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Harri Beatie

Elise Walters
Elise is an electrician. She did Level 1 and 2 qualifications at college, then an apprenticeship. She enjoys the practical work and working as part of a team.

Paul Mann

Sophie Robinson
Profile of aerospace engineer, eVTOL pioneer and swimmer, featured in Inventive Podcast episode 3.

Alana Godfrey
Monitors flights at one of the world's busiest airports, to ensure environment disruption is minimised. Read her full profile and career path.

Melinda Baptista

Ruth Amos
Engineer, inventor and YouTuber Ruth Amos - her story, challenges, and motivations.

Juna Sathian

Greg Bowie
Biomedical materials engineer Greg is featured in the Inventive Podcast. Join him to find out how the structures he designs help injuries heal.

Christopher Robinson
Meet Christopher, an electronics technician at ISIS with STFC

Kirsty Lindsay
From aircraft technician, to physiotherapy, to improving the health of astronauts: Kirsty's gone from an apprenticeship to a research career, and found her way to a job linked to her childhood love of space.

Emma Meehan
Meet Emma, the senior science technician working on experiments in the deepest mine in the UK!
Joshua Macabuag

Linzi Dodd

William Pilcher
Meet William, the deputy IT service delivery manager with the STFC.

Steph Hills
Meet Steph, a European Communications Manager for the STFC

Angus MacGregor
Meet Angus, a geotechnical engineer that provides advice and guidance to his colleagues.

Paula McMahon

Manjot Chana

Carolina Costa

Josslynne Masters

Vikash Kumar

XinRan Liu
Meet XinRan Liu, a research associate at Edinburgh University

Larissa Suzuki

Jane Entwistle
Profile of Jane Entwistle, Professor of environmental geochemistry at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

Askwar Hilonga
Profile of chemical engineer and clean water entrepreneur and campaigner, Askwar Hilonga. Featured in the Inventive Podcast, episode 4.

Milly Kelly
Foundation course physics student, patching her missing maths A-level before going on to a full Physics degree at Kent.

Jens Dopke
Meet Jens, a senior detector scientist at STFC.

Katy Ellis
Meet Katy, a computing liaison working at CERN

Ashley Davenport
After a successful technician apprenticeship, Ashley looks after teaching labs at a university, ensuring they run smoothly and safely.

Shrouk El-Attar
Profile of electronic design engineer and campaigner, featured in the Inventive Podcast.

Talib Butt

Jack Haworth

Mika Shearwood
Meet Mika, a software engineering apprentice with the STFC.

Stewart Franks

Wakil Shazad
Wakil creates sustainable water and cooling systems, spanning research and commercial work.

Roma Agrawal
Structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal describes her life and motivations: how did she become an engineer?

Emmanuel Olaiya
Meet Emmanuel Olaiya, a Particle Physicist with the STFC.

Rory Harris
Meet Rory, a Science Communicator placement student with the STFC

Enass Abo-Hamed

Sian Cleaver


