Dr Katerina Finnis

Professor Sally Theobald, Chair in Social Science and International Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and International Public Health. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). I spent my teenage years in Malawi and saw first-hand how poverty was experienced differently for women and men. I became aware of a marked difference in gendered attitudes at school,…>

Paul Maloret: Head of the Centre for Learning Disability Studies (tCLDS), University of Hertfordshire. Paul Maloret My interest in learning disabilities was sparked during work at a summer camp in the US. The camp happened to be a special needs camp and, while I expected to work exclusively in the kitchen, I ended up assisting with…>

Laura Abbott: From Independent Midwife To Senior Lecturer in Midwifery. Laura Abbott Following 5 years of employment as a Registered General Nurse specialising in intensive care, I trained as a Registered Midwife and worked as an independent midwife. In this role, I was responsible for a group of pregnant women who wanted continuity during their pre-and…>

  Susan Murray, Principal Lecturer in Engineering: from Industry to Academia. My aunt worked in Engineering: she used to make the original microchips for Motorola, something that I found fascinating when I was a young girl. At School, I managed to get my parents to fight for me to do woodwork and metalwork, instead of…>

Faculty of Biological Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine I used to get seriously excited about insects as a child, though at the time I wasn’t aware of the correlation between animal behaviour and human health. I have been on a science path for as long as I can remember. After completing my BSc in…>

Dr Rachel Tolhurst, Senior Lecturer in Social Science and International Health, Faculty of Clinical Sciences and International Public Health. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM). “Having supportive colleagues is crucial, and I have had the privilege of working alongside some very supportive colleagues in my Department, both female and male.” Having grown up in Botswana…>

Dr Britta Urban, Reader in Biomedical Science, Faculty of Biological Sciences at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) “Alongside my research, my other passion is being able to support and mentor colleagues.” I have always been drawn to the idea of carrying out research. I knew I would end up doing something relating to…>

  Professor Soraya Dhillon MBE, Dean, School of Life and Medical Science, University of Hertfordshire. I have always loved Science and especially Chemistry. When at school, I was good at Maths and Science and had a supporting family who steered me towards studying Pharmacy, which I went on to do as my first undergraduate degree….>

  Professor Wendy Wills, Primary and Community Care  (CRIPACC) University of Hertfordshire. I have always been interested in food and, more specifically, why people eat what they eat. As a young girl, I was part of a family wholly immersed in the consumption of cake; Sunday tea with my grandparents was a weekly feature of…>

    I started my Lecturer post at the University of Hertfordshire in January 2012, which was initially a temporary post. My post became permanent in May 2014 and I progressed to Senior Lecturer in July 2014. When I arrived at the University, I was given responsibility for large modules, being part of a small…>