Profile
Paige Stevenson
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About Me:
I live in Manchester 🐝 During the day, I’m a PhD student in biomechanics. In my spare time, I like to play & watch lots of sport.
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Although I live in Manchester now, I grew up in Leicester & have had the opportunity to move between lots of UK cities, including Leeds, Oxford, and Glasgow. I love to travel (as you might be able to guess!). I spend my free time outdoors when I can – I like to run, hike, go the the gym, and play tennis when the weather is sunny. I also like to watch Formula 1 races at weekends.
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My pronouns are:
she/her
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My Work:
I am a PhD Student – I work with athletes during their pregnancy to figure out how their balance is changing 🏃♀️
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My PhD is in the biomechanics department, which means I study how people’s movements change. I focus specifically on athletes during their pregnancy, so that we can work towards giving them improved guidance. I feel really lucky to work with athletes – my job combines my love of science and sport!
You might be able to see a funny photo of me at the top of my profile! I use equipment called ‘motion capture’. When athletes attend our lab, I stick small reflective circles all over their body. We film the athlete walking using lots of cameras all around the room. The reflective circles allow us to create a 3D stickman of their movements on our computer. Did you know – ‘motion capture’ is also used to make movies and video games. It has been used in Call of Duty, Avatar, and many more.
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My Typical Day:
Some days, I work at university. I read some science papers in the morning, I meet some friends for lunch, and then I show students how to use the equipment in the lab in the afternoon. Other days I work from home, where I mostly just do lots of reading and writing!
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Education:
2014-2016 – GCSEs at Iveshead School
2016-2018 – A Levels at Iveshead School
2018-2022 – Undergraduate degree at University of Leeds 🧠
2023-2024 – Masters degree at University of Strathclyde ⚙️
2025-now – PhD at the University of Nottingham
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Qualifications:
GCSEs – Maths, English Literature & Language, Triple Science, Psychology, Sociology, French, and Applied Art
A Levels – Maths, Biology, and French
Undergraduate degree – Neuroscience (how the brain works)
Masters degree – Biomedical Engineering (this was a conversion masters, meaning I didn’t need any previous engineering experience to do it)
PhD – currently working on this!
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Work History:
2016-2017 – Worked in a café ☕
2017-2020 – Worked at weddings on weekends whilst I was at university 💒 This was a really fun job and I made lots of friends for life!
2020-2021 – Placement year at a huge science and engineering facility. I did public engagement, meaning I got to share all the cool science going on in the facility with schools and the public 🧬🔭
2022-2023 – Worked in a coffee shop ☕
2024-2025 – Worked in a supermarket 🛒
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Current Job:
PhD
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Employer:
University of Nottingham
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
I had no idea!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Once or twice
If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?
Mechanic who does the pit stops in Formula 1 races
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Olivia Dean and Sam Fender
What's your favourite food?
Chocolate
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Teleportation, to be able to speak every language, and to do a good job in my PhD
Tell us a joke.
I keep thinking of jokes to tell you about the human eye, but they kept getting cornea and cornea.
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