36 years old. I work as a technician in Sport, Exercise and Health Science, at Edinburgh Napier University. I love to play and watch football and spend time with my family. I have 2 daughters, one is almost 2 and one is almost 6.

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    hi hope your well wondering what is needed for sport science

  • Dr Mona-Lisa Kwentoh

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    I am curious and a peoples’ person. I love learning about people , places and culture.

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  • Michael Capeness

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    I the lab manager of a Synthetic Biology Lab at the University of Edinburgh. In my spare time I cook, play computer games, and play squash.

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    how did u get into gaming

  • Mary Jane Spiller

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    I live with my husband and kids in Kent. I work as a psychology lecturer, and love travelling, cooking, and trampolining.

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  • Martin Pike

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    I am a 52 year old married father of two children, a radiologist by trade, I am interested in many subjects beyond my work, especially aeroplanes. I build balsa wood planes that fly by themselves.

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  • Maria Whatton

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    I live in Basingstoke with my husband and two awesome kids, aged 12 and 14. I work as a research scientist specializing in computational medicinal chemistry for a company in Oxford.   I splitting my time between the office environment and working from home.

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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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  • Luke Fountain

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    I am from the UK but live with my wife in Orlando, Florida. I am a plant scientist and work at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. I love space, Star Wars, theme parks, and watching rocket launches!

     

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    What is the most impressive thing you have seen during all of your time working being a scientist?

  • Louisa James

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    Hello!! I’m Louisa, I am a scientist based in London. I teach in a university and I do experiments with cells to learn about how our body fights infection.

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  • Lisa Humphreys

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    I’m a Lecturer in Formulation Chemistry at Cranfield University specialising in explosive mixtures like pyrotechnics. I love using my imagination and creating fun educational activities for all ages.

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    Do you have to take safety precautions when conduction research

  • Laura Lagares Ballantine

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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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  • Kirsty Lindsay

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    I research how to look after astronauts in space, how to look after patients on Earth run a physiotherapy clinic and teach students physios. I like chocolate.

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    Does being in space effect the lifespan of a human compared to a person who has not been in space ?

  • Jozsef Vuts

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    I am an enthusiastic scientist, who is very interested in all living things, especially insects. I ask a lot of questions about them and try my best to answer these questions.

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  • Jonathan Teague

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    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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  • Jess Hawkins

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    I live in Birmingham with my partner Harry. We are both studying for PhDs in Chemistry. In the evenings I go climbing, practise yoga, and I crochet! I love reading, and watching Parks and Recreation

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  • James Harris

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    Virology Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, working to understand how viruses replicate in our body. Outside of science, you’ll find me playing the trombone or potting some balls at the local snooker club.

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  • Jack Webb

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    Hi, I’m Jack! I live in Macclesfield, near Manchester. I attended the University of Nottingham from 2018 to 2022 studying Chemistry and now work as an analytical scientist!

    I enjoy hiking in the Peak District, video games and have taken up playing the drums.

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    Who is your favourite science communicator?

  • Inez Williams-King

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  • Heather Fox

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    I live in Devon and  I work for the Environment Agency, testing water from rivers all over the country. I love to spend my free time playing video games and learning French!

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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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    is work easier out of school

  • Hannah Fawcett

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    I am a senior lecturer in forensic psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. I live in Lancashire with my husband and three young children.

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    what A levles did you do to get the job you are doing.

  • Georgia Canton

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    I work in London but live in Kent with my husband. I love science, which is reflected in my job as an embryologist, but my other hobbies including running, playing netball and trying out new restaurants!

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  • Flo Dawson

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  • Fiona Thomson

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    I live in Edinburgh with my partner 🏘️ I am a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University researching psychology 🧠 I love cats, reading and doing yoga 🐈🧘‍♀️ At the weekend you’ll find me somewhere in the Scottish Highlands climbing a Munro or two 🏕️

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  • Fiona Brannan

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  • Emma Singleton

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    I come from Buckinghamshire where I live with my husband and 5 year old. I am an engineering geologist for my job. My favourite things are going to gigs, baking, getting outdoors to take photographs, travel and coffee. I also love to potter around in my allotment, when I have time.

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    Latest Question:
    how did covid affect you and your job?

  • Don Clark

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    I’m a retired Analytical Chemist and now have my own business giving guided walking tours in and around Canterbury.  I like progressive rock music, walking and beer!

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  • David Threlfall

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    I live on the edge of the Peak District, near Derby with my Wife and 2 Teenagers

    I love running, swimming and climbing mountains. My favourite science experiments go bang!

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    how did you do in shcool

  • Claudia Igler

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    did you like sciense when you was yunger

  • 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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  • Claire Sycamore-Howe

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    I live just outside of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. I work at the Royal Society of Chemistry as part of the Accreditation & Careers Team. Outside of work I am learning Swedish (slowly), and I love cycling and reading.

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  • Charli Corcoran

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    I live with my husband, three children and our dog on the outskirts of Edinburgh.  I am a Zebrafish Facility Technician and I look after zebrafish used in genetic research, but after work is finished for the day I can be found coaching trampolining and football.  I love running, baking, scuba diving and I make my own clothes.

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  • Catherine Ross

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    I love physics and rock music and talking about science!

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  • Annabelle Foot

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  • Anita Richardson

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    I am a mum to two young children. I am a Scientist that works in the dark making products that respond to light. The products I make turn into pictures taken with a camera. I enjoy yoga, being outdoors, dancing and arts and crafts.

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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

  • 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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  • 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.

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    Latest Question:
    Was money a motivating factor to become a scientist or was it all passion?

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