Senior Midwifery Lecturer, Anglia Ruskin University Having previously worked in administrative roles, I decided to train to become a midwife after the birth of y three children, having received such exceptional care from my community midwife. I trained and worked local to my home and after working in all areas of the maternity service, was given the opportunity to work back at the university where I had trained in a skills tutor role. Following on from this, I completed my Masters studies and attained promotion to a senior lecturer post, where I continue to work today. I have a keen interest in community midwifery (including antenatal education), but also high risk postnatal care.
Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology, Liverpool John Moores University Sarah Dalrymple is a Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is a plant ecologist focusing on threatened species and responses to global threats such as climate change, and on the efficacy of conservation interventions. Sarah has undertaken various practical conservation initiatives including reintroduction and habitat restoration, has reviewed threatened plant translocations, and contributed to policy documents, including co-authoring the IUCN Reintroductions Guidelines (2013) and the Scottish Code for Conservation Translocations (2014). Sarah is currently working across the conservation and forestry sectors to find common approaches to minimise biodiversity loss including opportunities to use translocations as bioassays of environmental change, and explore the use of assisted colonization to avoid species extinctions due to climate change. Sarah is Programme Leader for BSc Wildlife Conservation at LJMU, and also an Associate Editor for the journals Ecological Solutions and Evidence and British and Irish Botany.
Consultant in Sports Knee Surgery, University of Leeds Stephen Guy has been appointed as a consultant trauma & orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in knee surgery since 2011. He has a deep understanding and experience of knee conditions, performing hundreds of procedures per year ranging from simple key-hole procedures to complex multi-ligament reconstruction. He is currently supervising MSc and PhD projects at the University of Leeds and the University of Bradford. He has also set up and chairs regular meetings for the sports knee surgeons in the Yorkshire region. He has written original research articles in peer reviewed journals including randomised control trials looking at knee controversies. He also peer reviews articles for the national knee surgery journal. He has treated athletes in multiple sports that represent a broad spectrum of activity levels from the elite athlete representing Great Britain to the aging part-time weekend warrior (to whom he has a warm affinity). He is also lead clinician for Trauma at Bradford Royal Infirmary. He has always been a keen sportsman being captain of his first XV and representing Yorkshire at rugby union. He still is passionate about sports and manages to play veterans rugby, cycle, run half marathons (weekly!), play 5-a-side football, tennis, participate in cross-fit and do some pilates when not spending time with his (understanding) wife, 3 children and his beloved pointer!
Adjunct Research Fellow, Rural Sociology, University of Southern Queensland My PhD thesis has been submitted, evaluated and passed but is not yet formally awarded. I have an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Science, a Masters in International Studies (Peace and Conflict Resolution) and a Diploma in Professional Coaching. I have worked with and in rural communities for several decades as a facilitator, knowledge broker and accredited mediator. Growing up in the far west of NSW, after graduation I worked for rural advocacy organisations, then the Department of Natural Resources and then worked with numerous government, corporate and community organisations as a Queensland consultant.
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, La Trobe University I hold a Bachelor of Science with first class honours and a PhD in Microbiology from La Trobe University. Taking career interruptions into account I have just over 9 years of postdoctoral research experience. My experience and skills are in the general areas of cell and molecular biology. I am currently employed at La Trobe University as a senior research fellow.
