Name: Dan Loveard Current Job: Community Engagement Officer Scientific Discipline/Field: Wildlife Conservation Country: United Kingdom Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G Website: project work: https://www.exploredunsmore.org/ Twitter or other social media handle: @DLBirder What does your job involve? My work involves developing and delivering community engagement work across parts of Coventry, Leamington and Rugby by encouraging... Continue Reading →
Name: Nicole Michel Current Job: Senior Quantitative Ecologist Scientific Discipline/Field: Bird conservation Country: United States Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): I identify as queer, but more specifically I’m closer to B (bisexual) Website (personal, work, ORCID, – you don’t have to put one down): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nicole_Michel Twitter or other social media handle (if applicable): @Nicole_Michel What... Continue Reading →
Name: Paige Tynan Current Job: HE Sessional Lecturer and Science Communicator Scientific Discipline/Field: Forensic Science Country: Wales, United Kingdom Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): NA Website: https://paigetynan.co.uk/ Twitter or other social media handle: Twitter @PaigeTynan_ Instagram @fore.nsic What does your job involve? • Planning, preparing, and delivering instructional activities that facilitate learning. • Developing lesson... Continue Reading →
Name: Dr Jonathan Davies Current Job: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Scientific Discipline/Field: Psychiatric Epigenetics Country: United Kingdom Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G, Q Website: https://www.epigenomicslab.com/ Twitter or other social media handle: @Jon_Davies27 What does your job involve? Mostly I am a laboratory based research scientist and I spend the majority of my time at work... Continue Reading →
Name: Kirk Taylor (He/Him/His) Current Job: Postdoc Researcher, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London Scientific Discipline/Field: Cardiovascular research/Cell biology Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): G (Gay) Website (personal, work, ORCID, – you don’t have to put one down): http://www.Imperial.ac.uk/people/kirk.taylor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4599-7727 Twitter or other social media handle (if applicable): Twitter: @Dr_KTaylor What... Continue Reading →
Name: Claire Davies Current Job: Post-doctoral Research Fellow Scientific Discipline/Field: Astronomy Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): I would always use “gay” or “queer” (depending on the possible sensitivities of a particular audience to the latter term) rather than “lesbian” as a descriptor of my sexual orientation but I guess “L” is my letter. Website: https://cldaviesastro.github.io/ Twitter or other social... Continue Reading →
Alex Bond & Izzy Jayasinghe It seems impossible to write about diversity, equity and inclusion, in STEM or in broader society, without thinking about the horrendous racism and police brutality going on in the US, or the impact of Covid-19 on BAME health care workers in the UK. STEM is political, and STEM is people.... Continue Reading →
Name: Joey Rouse Current Job: Graduate Student Scientific Discipline/Field: Microbiology and Immunology Country: United States Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): Gay (G) Website: https://www.mcw.edu/education/graduate-school/faculty/joseph-rouse Twitter or other social media handle: @RouseJoey What does your job involve? Conducting research projects, taking classes, communicating my research to the public, participating in mentorship programs. How did you get... Continue Reading →
Name: Roo Nicholson Current Job: Solo Science Technician (Education) Scientific Discipline/Field: Developmental Biology Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): T Website: NA Twitter or other social media handle: @DrRoo01 What does your job involve? Preparation of practical equipment for GCSE & A-level sciences for secondary school, 6 teachers currently, but should be more. How... Continue Reading →
You can read Stephanie's first interview here. Name: Stephanie Rankin-Turner Current Job: Postdoctoral Research Associate Scientific Discipline/Field: Analytical chemistry Country: UK Pick some letters (L,G,B,T,Q,+, etc.): L Twitter or other social media handle: @stephrankin2 What does your job involve? I use mass spectrometry, an analytical technique for measuring and identifying components in a sample, to... Continue Reading →
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