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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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Uzair Abdullah
About Me:
I’m from Swansea but now live and work in Cambridge researching computational materials science, using code to understand how materials behave. I love reading about all sorts of fascinating ideas 📚, travelling ✈️, and playing football with my friends’ team “LessThan Athletic” (we’re all actually quite athletic 💪)!
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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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Steve Markham
About Me:
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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Sarah Goulding
About Me:
I live with my family in Scotland and enjoy the outdoors and crafts.
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Rohin Titmarsh
About Me:
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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Rodrigo Bammann
About Me:
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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Richard Barton
About Me:
My wife and I moved to Cornwall in 2019 when I got a digital job at Cornwall Council. We enjoy body boarding, walks and wish we had more time to ride our motorbike.
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Rebecca von Hellfeld
About Me:
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 Saleeb
About Me:
Hello! I’m Beccy – I live in Edinburgh with my fiancé and our dog, Mollie. I love travelling and chocolate is my greatest weakness!!
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Polly Keen
About Me:
Chemical engineer and inventor who loves nature and running.
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Nicole Wheeler
About Me:
I’m originally from New Zealand, and now work in the UK researching AI and biosecurity.
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Nicholas Shipley
About Me:
Hello, I’m Nick. I was born in Hull but now live in York with my family. I’m an Aircraft Engineer in the Royal Air Force.
I enjoy lots of different sports, especially Football and Rugby League.
I keep myself fit by doing lots of running and love taking my dog out for a walk.
I have 3 children so enjoy playing games and building Lego.
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Mazdak Salavati
About Me:
I live in Edinburgh, Scotland and I am computational/data scientist. I used to be a vet working with dairy cows mainly but I liked animal research more than vet practice, so here I am 🙂 I love open water swimming and walking our dog on the beach.
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Lucy Houghton
About Me:
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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Louise Roberts
About Me:
I live in Malvern, in Worcestershire, with my cat and my mum and daughter. I am a food safety consultant which means that I help business owners to sort out their food safety usually after a visit from a client or the local EHO (Environmental Health Officer) who has found a problem with their paperwork.
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Lauren Rickerby
About Me:
I live with my partner (and cat) in Oxfordshire, although I’m originally from Cumbria. I work as an analytical chemist for a drug discovery and development company. In my spare time, you’ll find me pottering around the garden mostly.
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Kevin Burke
About Me:
I live in the North of England, we have 3 kids (all of whom have now got successful careers in STEM related areas), I’ve always played guitar, so have a ‘healthy’ collection of these (plus ukuleles and banjos!), and I support Sunderland football club (all sympathies gratefully accepted)
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Katy Bruce
About Me:
I’m a postdoctoral researcher in Forensic Chemistry at the University of Kent 👩🏼🔬, an associate lecturer and mum to my two boys. In my spare time I enjoy practising karate 🥋, kickboxing and kung fu and am now the proud owner of a purple belt. I also have a continental giant house rabbit 🐰 called Keith, who weighs over 8kg!
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Jo Brown
About Me:
I live with my family in Leeds. I am a food scientist but love exploring new places and seeking new adventures outside of work.
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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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Jack Webb
About Me:
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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Emily Hill
About Me:
Hi! I’m Emily. I live on the West Coast of Scotland with my partner and our dog, Jessie. During the day, I am an Environmental Analyst for a Salmon Farming company.
When I’m not working, I love exploring the outdoors with Jessie and I’m usually close to water, be it a loch or the sea! I also love to cook and play video games. -
Dimple Pathania
About Me:
I am a PhD researcher and an early career environmental scientist.
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Diane Turner
About Me:
I live with my family near Cambridge. I am an analytical chemist during the week and spend a lot of my weekends at swimming galas as a judge, while my children compete.
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David Threlfall
About Me:
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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Daisy Shearer
About Me:
I’m a postgraduate researcher in experimental quantum physics who drinks way too many cups of tea ☕ When I’m not in the lab I like to read, bake, knit and play with my cat. I love cosy games like animal crossing, pokemon, stardew valley, and genshin impact 🎮
Status: Thanks everyone for all of your amazing questions! I had a great time over the past month 😊
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Christie Waddington
About Me:
Im a scientist from Kent, now living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I’m the only scientist in my family, and I love running, board games and singing (I’m in a band!). Currently watching the new Avatar series on Netflix and loving it!
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Catherine Mcquillan
About Me:
I am an geoscientist. I may also be called a geo-environmental engineer, environmental scientist, or environmental consultant.
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Caroline Roche
About Me:
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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Carly Bingham
About Me:
I live near London with my husband. I work in a children’s hospital during the day and in the evening I like to play video games and crochet. I love playing board games and reading.
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Bethany Husband
About Me:
Hi – I’m Bethany, a materials scientist living in Loughborough. I work at the local University as a researcher, spending my days in a chemical lab making new and exciting materials! When I’m not in the lab, I love baking cakes, playing board games and trying out new hobbies (although I’m not very good at those)!
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Arun Patel
About Me:
Born in Bristol but now a medical physicist living in Shrewsbury. I keep active by playing football and going running, and I love to travel – I’m hoping to do a big trip to South America later this year!
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Anita Kinsey
About Me:
I live with my husband and cat in Hertfordshire. I love watching rugby union, especially Leicester Tigers and Wales. I also like swimming.
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Alistair Glasse
About Me:
I live in a small village in the Scottish Borders. I have two grown up sons and a cat. I am an active climate protester.
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Alexander Munnoch
About Me:
I live with my wife and 3 year old daughter North of Glasgow. I enjoy problem solving (why I got into science and engineering), playing football, guitar (heavy metal), piano and computer gaming.
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Adam Washington
About Me:
I help other scientists use neutron scattering to better understand their research. I also enjoy playing video games and watching the worst possible movies with my spouse.
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Adam Cleaver
About Me:
I am currently a Naval Architect in a large UK defence company. I have a master degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Along side this I am currently half way through the process of joining the Army as a reserve officer. Outside of work I enjoy flying and have a pilots license. I also enjoy working on vehicles.
