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  • Zephy Howe

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    I live in Cornwall with my young family and enjoy exploring the coastline by foot or by paddle! I also love singing and eating good food!

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  • Yaning Wu

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    I live with several stuffed animals in Cambridge. I’m a PhD student in public health during the day and play music and spend too much time watching fun things online in the evenings!

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  • Yana Bevan

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    Hi, I’m Yana, a cancer researcher living in Newcastle upon Tyne ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป I love running, concerts, travelling and science ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฌ

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  • William Tolmie

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    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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  • Viviene Dela Cruz

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    Lasers in space–this is my current work!

    Hiya, my name is Viviene and I used to work with big, powerful lasers, and automation but now I focus on lasers for space (internet in space maybe?) and sometimes work on lasers that could be used for healthcare. I’m a small girl who likes plants and double cream Oreos. I spend time reading and watching science-related stuff and when I’m not, I’m usually spending time with family and friends.

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  • Tom Ranner

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    I work at a university using maths, physics, biology and computer science to understand how animals move

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  • Tom Kitching

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    I live with my wife, 6 month old daughter, and dog, Lenny, near Wetherby in Yorkshire. I am an engineering consultant. I love my sport, playing and watching, although I struggle playing most sports these days. I love cooking.

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  • Tom Bullock

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    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 ofย  outdoor activities at the weekends with my friends and family.

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  • Steve Potterill

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    I live with my wife (author and illustrator) and cat (mouse-botherer) in a village near the Malvern hills.ย  For work: mostly engineering and project management.ย  For leisure: rugby (these days just watching) and skiing (still racing).

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  • Sam Gilbert

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    I live in Solihull (near Birmingham) with my husband, 14 year old Son, 12 year old Daughter and our rescue Dog. I work for a Construction Company in an Information Technology role and I am currently studying towards a Masters Degree. I enjoy doing Ballet, Karate, reading and playing computer games in my spare time.

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  • Sam Brown

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    I live with my family (My husband and son) just outside of London.ย ย I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family. I also love listening and dancing to a variety of music.ย  If given the chance, I would have a party on a Caribbean beach listening to Soca. I also love eating Caribbean food.

    One thing you may not know about me is that I have spent a day walking with lions.

     

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  • Salma Louhaichy

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  • Rachel Edwards

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    I’m a physicist, and I do research into how to use sound waves to keep things safe. I teach university students about how different materials behave, and how to do electronics. I have two small kids and love making them new clothes with things like space unicorns on them.

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  • Penny Timpert

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    I’m a polymer science technologist and I’m a mum of three teenage boys. I grew up outside Chester, handy for the mountains of Snowdonia and the seaside. I love hiking and being in the water. Luckily I work in Switzerland now so both are still close by!

     

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  • Paul Stallard

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    I live in Chichester on the south coast. I work as a software architect and have twin boys who are both now at university. Apart from an interest in technology (and repairing things in general) I’m a keen runner and cyclist.

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  • Paul Knight

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    I live in Oxfordshire with my wife, two kids, and two chickens. I really love technology and am happy I get paid for work I enjoy so much, I’d even do it for no money! When I’m not setting up my smart home, playing video games, or practicing shooting, I’m usually at the gym or playing the piano or guitar.

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  • Nuno Brito

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    I am a Portuguese PhD student living, studying and researching in Plymouth. I specialize in a branch of Theoretical Physics called Quantum Field Theory, which tries to describe how particles behave and interact with each other. Whenever I am not pushing the boundaries of our physics knowledge, I am either working out or playing (maybe too much) computer games!

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  • Nikhil Mande

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    Most of my schooling was done in India, where I also did my undergrad, master’s and PhD degrees. After this I spent 2 years doing postdoctoral research in Washington DC, 2 more years doing postdoctoral research in Amsterdam (in the same place where the famous programming language Python was developed)

    I’ve been in Liverpool since early 2023. I’m a computer scientist by day. In my spare time I love speedsolving the Rubik’s cube and related puzzles (see my speedcubing profile)

    I also love playing PC games and making memes when I can. Here’s a favourite meme that I made when a colleague told me he hated my monitors being apart at my workplace.

    Monitors apart vs. together

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  • Monet Powell

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    I live in London and enjoy baking in my spare time.๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿง๐Ÿช. My current role is in software development and I love solving problems.

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  • Modupe Akinola

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  • Martin McMahon

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    I live and work for my own company in Cambridgeshire. I’m mad about rugby and support Northampton Saints, but I’m also fascinated by gardening and the environment.

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    From what age did you decided you wanted to be a computer scientist?

  • Marianne Aznar

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  • Margaret Duff

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    When Iโ€™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. Iโ€™m also training for a half marathon, so Iโ€™m doing lots of running!

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  • Manuela-Lidia Grindei

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    I live in London. I’m a backend engineer in the day and watch comedies in the evenings. I love volunteering, travelling, flowers and Black Forest cake!

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  • Luke Humphrey

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    I’m an astrophysics graduate ๐ŸŒ  from Hull ๐ŸŸ, working on fusion energy research โš›๏ธ. Outside of work, I like gaming ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽฒ, walking the dogs ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•๐Ÿž๏ธ, and movie nights ๐ŸŽฅ.

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  • Lowri Thomas

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    Hello! I’m Lowri, and I work with data. I’m also a half Welsh, half English, animal-loving, travel-enthusiast, currently living in Bristol.

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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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  • K-Jo O'Flynn

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    I am a 23 year-old within the wonderful, intense career of Operations and Cyber Security. I make sure computers and gadgets stay safe from bad people who try to break into them! I also have to make sure that the working day to day activities are running smoothly and securely.

    In my spare time, I love to read! I love diving into worlds where I’m riding on dragons or exploring hidden castles, solving mysteries and having grand adventures with magical creatures! I love to collect beautiful, special editions of books to add to my library collection.

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  • Kirsty Ross

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    I love crafting (mostly quilting, sewing, crochet and gardening) and I’m slowly teaching my two girls (9 and 12 .y.o.) how to do it too. I live in the Central Belt of Scotland near the Kelpies. I’ve worked at 4 of Scotland’s 16 universities and have done a lot of commuting!

    Status: Ask me anything!

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  • Katie Barnes

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    Hello! I’m a PhD student at Newcastle university researching the effects on climate change on the railway system. Outside of that I love to be creative weather that is painting, crocheting or learning a new song on the guitar ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Kate Belson

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    I live with my friends in Bristol. I’m an engineer by day, and I enjoy reading, Pilates, running, travel and rock climbing! I’m also improving my cooking and baking skills, and love spending time with my dog ๐Ÿถ

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  • Jo Montgomery

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    I’m a scientist and teacher in Cambridge. I have a bit of a patchwork career as I like to combine my different skills and interests – so I work with scientists, teachers and children and young people to share the wonders of science. Outside of work I like spending time in nature, and baking and eating cake!

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  • Jennifer Bolarinwa

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    Hi! I’m Jennifer and I live with my family in London (where I was born and raised) and am a Software Engineer ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฟโ€๐Ÿ’ป. In my free time, I love playing The Sims, listening and singing along to music and watching documentaries! ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ“บ

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  • James Blackshaw

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    I’m James Blackshaw, a scientific data engineer in Cambridgeshire. When not in the lab, I like to garden, train in martial arts, and build things. I wear hearing aids.

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  • Jack McKinlay

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    I’m studying to get my PhD in computer science at Bath University. I love learning, but I also love playing computer games, having coffee with my friends, and playing my bass guitar!

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  • Iran Roman

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  • Gabryel Mason-Williams

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    I live in London and am a PhD student in the Theory of Deep Learning (AI) and a research software engineer by day. In the evenings, I do improv and art classes. I love music and going to gigs, along with reading and baking.

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  • Gabrielle Baumberg

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    I’m a fresh uni graduate in my first job, but I’m living in my hometown so I’m not finding it too scary! I work in bioinformatics ๐Ÿงฌ which involves lots of sitting on my laptop, so I make sure to fill my evenings with salsa dancing, climbing, reading science fiction, queer football club, and baking ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿš€

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  • Francesco De Battรฉ

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    I’m very into coding and playing video games. I’m hoping to learn to code some games of my own! I learned all about how plants grow and evolve at university and since then have loved going to botanic gardens and admiring all the pretty plants, now that I appreciate them for how they got to be that way.

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  • Fleur Corbett

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    I am a lecturer and researcher by day, and love to mess around with flowers in my spare time.

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  • Cong Chen

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    I live in Cambridge and spend time talking to friends and playing computer games. I like finding/solving problems in the day and taking it easy in the evening.

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  • Chris Neale

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    Mancunian wondering what the world is doing to itself!

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  • Charles Douch

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    I live with my partner in Plymouth. When not working as a project engineer I like to spend my time outside hiking or in the sea.

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  • Caroline Roche

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    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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  • Bhakti Shah

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    Hello! I’m originally from India, but currently live in Scotland. I recently started a PhD in computer science. I love the gym, football, and bugs ๐Ÿ™‚

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  • Bethany Clarke

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    I live in the North East of England, just outside Middlesbrough, with my husband. I’m a PhD Student who loves space, and I’m Scout and love spending my time hiking in the hills. I love running, reading, and playing board games!

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  • Anna Parsec-Wallis

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  • Amber Villegas - Williamson

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    I’m a Data Centre Engineering Expert, total geek, wannabe comedian, dog lover and all round STEM enthusiast.

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  • Alexandre Rossi Paschoal

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  • Alberto Granero

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    I live in Leicester with my family.ย  I like taking photos of my kids and playing board games.

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