Dr Amber Griffiths works at the interface between society, research, education and policy.
Explore Amber's careerNow a science writer for biotech company Abcam, Bill explains the depth of skills and experiences he’s gained throughout his career and shares the challenges he’s overcome moving from the world of academia to editorial.
Explore Bill's careerAfter many years raising his academic profile, Dr Darren Logan has now moved into industry as the Head of Research at Mars Petcare, but remains a visiting scientist at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge.
Explore Darren's careerDr Elizabeth Fullam is a PricewaterhouseCoopers tax consultant turned researcher.
Explore Elizabeth's careerDr Ellen McDonagh has forged her own scientific career path, pioneering a role as Head of Curation at Genomics England.
Explore Ellen's careerDr Fleur Loveridge is a civil engineer who graduated into industry, but decided to return to university mid-career to complete a PhD and follow an academic pathway.
Explore Fleur's careerDr Graham Coates first put aside thoughts of becoming a lecturer to take up a career in industry with British Aerospace. A mid-career reassessment then took him back into academia.
Explore Graham's careerDr Graham Neill followed a traditional academic career path before transferring into industry. He is now a Senior Medical Science Liaison working at the clinical interface between researchers and patients.
Explore Graham's careerAfter more than 10 years’ experience working in the engineering industry and in research, Dr Ina Colombo is now a senior academic at the International Institute of Refrigeration in Paris.
Explore Ina's careerNow Head of Listing Programmes at Historic England, Joe’s previous experience from a braided career has proved to be highly valuable in his public-sector role.
Explore Joe's careerDr Kenji Takeda has worked across multiple sectors, and the strands of his braided career in academia, industry and policy continue to complement one another.
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Dr Linda Bloomfield is a materials scientist turned potter. Following a successful early career in x-ray crystallography, she now combines her scientific expertise with her love of crafts to run a successful small business.
Explore Linda's careerAs Lab Manager for Education & Science Educator at the Francis Crick Institute, Dr Maria Ocampo-Hafalla stresses the importance of mobility, adaptability and mentorship throughout her career.
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Dr Mark Richards has a track record of cutting across traditional academic boundaries to explore multidisciplinary research, education and outreach.
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Dr Michael Clare is a chartered geologist who recently completed his PhD and transitioned into academia, following a decade as a consultant to the offshore oil and gas, infrastructure and renewables industries.
Explore Michael's careerDr Nessa Carey was a Senior Lecturer at Imperial College when she decided to move to industry. She publishes popular science books, contributes to the Huffington Post and advocates the need for more cross-sector collaboration.
Explore Nessa's careerDr Nigel Pickett is co–founder of Nanoco Technologies and inventor of quantum dot scale-up technology. He spent his early academic career in the UK, Japan and the USA, where he transferred into industry and set up his own company.
Explore Nigel's careerAfter an academic career in both the UK and USA, Dr Stuart Cantrill joined the world of scientific publishing and is now Chief Editor of Nature Chemistry.
Explore Stuart's careerAfter working in medical research in the USA and UK for over a decade, Dr Sudhakaran Prabakaran now participates in a collaboration between the University of Cambridge, UK and the Government of India.
Explore Sudhakaran's careerJess Smith was drawn into communications as a young research assistant, and is now a successful freelance science writer.
Explore Jess' careerProfessor Graeme Reid is Chair of Science and Research Policy at University College London (UCL), who has worked at the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL) and as a senior civil servant.
Explore Graeme's careerProfessor Graham Towl was Chief Psychologist for HM Prison Services and a senior civil servant. He is now Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Durham.
Explore Graham's careerProfessor Jane Clarke FRS has built a global reputation in Molecular Biophysics thanks, she says, to the support of open-minded individuals with foresight.
Explore Jane's careerChanging Expectations investigates the evolving relationship between the research community and the wider research system. It draws on experiences of our past, and present, and explores potential futures.
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