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Female Futures is an initiative to support women and underrepresented groups in STEM, that provides events and resources to foster an open, transparent and collaborative environment in the department
Meet the Female Futures Committee
Dr Michela Esposito is a Female Futures committee member and a Research Fellow within the Advanced X-ray Imaging (AXIm) group, where she works on developing novel imaging techniques for x-ray microscopy.
She has been recently funded (MRC and NIHR) to apply phase-contrast imaging techniques to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Dr Jiaqi Zhu is a Female Futures committee member and a researcher in the department.
Dr Elly Martin is a Female Futures committee member and a researcher in the department.
Learn more about Elly's work in the Biomedical Ultrasound Group.
Valeria Conde de Rafael is a Female Futures committee member and a LIDo PhD researcher between the Francis Crick Institute and the Advanced X-ray Imaging (AXIm) group at UCL.
She works on developing in vitro 3D models of the thymus.
Our events
Find out about the next Cake & Connections event on our staff intranet
Women in the department
As we aim to encourage more girls and young women to choose STEM paths, it is important for us to highlight the work that our female academics are currently doing. Read profiles and learn more about some of the women that are driving the Department's teaching and research forward:
Professor Maria Hawkins is an academic in radiation oncology, working with UCLH's new Proton Beam Therapy Centre. Find her on UCL IRIS.
Dr Lynsey Duffell is an academic in the department working on neuromodulation. Find her on UCL IRIS.
Dr Gemma Bale is a researcher in the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory. Learn more about her life in the Department and her recent British Science Association Media Fellowship.