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  • Yessenia Jauregui-Sanchez

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    Originally from Mexico, I currently reside in Belfast, Northern Ireland. At 36 years old, I work at Queen’s University Belfast. My passions include nature photography and music.

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  • Simon Wadsworth

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  • Samet Sahin

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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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  • Saad Arif

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    I live my son and and partner in Oxford. I am an evolutionary biologist interested in biodiversity. Over the years I have worked with amphibians, fish and insects. These days I work mostly with butterflies. I enjoy reading, particularly fiction.

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  • Rebecca Brett

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    Hi everyone, my name is Rebecca – I coordinate a youth climate project, but when I am not at work, I love spending time outdoors with my dogs, settling in for a good film or getting creative in the kitchen!

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  • Qasim Hussain

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  • Philip Mainwaring

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  • Nicole Wheeler

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    I’m originally from New Zealand, and now work in the UK researching AI and biosecurity.

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  • Nicole Dunn

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    Hi, I’m Nicole. I live in Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands, with my partner and I love the outdoors and nature. I work as an Ecological Consultant, which mostly involves protecting the natural environment (like plants🌿 and animals🐾).

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    how hard do you have to work to be a scientist

  • Niamh Topping

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    I live with my partner in Birmingham. I love music and I’m always at concerts, or I’m off on an adventure as I love travelling and visiting new places. I’m learning to crochet, but I also enjoy indoor climbing, watching Great British Bake Off and reading.

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    Is being a scientist needed in being a astronaut and has it got to do with anything in space

  • Mikhail Spivakov

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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 do you plan what experiments to do

  • Mehul Jesani

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    Hey, I’m Mehul! I’m a forensic investigator πŸ” based in London. In my free time, I like to cook nice food πŸ²πŸ§‘β€πŸ³ and enjoy watching Formula 1 🏎️.

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  • Mark Basham

    Status: Looking forward to answering your questions!

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  • Margaret Duff

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    When I’m not working, I help lead a group of Guides and Cub Scouts. I love taking them camping and doing fun things outside. I live in Didcot, just south of Oxford, with my partner. We enjoy walking and exploring the countryside nearby. I’m also training for a half marathon, so I’m doing lots of running!

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  • Luke Fecitt

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    I live just outside Durham city centre. I’m a ceramic technologist and fitness enthusiast. I love going to the gym, running, hiking and climbing, and also love good food!

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  • Louis Thomas

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    I work at a robotics company in the North East, where I have lived my whole life. I enjoy going keeping fit, as well as playing tabletop games like D&D.

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  • Lokesh Jain

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    I’m a PhD student living in Edinburgh. I love running, playing squash, and racing in my university go karting team 🏎️

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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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  • Lauren Eyssen

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  • Kyle Oman

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    I live with my partner and 3 children in a small village near Durham. I work as a computational astrophysicist. Outdoors, I like to travel and explore the countryside with my family, and cycle to work and for fun. Indoors, I like painting, board games and video games.

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  • Katy Bruce

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    I’m a postdoctoral researcher in Forensic Chemistry at the University of Kent πŸ‘©πŸΌβ€πŸ”¬, an associate lecturer and mum to my two boys. In my spare time I enjoy practising karate πŸ₯‹, 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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  • Kathryn Walker

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    I live in Kendal with my young family. I’m a Process Engineer by day and (when I get a chance!) enjoy yoga, fell walking, travelling and cooking.

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  • Julia Sarju

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    I’m a lecturer in Chemistry Education at the University of York, a mum to Liv, and a long-suffering Crystal Palace fan.

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  • 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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  • Jade Gray

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    Originally from West Yorkshire, I now live in Nottingham, sharing a house with some friends that I met at University. I love space 🌌, nature πŸͺ΄, reading πŸ“– and watching movies 🎬.

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    Do you like science and you speak to other people at school about science about space about earth?

  • Hubert Kwiatkowski

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  • Heather Thompson

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    I live under a rocket ship (radio mast) with my family and for part of the year have very noisy sheep as next door neighbours! I love music and books and enjoy spending time outside, whatever the weather. My favourite thing is “wild swimming” in the sea during winter.

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  • Hayley Lowe

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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 πŸ°πŸ§ΆπŸ§—β€β™€οΈ

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  • Gallia Cochrane

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    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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  • Eva Sabater

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    I live in Brighton where I am doing my PhD in physics. In my free time I enjoy sports such as sailing, hockey, and tennis. I love music, hanging out with friends, and also a quiet evening with a book.

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  • Elpida Vounzoulaki

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    I am an Epidemiologist in the day πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» and an artist in the evenings. I love playing music (I play the piano, the guitar and I sing), acting in theatre, playing tennis, reading books and travelling!

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  • Ellen Smith

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    Hi, I’m Ellen. I’m from Newcastle and I work as a Lecturer in Psychology. Away from work I love to travel as much as I can! I also love to eat out with friends and enjoy cooking.

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  • Divyareshmi Thottungal Ravy

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    I am Indian PhD fellow working on lunar volcanoes in the UK. When my friends look at the Moon through a telescope, I look at them through a microscope. I work on some cool Moon rocks returned from the Apollo 15 and 17 missions of NASA. I love to go for a run, swim, trek or otherwise dance my heart out!

    I love cooking and feeding friends!

     

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  • Diane Turner

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    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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  • Craig McNeile

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    I live in Plymouth. I teach mathematics and computing. I also do research into theoretical particle physics.

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  • Courtney Povey

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    Hi All,

    I live in a small town near Oxford where I work as a research scientist. In my free time I enjoy long walks in the countryside with my dog and going to the gym 🐢 🏞️

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  • Clara Novo

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    I am a Portuguese scientist living in Cambridge with my family. I commute to London daily for my research and love to speak about what I do.

    Outside the lab I am a photographer, an eternal dancer and a travel addict!

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  • Ciara Byers

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    I live with my fiancΓ© near Oxford. I love cats, the fluffier the better! I like to play board games,Β  and video games too. I’m very clumsy so I’m not very good at sports πŸ˜… But I do play taiko (that’s Japanese drums), which can be very energetic!

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  • Charlotte Gale

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    I live in Sheffield with my husband and our hamster Oreo. My favourite hobbies are reading, baking, and playing Dungeons & Dragons!

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    how do i get better grades on my gcses?

  • Charles Michie

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    I am a PhD genetics researcher living in Oxford all the way from New Zealand. I love sports such as rugby, cricket and rock-climbing!

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    what is your favorite expierence you’ve ever been in as a scientist

  • Catherine Mcquillan

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    I am an geoscientist. I may also be called a geo-environmental engineer, environmental scientist, or environmental consultant.

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  • Carlotta Porzio

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  • Callum Morris

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    Im a Scottish graduate who has lived in Chester for 10 years with my wife.

    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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  • Caitlin Lewis

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    I live and study in Nottingham as a PhD student in chemistry at the University of Nottingham. βš›οΈ Apart from science, I love to dance, and my favourite style is salsa! πŸ’ƒ

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    what is the percentage of use of nuclear power in britan?

  • Ben Dryer

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    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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  • Anna Parsec-Wallis

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  • Ana-Maria Raclariu

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    I am originally from Romania. I am a theoretical physicist and lecturer at King’s College London. I like learning new languages, playing the piano and traveling.

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  • Amina Moss

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    I am a mom of 2 girls πŸ‘­(4 and 9 years old). I’m from The Bahamas 🏝️and love to swim with sharks  🦈 and turtles 🐒! I teach about Aquaculture which is about growing fish 🐟 and shrimps 🦐.

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