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Yana Bevan
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Hi, I’m Yana, a cancer researcher living in Newcastle upon Tyne 🧬👩💻 I love running, concerts, travelling and science 🏃♀️🔬
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Victoria Ashley-Wheeler
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I’m a PhD student based in Oban, but I live with my partner and cat in Falkirk. I love horses, climbing, and music.
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Verna Dankers
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I teach computers to process language using deep neural networks, which are AI algorithms. My goal is to make the computer mimic the way humans process language, particularly for metaphorical language, such as idioms and proverbs.
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Tom Dawson
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Currently undertaking a PhD in Computational Microbiology and Epidemiology in Nottingham. I enjoy videogames, going to concerts and practicing historical swordsmanship.
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Stewart Watkiss
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I’m married with grown up children. I enjoy electronics and programming in my spare time, and I’ve written some books on the Raspberry Pi and programming.
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Stephen Powley
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I’m a mature student doing a PhD in Automotive Cybersecurity. I love doing research and spending time with nature.
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SJ Paines
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I live with my wife near Brighton. I work as a patent attorney. In my free time, I lift weights, sing in a choir and read books (Discworld is my favourite series!) I love to travel and enjoy hiking and sailing.
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Sheridan Williams
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I am retired but started life as a Rocket Scientist with the Ministry of Defence.
After that I became a lecturer in Mathematics and Computer Science.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and show people around the Open University’s observatory.
I lead a tour company taking people all over the world to see astronomical events such as eclipses, aurorae, meteor showers.I now take education groups on visits to the National Museum of Computing located at Bletchley Park. I have my own Enigma machine
Enigma machine
and demonstrate Colossus
The world’s first electronic digital computer
and very early computer systems e.g. the WITCH
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Sam Brown
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I live with my family (My husband and son) just outside of London. I enjoy traveling and spending time with my family. I also love listening and dancing to a variety of music. 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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Ryan Durnall
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Russ Francis
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I am a project manager working to deliver high-tech products. in the past I have worked designing silicon chips, set-top-boxes, digital cameras and phones. Right now I’m working on products which will bring great internet experience to train passengers in the UK and across the world –imagine everyone in your carriage all watching high-def Netflix, Youtube or iPayer at the same time.
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Richard Hopkins
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Richard Fitzpatrick
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I live with my husband in Edinburgh. Most of my work however is in Gujarat in India. I enjoy cooking and video games, and finding new music to listen to (and sing badly to!).
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Rachel Lau
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I’m someone who has not truly left education as I work as a researcher at a university in London after my studies. I love anime/manga and spending time with my friends and family!
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Qasim Hussain
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Nikki Antoniou
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I am a married mum of two (aged 4 and 6) and live in Surrey. I’m a spacecraft engineer 🛰️📡🪐 during the day and in my free time I love going to the gym, roller skating and spending time with my kids. 🛼🏋🏻♂️🛝
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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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Natalie Cole
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Mazdak Salavati
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I live in Edinburgh, Scotland and I am computational/data scientist. I used to be a vet working with dairy cows mainly but I liked animal research more than vet practice, so here I am 🙂 I love open water swimming and walking our dog on the beach.
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Maximillian Ward
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I’m Max – a Cyber Defence Analyst.
I guard and protect computers from being hacked by criminals. Like a digital security guard.
I live in South Wales, and my life is much more than my job.
I see almost everything in the cinema, go out dancing, go to the gym, and invest heavily in eating pizza hut pizza.
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Matt Sephton
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I’m an independent video game developer working on my own ideas. I don’t work for anybody else. 🤓
One of my games was listed as of of the “Best Games of 2023”, alongside Mario, Zelda, and Baldur’s Gate 3. 🏆
I’ve got ADHD and ASD. 🧠
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Martin McMahon
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I live and work in Cambridgeshire and I’m consultant engineer. I’m mad about rugby and support Northampton Saints, and play a lot of Destiny.
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Margaret Duff
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When I’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. I’m also training for a half marathon, so I’m doing lots of running!
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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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Lisa Chatterjee
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I live in BurgessHill in West Sussex with my husband and two children. I am a hydrologist which means I love rivers! I also love being out in nature and camping!
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Lauren Hutchinson
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I spend my days making apps and working with computers in Sunderland 💻 And in my free time, I’m busy crocheting 🧶, walking my dog 🐶, or reading – I particularly love the Percy Jackson books! 📚
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Kate Whyles
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I live in Nottingham, the land of Robin Hood. I am a digital innovation and development coach and a UK Minecraft Education Ambassador. ⛏ I have two black and white cats called Chas and Dave,😺 😸who are very funny and play with each other all the time, and at the weekends, I love going on muddy walks.
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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 🐶
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Jamie Cooper
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I live in Southampton, Hants, with my wife and two sons, I also have an adult daughter. I play lot of computer games on my PC in my spare time, as well as coding and playing with IT “things”. I like all things sci-fi, particularly Marvel comics and movies and the Culture book series by Iain M. Banks.
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James Handley
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I live in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, and have two jobs – my main job is as a computer programmer working out risks of flooding, but I’m also a vicar in a local church! I’m married, with two boys, and enjoy crosswords, walking, and cooking.
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Izzy Newsham
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I am a PhD student in the last 6 months of my studies and I live in Guildford with my partner. In order to keep myself (relatively!) sane while studying, I sing in a choir, go kayaking/canoeing and do boxercise classes.
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Henry Duke
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I live in south Somerset and I am a project lead software engineer in the Aerospace and Defence industry – I work on software to support planes and helicopters. Outside of work I train in aerial silks. I’m married with two children.
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Haifa Tebib
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Hello! I live in Newcastle UK and I love it. I am originally from Tunisia and I sometimes miss its weather. I am also full time earthquake engineer. Besides of earthquakes, I love to sing (all the time) and swim!
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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 🧬 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 💃🏳️🌈🚀
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Eric Hartmann
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I spent 30 years helping industry, commercial, educational and government bodies with environmental and health issues. I ran a consultancy and an analytical laboratory and employed over 100 people over 20 years. I worked in several countries around the world. I am patient and try to be diligent when faced with difficult challenges, and I try to offer practical answers to help and support people.
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Emma Lane
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I live with my husband and 4 cats in Somerset.
I spend my evenings either learning new tech, new languages, working on my Masters degree or playing games (usually Stardew Valley)
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Eleonora Marcantoni
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I live in Glasgow. I study neuroscience and am particularly interested in how the brain works and forms memories.
In my free time, I love hiking in the Highlands, reading books, and music! I really like trying new things, creating memorable experiences, and making new friends 😊
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Dapeng Wang
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I have been living in a few places in the UK and I love travelling around the world.
I am a bioinformatics researcher and I am a big fan of classical music and movies.
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Connor Fitchett
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I’m a PhD student in Cambridge currently studying medical stats. I spend my playing chess, baking cakes, and even programming my own game!
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Clemence Fraslin
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I am French and I have been in Edinburgh for 4 years, with my husband and my black cat. I love reading books, playing Zelda on the switch, traveling, dancing and hiking in Scotland.
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Christina Schoettler
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I have a passion for Astronomy and work as a computational researcher at Keele University. My background is not the classical way into this career as I used to work in industry. I love music and am trying to learn to play the guitar and play the piano (badly). I love the outdoors and have a particular interest in triathlons (swim-bike-run) and have completed several in the past, even though I am not fast.
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Chris Neale
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Mancunian wondering what the world is doing to itself!
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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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Anna-Maria Hartner
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Andrew Parrott
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I am a research scientist based at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. I’m interested in Green Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, computer aided experiments, data analysis, and board games.
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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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Allyson McIntyre
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I live in Macclesfield, however, I am originally from Scotland I love horses and have been riding since I was a little girl and own my own horse.
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Alistair McConnell
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Abigail Seager
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Cake maker, lego lover and Broadcast Engineer.
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