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William Tolmie
About Me:
I am a trainee clinical scientist in Bristol working in St. Michael’s hospital. I play A LOT of sports and you’ll find me in the cinema most weeks. I finished university last year in Newcastle and am new to the South West!
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Tom Bullock
About Me:
Hi, I’m Tom! I’m from Loughborough and live with my wife Emma and son Charlie who is 4. I’m a Process Engineer working in Research & Development for a food company and do a lot of outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.
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Tobias Baskin
About Me:
I live out in the countryside in New England. Not old England. I am a professor of Biology at a Uni here, teaching and studying about plants. I love music, art, gardening, and going for long walks in the woods.
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Steve Potterill
About Me:
I live with my wife (author and illustrator) and cat (mouse-botherer) in a village near the Malvern hills. For work: mostly engineering and project management. For leisure: rugby (these days just watching) and skiing (still racing).
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Stephen Powley
About Me:
I’m a mature student doing a PhD in Automotive Cybersecurity. I love doing research and spending time with nature.
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Stephen Raggett-Batchen
About Me:
Hello, my name is Stephen, I am 38 and currently live and work in Glasgow, Scotland. I am a civil engineer and specialise in bridges, and outside work I enjoy spending time with my family, going to the cinema, eating out with friends and volunteering – supporting the future engineers like you!
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Sophie Morse
About Me:
I am a Research Fellow and Biomedical Engineer enthusiastic about science and keen on getting you excited too!
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SJ Paines
About Me:
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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Sandra Robertson
About Me:
I live in Brechin, and travel daily to work in Dundee, where I am a Process Technician. My weekends are spent following my favourite rugby teams – Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland Rugby with my friends. I like to travel and explore new cities, where I like to visit art galleries and museums. The furthest I have travelled is Japan.
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Samet Sahin
About Me:
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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Ruth Aldred
About Me:
I am a nuclear physicist. My job involves modelling nuclear reactors and demonstrating that they are safe to operate. I love travelling, exploring and reading.
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Peter Ellis
About Me:
I am a chemist who is working on making components for electrolysers. The people who buy the products our customers make want to make sustainable hydrogen by electrolysis.
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Penny Timpert
About Me:
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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Pam Harrison
About Me:
I live with my husband and 2 daughters and dog in Macclesfield. I love to go walking, crochet, sewing, reading and travelling (around the UK at the moment!). I am trying to live as sustainably as possible and we have a family challenge to buy as little new as possible.
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Luke Tuxworth
About Me:
I live with my wife and 1 year old son in North Yorkshire. I am research scientist in a chemical company. I love hiking, motorsport and growing my own vegetables.
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Luke Humphrey
About Me:
I’m an astrophysics graduate 🌠 from Hull 🐟, working on fusion energy research ⚛️. Outside of work, I like gaming 🎮🎲, walking the dogs 🐕🐕🏞️, and movie nights 🎥.
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Luke Fountain
About Me:
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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Lisa Chatterjee
About Me:
I live in BurgessHill in West Sussex with my husband and two children. I am a hydrologist which means I love rivers! I also love being out in nature and camping!
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Kerry Ann Brown
About Me:
I’m from Brighton in Sussex and now live in Exeter, Devon. I love surfing, snowboarding, and being outside in the fresh air!
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Kelvin Rose
About Me:
I live near Coventry but enjoy exploring all that the UK has to offer, as well as exploring closer to home – there is so much interesting stuff around us, if you know where to look!
In my spare time I do a bit of gardening to grow food for my Guinea Pigs. I also enjoy photography too, including editing the images myself to create weird and wonderful effects!
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Jordan Galloway
About Me:
I am about to move back to Scotland (from the south of England) with my family – my wife Kerry and my two boys Lachlan (5 yrs) and Brodie (2 yrs).
I enjoy playing golf and getting out playing with my boys – we really like the trampoline parks for bouncing and soft plays.
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Jessica Johansen
About Me:
- My name is Jessica
- I am 29 years old
- I live with in Bath
- I love dogs, renovating old houses, and chocolate
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Jennifer Larwood
About Me:
I am the Registration and Licensing Manager for the Science Council, trying to make it more straightforward for all Scientists to be professionally registered and valued.
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Hamish Cavaye
About Me:
I love computer games and board games as well as cooking, brewing my own beer, and using one of my three telescopes to take photos of planets and galaxies.
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Hal Willis
About Me:
I’m from Manchester and I am currently working for Siemens on a 1-year internship while studying Environmental Science. I enjoy camping, rock climbing and listening to music.
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Gallia Cochrane
About Me:
I live in the beautiful Scottish Highlands with my husband, dog and two cats. I’m obsessed with plants… if I’m not in a garden, you’ll find me skateboarding or cooking. I love all things nerdy, especially Lord of the Rings and the Discworld.
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Enrico Petrucco
About Me:
I volunteer with Reading Friends of the Earth and enjoy rock climbing, eclectic music, poetry and art exhibitions, and movies. I believe that if everyone spent at least 2 hours per month to volunteer to support a cause that is important to them then the world would be much closer to matching our best hopes and dreams.
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Eleanor Merson
About Me:
I live with my husband near Huddersfield. I enjoy painting, going to the gym and raising money for charities with my local Rotary club.
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Elaine Ho
About Me:
I live with my partner in Stockport, Manchester, but I’m originally from Malaysia. I’m a research software engineer and I enjoy climbing, cooking, gardening and DIY.
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Duncan Smallman
About Me:
I live with my wife and our two boys in Cardross, in Scotland, near the Firth of Clyde and not far from Loch Lomond. I enjoy listening to true crime, NFL, 40K and weird stuff podcasts and listening to audiobooks. When I can I like to paint Warhammer 40k, read sci-fi and fantasy and be out on our seashore. Otherwise just spend time doing things with our boys! I volunteer with our community seashore group and help undertake marine biodiversity surveys. I am a qualified diver though mainly snorkel now.
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Clara Ferreira
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Charlotte Heaven
About Me:
I live just outside Greater Manchester with my partner and dog. Outside of work I am usually found out riding my horse or out at country shows with the dog.
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Bethany Clarke
About Me:
I live in the North East of England, just outside Middlesbrough, with my husband. I’m a PhD Student who loves space, and I’m Scout and love spending my time hiking in the hills. I love running, reading, and playing board games!
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Ben Dryer
About Me:
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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Audrey Rago
About Me:
I live in London, but I am originally from Boston, USA. I am a Sustainability Engineer, so I spend most weekdays at a manufacturing plant, and in the evenings I like going to concerts and seeing friends. On the weekends I like to get outside, whether it’s cycling, walking or reading in the park, and in the winter I love to go skiing.
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Annabel Golding
About Me:
Hi my name is Annabel and I am currently on industrial placement but I study Chemical Engineering at University! I like playing hockey, running, knitting and have recently got into climbing!
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Amy Moram
About Me:
I live on the Isle of Wight and work in sustainability. I love walking my dog on the beach with my 3 children and husband.
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Amin Kassab-Bachi
About Me:
I live in Leeds with my cat, wife and two children. I enjoy gardening and reading books (or just learning!)
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Alexander De Bruin
About Me:
I live with my wife (a science teacher!) in Reading. By day I am a research scientist and by night I sing with and/or run several choirs. My non-work life is completely filled with music and I even judge singing competitions! I also enjoy cooking, cycling, and reading sci-fi/fantasty novels.
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Abigail Alex
About Me:
I live with my friends in Macclesfield. I’m a chemical engineer in the day at Astrazeneca and I love my job. In the evenings I love going to the gym, doing ju-jitsu and playing the piano and flute.
