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Since 2013 I have been a Senior Scientist at the Met Office. I am an Atmospheric Dispersion Scientist studying how smoke, chemicals, radioactive material, and volcanic ash are transported by the wind. I work in STEM because I am fascinated by the world around me My interest in the natural world was first ignited by […]

The main takeaways from our discussion were as follow, The book brings new perspectives to climate change.  There is an emphasis on cross-society approaches. We often come across the activist view, or the economist view, but finding the voice of women, minorities or artists is not the norm. People from all backgrounds, professions and communities […]

My Path into Science: The Masterplan As a child I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up: Age 4-7: Woods-woman – Friend to foxes and owls, I would hunt for my food and live in an underground burrow, traveling only by horse. Farmer’s wife was a back-up option. Age 7-12: Famous […]

On this, the International day of Women and girls in STEM, I wanted to share some of my own route into science, and the hurdles that I’ve faced along the way. Diversity at all levels in science, while slowly improving, is certainly lagging behind other fields and doesn’t reflect the society we see around us. […]

Today’s International Day is all about celebrating girls and women in STEM. Much has been achieved over the past decades – not too long ago women had to fight to even enter higher education. Despite this discrimination, numerous women still found a way into science and made pioneering contributions to all areas of STEM. However, […]

As a female from a working-class background, I don’t meet the stereotypical profile of a scientist. However, my main strengths and interests in school were always in maths and science, and I was very lucky to be able to develop these interests by going to a secondary school which was a Science College. Biology, Chemistry […]

Since 2015, I have been a post-doc in Mathematics at the University of Exeter. I am a climate scientist and a climate model developer. I co-founded the Women in Climate network in 2018. I am in a STEM career because my interests have always been supported There are three things that were instrumental for me […]