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Women in Science

To celebrate International Women and Girls in Science Day we're throwing the spotlight on some exceptional women in science as part of our Athena SWAN role models series.
Adele fielding

Prof Adele Fielding

'You wouldn’t want me on your team because I’m a woman, you’d want me on your team because I’m a hard-working, decent and capable human being.'

Jasmin Fisher

Prof Jasmin Fisher

'We are now at the stage where our computational predictions can be translated into clinical trials and that is something I am very excited about – the potential to improve cancer patients' outcomes.'

Simona Parrinello

Prof Simona Parrinello

'My PhD supervisor, Judith Campisi is my role model. She is an amazing woman and scientist and I learnt a huge amount from her. Smart, humble and always excited about science, no matter what.'

Women in Science

Find out more about some of our amazing women scientists - staff and students -  across the Faculty of Medical Sciences.

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