Meet the Awardees

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Sara Lombardo

Katy Pallister

Jul 29, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Sara Lombardo

“During my final year at University, I discovered that although I did like physics, I enjoyed the rigor and elegance of mathematics...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

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Jul 6, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Bianca De Stavola

“My initial motivation was politics” Professor Bianca De Stavola is a medical statistician at University College London’s Great Ormond...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

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Jun 18, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Apala Majumdar

“I learnt the value of integrity and dedication from my family early on in life” Professor Apala Majumdar is an applied mathematician at...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

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Jun 14, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Juhyun Park

“I never stopped asking questions” Dr Juhyun Park is an Associate Professor in Statistics at the National School of Computer Science for...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

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May 24, 20214 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Rhian Daniel

“I found the real world too messy” Dr Rhian Daniel is a reader in medical statistics at Cardiff University, with a particular focus on...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

Katy Pallister

May 17, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Sue Sentance

“I would never have picked up a computer in my bedroom in a million years” Dr Sue Sentance is Chief Learning Officer at the Raspberry Pi...

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Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Mar 10, 20216 min read

Engineering and Physical Sciences 2021: Nomination Speeches

The 2019 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Moira Jardine, University of...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

Katy Pallister

Feb 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Alexandra Silva

“I started a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science completely by chance” Professor Alexandra Silva is a researcher in algebra, semantics,...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

Katy Pallister

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Nobuko Yoshida

“My work has inspired numerous computer scientists to build on its pioneering foundations” Professor Nobuko Yoshida is a world-leading...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

Katy Pallister

Jan 25, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Yvonne Rogers

“When I got to university it just all lit up for me” Professor Yvonne Rogers is a pioneer of ubiquitous computing, a field in...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

Katy Pallister

Jan 18, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Professor Wendy Mackay

“Nobody knew how to use this little tiny computer in the corner” Professor Wendy Mackay is a world-renowned researcher in human-computer...

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Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

Katy Pallister

Jan 11, 20215 min read

Maths and Computing Awardee 2020: Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE

“I want to see the face of the person whose problem I'm solving” Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is the co-founder and CEO of Stemettes, an...

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Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

Suffrage Science

Nov 10, 20204 min read

Maths and Computing 2020: Nomination Speeches

The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Ruth Keogh of London School...

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Nov 10, 20204 min read

Life Sciences 2020: Nomination Speeches

The 2018 Suffrage Science Awardees on why they have nominated the next recipients of their award. Professor Cathy Price of University...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Gisou van der Goot

Sophie Arthur

Oct 22, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Gisou van der Goot

“I had zero exposure to science growing up” Professor Gisou van der Goot is a molecular biologist whose research group studies aspects of...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Cécile Martinat

Sophie Arthur

Oct 15, 20203 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Dr Cécile Martinat

Dr Cécile Martinat, of the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I-Stem), France, has been chosen to...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Zena Werb

Sophie Arthur

Oct 9, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Zena Werb

“They wouldn’t let me go [on the summer field trip] because I was female” – Werb, 2010 Professor Zena Werb was a world-renowned cell...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye

Sophie Arthur

Oct 1, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye

“Most people love to go swimming and such but I always loved stinky water” Professor Samantha ‘Mandy’ Joye is an internationally...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Claudia Mazzà

Sophie Arthur

Sep 24, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Claudia Mazzà

"My maths teacher was always telling me ‘you should be an engineer’” Professor Claudia Mazzà is a bioengineer whose research focuses on...

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Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Karalyn Patterson

Katy Pallister

Sep 17, 20205 min read

Life Sciences Awardee 2020: Professor Karalyn Patterson

"Before I went to university, I had hoped for a career in music” Professor Karalyn Patterson is a pioneer of cognitive neuropsychology,...

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