Liz Hardwick - how persistence, passion and determination brought success in her media career

My media career began in 2000, with an entry level position at a media centre in Blackburn, while I studied a BTEC National Diploma in Moving Image and Audio; later graduating with a BSc(Hons) degree in Media Production and Technology from…

Vicky Hodges - An EADS spacecraft sub-systems engineer; fascinated with all things Space

I had always been fascinated by all things Space, but it wasn’t until I was studying for my GCSEs that I decided that I would like to pursue physics further as a subject and more specifically, Space.

One day, after the lesson I got talking to…

Mathematician and mother

Dr Beatrice Pelloni is Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Reading. Last year she presented the Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture at the International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM) in…

Ellie Reed from BBC series The Apprentice

Ellie Reed was on our TVs this year as a contestant in the BBC series The Apprentice. She is an entrepreneur. She has two successful companies in the construction sector. You can meet her in person in Bradford on 13 September at the British…

Engineering profile: the 2011 British Science Festival and science communication

Alison Jones is a Lecturer in Computational Biomechanics at the Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering - part of the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds. She is helping to run engineering events at this year's…

A dancing engineer into TV presenting and innovation

Shini Somara is a multi-talented computational fluid dynamics expert, ballet dancer, TV presenter and Research and Development adviser, with a passion for inspiring young people into STEM.

One should always aim to develop one's own personal…

Overcoming adversity to get a PhD in chemistry

Despite a difficult childhood, Liana Allen is on the way to a PhD in chemistry.

I had a difficult start in life but now I’m doing a PhD in organic chemistry. So I want to share my story in the hope it will inspire others.

My biological…

Crystal clear management and engineering

Arifa Chakera is a Chartered Civil Engineer running her own company: Crystal Clear Management Solutions Ltd. In her spare time, she is a keen rock climber and runner.

I run my own business focussing on project and change management within…

Rugby boots and radiation: life as an NHS clinical scientist

Laura Sawyer is a Clinical Scientist working at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. She is the Honorary Secretary of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine.

My family wasn’t at all scientific, but I went to an all-girls school…

Telling tales about science

Freelance science writer and broadcaster. Cancer researcher. Musician. Kat Arney describes a life being spent doing too much, and the rewards it brings. You can also catch up with Kat through her website/blog and her columns for Science…