SSAC

- Created posts for the mental health data science twitter including promoting world mental health day and showcasing collected experiences of parenthood of children with mental illnesses- Co-produced a report of evaluation results from researchers and lived experience participants from citizen science project Depression Detectives, and created website materials to communicate Depression Detectives methods for the project’s University blog site-Following my placement, I worked with in collaboration with Dr Iona Beange and UKRI to communicate the Depression Detectives citizen science project in the MRC’s UKRI blog in May 2022:

- Developed own content using Canva, including a teaching resource explaining different light wavelength effects on plant development for the Science Ceilidh website- Collaborated with team of 4 to plan and design activities for young people attending the New Scots Science Club and conducted independent research to develop educational activities for Curiosity Club - Efficiently managed stages of social media planning, post scheduling, and evaluation using platform analytics for the Science Ceilidh Twitter and Instagram

Level 2 lab technician apprenticeship with placement at Cytocell l.t.d. assisted staff with preparing reagents for FISH probes (Fluorescent in situ hybridisation), monitoring stock levels and ordering materials, setting up shared work spaces and waterbaths, QA checks and maintenance of lab equipment, autoclaving, nanodrop, and glasswashing. was offered a full time role after completing my qualification and stayed until returning to full time education.

Work experience placement within media prep at the LMB. I assisted with making PBS, feeding fly specimens, pouring agar plates and use of autoclave, and distributing materials to different labs on site, as part of a Traineeship facilitated by Cambridge Regional College.