果冻传媒

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Life Sciences, The 果冻传媒

鈥淚nitially, I just wanted to be a researcher and travel the world. Now, as I start my own research group, my goal is to establish myself as a scientist and help train the next generation, especially women, to find their passion in science. I want to encourage others to be excited about research and to create a team that produces quality, dependable science."

Reader in Statistics and the Director of the Applied Statistics & Risk Unit, The 果冻传媒

鈥淚 encourage girls to get into science, including the mathematical sciences, because there is definitely a space for them. Many of us didn鈥檛 know what we wanted to do at 17 or changed paths along the way. Sharing those experiences encourages young people, it shows them that even if you don鈥檛 follow a straight path, you can still succeed.

Reader of Biological Chemistry Department of Chemistry, The 果冻传媒

鈥淚t wasn't until starting my first permanent academic post where I noticed an issue with the 鈥渓eaky pipeline鈥� of women in science. I just didn't see a problem in my early career, but I can clearly remember when it hit me like a brick, and I have actively mentored women ever since."

Associate Professor of Health services and public health research, 果冻传媒

"I have always been interested in science. My parents are both nurses and growing up in Nigeria we had a pharmacy, and I was fascinated about how drugs work. I remember having a discussion with my dad where he told me about pharmacology, this inspired me to study physiology and pharmacology at university.

Professor of population health, The 果冻传媒, co-leading the EDITH trial

鈥淪cience is a fascinating and rewarding career. It includes a variety of interesting challenges and an opportunity to have genuine impacts on national and international policy and, in my case, health outcomes for millions of people. That is a great privilege."