Annual Review 2018 Contents Welcome from the Chair

LEADING INTO THE FUTURE

WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR 3 2018 has been another very successful year in terms of A REVIEW OF 2018 4 mission and reputation for the Daphne Jackson Trust. WHAT WE DO, WHY WE DO IT, HOW WE DO IT 6 The Trust anticipates that 2019 will be a POLICY, IMPACT AND ENGAGEMENT IN 2018 8 particularly busy and productive year. Our FELLOW CASE STUDIES 10 2019 Conference, hosted by the Institute of Physics, promises to be our biggest and FELLOWS IN POST IN 2018 12 most successful yet. We will continue to THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS, 14 contribute to the advancement of the HOSTS AND SUPPORTERS national Equality, Diversity & Inclusion agenda. The Trust has positioned itself STAFF, TRUSTEES AND PATRONS 16 as an expert in the issues and needs of COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 17 those returning to a career in science after a prolonged break, and its expertise LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019 18 is being recognised more frequently. HOW TO SUPPORT THE DAPHNE JACKSON 22 I am delighted that the Trust’s social TRUST IN 2019 AND BEYOND media presence continues to increase. The Trustees have overseen a Twitter is the most appropriate platform number of important improvements used by staff and Trustees to promote the to the processes involved in the Fellowships and engage in debate around award of Fellowships, delivery of topical issues in STEM of relevance to training courses aimed at further returners. The Trust has a Facebook strengthening the support provided page, a YouTube channel, Instagram and to Fellows, and have supported a a LinkedIn profile. The video produced at number of initiatives to help lay the the 2017 conference is available on our groundwork to ensure the Trust’s new website and is regularly used by future sustainability. Most satisfying, the Chief Executive in presentations. however, has been ensuring that many more new Fellows could begin As a charity, the Trust relies on the their journey back to a fulfilling generous support, both financial and in research career. The Trust has positioned kind, that it receives from an increasing As ever, the Annual Review enables me number of organisations who are keen itself as an expert in the to record my thanks to our dedicated to work with us in our mission to realise and enthusiastic Chief Executive, Dr Katie the potential of scientists and engineers issues and needs of those Perry, and her superb team, particularly returning to research following a career returning to a career in Dr Helen Marsh, who stepped up to the break. I should like to thank you all for role of Trust Manager this year. The Trust your support in 2018 and look forward science after a prolonged bade farewell and welcomed several to working with you in 2019. break, and its expertise new faces to its team in 2018. All of the new members of staff have settled is being recognised more in well and are displaying the same integrity, enthusiasm and commitment frequently.” to the Trust’s mission as existing staff. Professor Teresa Anderson MBE Chair of Trustees Along with our Fellows and staff, our Trustees are the other essential component of our success, bringing a wealth of expertise and knowledge to bear. 2018 saw the departure of one of Daphne Jackson Fellows and former Fellows at 2017’s Research Conference our Trustees, Professor Lesley Yellowlees OBE, a previous President of the Royal Society of Chemistry and former Vice- Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

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Upskilling, re-learning and increased lifelong learning have We’ve streamlined and improved our compulsory training become a central component of 21st century employment courses for Fellows with three one-day courses tailor-made A review of 2018 patterns. In addition, within STEM, research careers are for Daphne Jackson Fellows: Confident Me! Develop your own 2018 becoming increasingly non-linear. Taken together, these change personal brand of confidence, Publishing a research paper and drivers make the argument and need for the Trust’s unique Professional Skills. Fellowship scheme ever more compelling. In response, the Trust will work to increase the number of its Fellows, entrench Training courses are held at three separate locations around the our relationships with existing sponsors and hosts, and develop UK to allow as many Fellows as possible to attend all the courses. Dr Katie Perry, Chief Executive, looks back over another SEVERAL TRUSTEES AND innovative new collaborations to ensure our long term viability. highly successful year for the Daphne Jackson Trust. FELLOWS ACHIEVED WELL We will continue to utilise the knowledge and expertise of our DESERVED NATIONAL staff and Trustees to ensure that we are ready and prepared for RECOGNITION IN 2018. the many challenges and changes that the higher education and research sectors face. Through its unique Fellowship scheme, the Trust makes Former Fellow Dr Maria For me, as the ‘face of the Trust’ and the one who is most deep and lasting change to people’s lives. For over 30 years, Ribera-Vicent made regularly out and about meeting and networking with potential the Trust has worked tirelessly with its Fellows, instilling the 2018 International collaborators and supporters, 2018 has highlighted the benefits confidence, updating skillsets and reintegrating STEM Women in Engineering to the Trust of working with other organisations as much as research professionals back into meaningful careers. We top 50 Women in possible. The Trust is a relatively small organisation that gains are proud to have supported over 370 men and women Engineering (and featured in The huge benefit from working with others who have a shared goal. Publishing a research paper training course. in their journeys back into research. In these challenging Daily Telegraph). times, the Trust’s work is more relevant than ever. We are always delighted to develop new collaborations and Trustee, Dr Pia strengthen existing ones. An excellent example of this is our I am pleased to share below just a few of the many Ostergaard, and Reader relationship with the Royal Society of Chemistry, who make highlights of the Trust’s year. in Human Genetics and a donation to the Trust each year, offer us free meeting rooms, the Head of Genetics work with us on collaborative projects and seek to maximise the Research Centre, at St benefit of our working relationship to as many STEM researchers George’s University of London, won as possible. the Career Achievement Award in We have some exciting projects in the pipeline for 2019. Our During 2018, we undertook focused Lymphatic Research, presented by reputation as the experts in all issues relating to STEM returners policy work, sourced new funding the Lymphatic Education & to research careers is evident in the increased number of invitations streams and increased our collaborations Research Network. with a number of new sponsors and I am receiving to Chair, or speak at, conferences and events. Inside the Library at the Royal Society of Chemistry. hosts, including the National Physical Trustee, Professor Laboratory (NPL), Kidney Research Hillary Lappin-Scott, UK, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and Senior Pro-Vice- (UKAEA) and Diamond Light Source. Chancellor at Swansea I am always pleased to be able to spread the word about the Our full list of sponsors, donors and University, was awarded difference Daphne Jackson Fellowships make to individuals and supporters is on pages 14 and 15 an OBE for services to microbiology to the organisations that host and sponsor them. It has been and I am very grateful to each and and the advancement of women L- R, Dr Katie Perry, David Homfray (Head of Engineering interesting and enlightening to be more involved in the policy every one of them for their support. Realisation Group at UKAEA), Margaret Jack (Trustee), Dr in science. arena and all that it entails and to see that we really can be Jan-Theodoor (JT) Janssen (Research Director at NPL). We are always delighted to make new instrumental in driving forward change. I am very lucky in that Member of our Awards I genuinely love my role and really do find the Trust, my staff, Strategy Committee Dr collaborations and strengthen existing ones.” and the Fellows inspiring every day. In the context of the reorganisation of Liz Elvidge was appointed the UK research funding landscape, we to the RCUK (now UKRI) welcomed the creation of UKRI (UK Concordat Review Panel. Research & Innovation) and look forward Our new and improved website daphnejackson.org launched in August 2018 and was to continuing our relationships with the UK Trust Patron Vivienne designed by Ave Design. It has new sections including, ‘Meet our Fellows’, ‘Case Studies’, research councils and senior figures within Parry OBE was ‘News and Events’ and ‘About our Fellowships’. You can now find out about all aspects UKRI. Our activities will continue to reflect appointed to the UK of our work online. with their strategic objectives and we will Research & Innovation ensure that the Trust, via the Fellowship (UKRI) Board, which You can now find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn. scheme, maximises our contribution to is responsible for the UK’s £6 billion UK plc in the context of Brexit and research and innovation strategy. the evolving Industrial Strategy. Dr Nicky Former Fellow On average we gained one new Twitter follower a day in 2018! Farrer was awarded a L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship for her We welcome the support of all of our partners and collaborators, particularly Professor Sir Mark Walport our hosts, the Department of Physics and the University of Surrey. We look (UKRI Chief Executive). research to deliver anti-cancer drugs via ultrasound – with a focus on forward to working more closely with you all in the coming year. childhood cancer where there is 4 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 an extremely low life expectancy. Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 5 2018What we do, why we do it, how we do it

What we do: DAPHNE JACKSON TRUST FACTS We change lives Daphne Jackson was a lifelong campaigner, encouraging Put simply, we are a unique organisation Daphne Jackson Fellowships are normally women into STEM. She met many talented individuals that changes lives! 2 or 3 years in length and based in a (mostly women) reduced to taking low-level jobs because university or research institute they needed retraining to return to the research workplace Daphne Jackson Fellowships offer STEM professionals the ANYWHERE IN THE UK. opportunity to return to research following a career break after a career break.” of two years or more when taken for family, caring or health reasons. A Fellowship provides a unique combination of research, retraining and mentoring, providing Fellows with We award up to Why we do it: How we do it: the confidence and skills they need to successfully return 24 FELLOWSHIPS A YEAR The legacy of Daphne Jackson By working with hosts, to a STEM research career. and had a total of 66 Fellows in place during 2018. sponsors and supporters Seven of the Fellows who we have helped to return to Our history: 34 years of shaping the future research careers have since gone on to become professors The Trust was established in 1992 in memory of Professor How Fellowships are funded in UK Universities, and six of them – Professor Hilary Hurd, Daphne Jackson, the UK’s first female Professor of Physics Professor Margaret Rayman, Professor Andree Woodcock, WE ARE A and a lifelong campaigner for women in STEM careers. It We work in partnership with a range of organisations such as Professor Marcelle Boudagher-Fadel, Professor Dorothy Duffy REGISTERED CHARITY, was Daphne herself who devised the scheme in the mid universities, charities, learned societies, research councils and industrial organisations to develop sponsorship arrangements and Professor Paulette van Vliet continue their research today. governed by a board of Trustees, and 1980s and the Fellowships have been helping to shape for Daphne Jackson Fellowships. based in the Department of Physics at the future for researchers for 34 years. the University of Surrey. The first female Professor of Physics in the UK Whilst the Trust acts as a facilitator, providing the infrastructure and dedicated staff to recruit and retrain Fellows and administer Professor Daphne Jackson graduated in Physics from Imperial the awards, financial support is provided by external sponsors Former Fellow Dr Maria Ribera-Vicent presenting at the 2017 Research Conference. We awarded our College in 1958. She moved to Battersea College of Technology and hosts who recognise and engage with us through our FIRST MALE FELLOW (now the University of Surrey) where she began her research successful expertise and mentorship of returners. in 2003. career in theoretical nuclear physics. She was awarded a PhD in 1962. Sponsorship covers the salary costs of the Fellow but it does not include the bench fees and consumables associated with a Daphne was appointed Professor of Physics at the University Fellowship. These costs are met by the host organisation, although To date, we have awarded over of Surrey in 1971 and became the first female Professor of many host organisations also sponsor the Fellows they are hosting. 370 FELLOWSHIPS Physics in the UK (and the only one until 1989). Later she became Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University. As well Our continued collaboration to returners to STEM research careers, as being a distinguished physicist in nuclear, medical, and radiation and have supported countless others in physics, she served on such diverse bodies as the Institute of with the University of Surrey many different ways. Physics, the Women’s Engineering Society, the University Grants We are proud to be generously hosted within the University of Committee, the Board of the Meteorological Office and regional Surrey’s Department of Physics since we were founded in 1992. and district health authorities. The University is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, with specialisms in science, engineering, medicine and business. She was a lifelong campaigner, encouraging women into STEM. In recent years, Surrey has established itself as a top university in She met many talented individuals (mostly women) reduced to major national university league table rankings and was named taking low-level jobs because they needed retraining to return to University of the Year in The Times and The Sunday Times Good the research workplace after a career break. Daphne was determined University Guide 2016. to address this issue and, in 1985, devised a Fellowship scheme for returners and launched a pilot project to help individuals get back to their chosen careers after having a family, caring for elderly relatives or because of their partner’s relocation.

Over the years, the Daphne Jackson Trust has gone from strength to strength, increasing the number of Fellowships awarded, and building partnerships with a wide range of sponsoring organisations. In 2011, Dr Katie Perry was appointed Chief Executive and since then she has made significant improvements L-R Dr Katie Perry, Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Professor Max Lu to the profile, governance and operations of the Trust. (President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Surrey). 6 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 7

2018Policy, impact and engagement in 2018

Building on the successes of previous years, we’ve continued to actively engage with policy makers and stakeholders, parliamentarians, learned societies and professional bodies.

The EPWS 12th General Assembly (GA) was organised on September 19th 2018 in the beautiful premises of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies), Pisa, Italy.

Outside of the ‘Westminster Village’, We maintained a strong presence in the Devolved Administrations, the Trust attended a number of attending several events in Wales, including the Royal Society of events hosted by STEM organisations, Chemistry’s ‘Science, and the Welsh Assembly’ event in Cardiff Bay. including Universities UK’s Research & In Scotland, we held positive meetings with the Royal Society Innovation conference; the Campaign of Edinburgh and attended a celebratory dinner at the Roslin for Science & Engineering’s (CaSE) Institute. Further afield, Dr Katie Perry represented the Trust at Annual Lecture; the Royal Society’s the European Platform of Women Scientists General Assembly, Changing Expectations in Research held in Pisa, Italy. Culture seminar and the launch of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Women’s At the time of writing, the UK remains in a state of flux. Whatever Retention & Progression Strategy. the outcome of the Government’s negotiations with the EU over In February 2018, CaSE published BREXIT and the national and international impact of what follows, it is Dr Katie Perry and Dr Stephen Benn, Director a policy review looking at progress gratifying that the 2017 launch of the Industrial Strategy has changed of Parliamentary Affairs, RSB in diversity and inclusion in STEM. the UK’s political narrative in a positive way for STEM research, with The Trust had previously provided all the major political parties now committed to an increase in R&D Within Westminster, we are members background information to CaSE during spend to circa 2.4% of UK GDP over the next 10 years. of the Parliamentary & Scientific the production of the review, and The Industrial Strategy’s core aim is to boost productivity by backing Committee and Women & Work All was included in Recommendation 1 Parliamentary Group (APPG), and businesses to create jobs, increasing earning power throughout the in the Review – Careers Strategy and UK with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure. In order to have also been pleased to support Retention (https://daphnejackson.org/ a newly formed APPG, the All Party achieve this goal, ministers and civil servants must ensure that increases wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CaSE- in funding precipitate a corresponding growth in participation and also Parliamentary Group on Diversity Policy-Review-Diversity-1.pdf). Dr Katie & Inclusion in STEM. The Trust was reflect and support the realities of changing work and career patterns. Perry also produced a guest blog on the In the case of STEM research careers, the Trust will continue to lobby represented at a number of events Trust’s work on diversity and inclusion within the Westminster calendar, strongly that such increases must be used to spread the research for CaSE’s website (http://www. funding net wider, recapturing talent that has left the sector such as the Parliamentary Big Bang, sciencecampaign.org.uk/news-media/ Royal Society of Biology’s through career breaks and needs to be brought back in order the guest-blog/are-we-there-yet-daphne- (RSB) Parliamentary Reception to maximise the contribution of STEM research to UK plc. jackson-trust.html). to celebrate ‘Biology Week’, In these challenging times it is critical that all of us in the STEM and Parliamentary Links Day. community strive to make the voice of science strong and effective. True scientific research knows no barriers and is of greatest benefit to society when it is fully collaborative and open. In these challenging times it is Erecting barriers, whether intellectually, ideologically or in terms We held meetings with the STEM and of collaboration with the wider world compromises and limits women returners teams within the critical that all of us in the STEM scientific research. With 1% of the world’s population and 4% Department of Business Energy and the of the world’s researchers, the UK punches above its weight in Industrial Strategy, and the equivalent unit community strive to make the voice research excellence. We must all work to ensure that the within the Department for Education. We of science strong and effective.” UK continues to be the global partner of choice for science also enjoyed increased interaction with the & innovation. Government Office for Science, leading to Dr Katie Perry giving a presentation on As ever, we remain committed to working with other the work of the Trust to the Government stakeholders to shape the STEM and gender policy agenda. & Engineering Professional Board, chaired Organisations interested in collaborating with the Trust in this by Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief area should contact Tim Julier, Executive Officer at the Trust – Scientific Officer. Daphne Jackson Fellows at Durham University. [email protected] Westminster Bridge. Photo by Hugo Sousa on Unsplash

8 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 9 2018Fellow case studies

Thanks to the Daphne Jackson Trust, I’m now DR MARIA RIBERA-VICENT DR KATHY KOTIADIS Teaching Fellow in Aeronautics Reader in Operational Research back fulfilling my dreams, working in engineering at Imperial College and Director of Graduate Studies (Research) at Kent Business and aeronautics" School, University of Kent

After completing a Daphne Jackson When Maria’s first child was born in 2010, TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP The Fellowship was just what I needed following Fellowship in 2017, Maria Ribera-Vicent she chose to take nine months maternity from 2015 – 2017 from 2014 – 2016 has gone on to achieve some great leave and then returned to work full time. my career break. It gave me a career boost and I HOSTED BY HOSTED BY successes in her career. She has been When her second was born in 2012, University of Surrey University of Kent wouldn’t be where I am today without it" successful in gaining a position as a she decided that with her long commute Teaching Fellow in the Department to work in Southampton and with her SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY of Aeronautics at Imperial College husband now working longer hours, she University of Surrey and The University of Kent “I was not completely happy during in my support network she had built up with other London, where she now works, and needed to make some changes and stay at Royal Academy of Engineering RESEARCH AREA career break as I craved the academic working mums during her career break. She she has received an award as one of home to look after her two young children. SUPERVISORS Self-adaptive discrete event environment but a high pressured rigid still believes this was the right decision. the Top 50 Women in Engineering “The time flew by during my career beak. Professor Guglielmo Aglietti and simulation (SADES) academic environment with fewer opportunities 2018 (in The Sunday Telegraph). “I needed a position that would enable I filled my time with volunteering at school for advancement was not the solution either.“ Professor Craig Underwood me to be a mother as well as an academic. but also continued my Ph.D. research and Maria had an exceptional start to her RESEARCH AREA Kathy began her career break after During her career break, Kathy had kept in I felt I was perfectly suited to a Daphne even published a paper at the European research career. She graduated with a BSc Satellite FEM validation with resigning from her post as Assistant touch with her field through an honorary Jackson Fellowship. in Aerospace Engineering from Saint Louis Rotorcraft Forum.” Professor of Operational Research at advanced optimization and affiliation with the University of Warwick, “I found the Daphne Jackson training University, followed by a MSc and PhD, also in “Before I knew it, my oldest child was at the University of Warwick in 2011. virtual vibration testing for which she undertook a small amount courses were excellent and very well Aerospace Engineering from the University school and my youngest was at nursery. Prior to her career break, Kathy built up of teaching and supervisory work. She designed. The presentation skills course was of Maryland, specialising in Rotorcraft. I was now ready to restart my career after She leapt at applying and after completing a very successful career within Warwick also delivered executive education for particularly useful given the need to present “I had an amazing experience in the United a three-year career break and found I had the application process, found herself Business School (WBS) at the University of her professional body, the Operational teaching and research at conferences, invited States, working as an active international a little bit more spare time to dedicate to awarded with a Fellowship at the Surrey Warwick, and also at the University of Kent. Research Society. Finally, Kathy continued seminars and at job interviews. researcher in helicopter research and returning to my research career. However, Space Centre of the University of Surrey, Kathy obtained her PhD in Operational to publish during her career break – interacting with the top leaders in my field.” I knew I wanted to work flexibly and if “I felt supported by my Daphne Jackson advisor where she would learn new skills in Research from the University of Kent and contributing to four top tier journal articles, possible, part time.” two peer-reviewed conference proceedings and the Trust throughout my Fellowship.” After Maria finished her PhD, she relocated Satellite FEM validation as well as refresh had a good career progression, starting as and one book chapter. and settled in the UK, where she worked Maria spotted an advert on jobs.ac.uk for and deepen her knowledge of other a research assistant and then moving on to Kathy was appointed as a Reader in as a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the the University of Surrey half sponsored theories and project elements connected lecturer in management science (Kent), and Regardless of the activities during Management Science at Canterbury Christ University of Southampton for five years, in Daphne Jackson Fellowship with the other to aerospace and automotive structures. then assistant professor (WBS). Kathy’s career break and her ten-years Church University Business School in computational engineering and optimisation. half of the sponsorship coming from “The retraining aspects of the Fellowship has Kathy had an illustrious start to her career of experience in operational research September 2016, two months before the She credits her ‘excellent team’ at the the Royal Academy of Engineering. The certainly opened up a lot of doors for me in in management science and operational and management science, during her first end of her Daphne Jackson Fellowship. Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre Fellowship was 0.5FTE and based at the my career to date. The courses I completed research, including obtaining a large EPSRC round of job applications, Kathy was not Today she is a leading expert in embedding led by Professor Andy Keane, for her University of Surrey, which was close to during my Fellowship really grant as a PI shortly after joining the shortlisted for any interviews. stakeholder engagement in the process of simulation modelling, and has the current becoming the local expert in this field. her home. helped improve my confidence Business School at Warwick. This led to a “I felt that my career break was now holding position of Reader in Operational Research and personal development.” very successful research project from which me back despite remaining committed to at the University of Kent. © Imperial College London, Thomas Angus. she generated a number of high-quality returning to academia in this period of time. publications and won prizes for her work. I was not sure that I would be able to return “Following the Fellowship, I am in a full-time permanent post at a level higher than my However, during this time, Kathy was to academia and was considering a change last academic post of Assistant Professor juggling full-time work commitments in direction.” prior to my career break. My Fellowship gave whilst caring for her young son who was Kathy first heard about the Daphne Jackson me the confidence to apply for posts that experiencing health issues. During her Trust through a job advertisement which led were a good fit to my publication record.” career break, Kathy’s son overcame his her to apply. She was successfully awarded a health issues and she went on to have Fellowship sponsored by the University of Kathy also co-founded PartiSim, which another child. Kent, hosted within the University’s School stands for Participatory Simulation, “My time at Warwick was very difficult due of Computing. She started her Fellowship in an approach to support stakeholder to my personal situation. I decided that I 2014 and successfully completed in 2016. She involvement in the discrete event needed to focus on my family for a period of was shortlisted for almost every academic simulation modelling process. time without the pressure of full-time work.” post she applied for following on from the Fellowship award. She had decided to remain After three and half years at home, with in the same region in order for her children to her children in school and nursery, she felt have the least disruption and benefit from the ready and keen to return to her career. 10 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 11 MEDICAL SCIENCES ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Fellows in post in 2018 Dr Dominique Meunier Dr Patricia Grasa Molina Dr Helen Morrogh-Bernard H University of Exeter H The University of Edinburgh H University of Oxford 2018 S Medical Research Scotland S University of Oxford/Rosetrees Trust S NERC

Dr Alexandra Di Domenico Dr Cynthia Wright Drakesmith Dr Latha Vellaniparambil H Manchester Metropolitan University H The University of Edinburgh H University of Oxford S NERC/BBSRC S Medical Research Scotland S University of Oxford/MRC Dr Yoanna Ariosa Dr Lauren Sullivan Dr Lucie Jerabkova H King’s College London All of the Daphne Jackson Fellows in 2018, during H University of Oxford H The Francis Crick Institute S NERC S The Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology S The Francis Crick Institute all stages of their Fellowship, are shown here: Research/Nuffield Department of Dr Zeinab Smillie Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Dr Vijayalakshmi Deivasikamani H Heriot-Watt University Musculoskeletal Sciences H University of Leeds S NERC S British Heart Foundation Dr Vijayalatha Venugopalan Dr Shelly Lachish H Keele University Dr Mary Dysko H University of Oxford BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES PHYSICS S Keele University/MRC H University of Glasgow S University of Oxford/NERC S Medical Research Scotland Dr Catherine Onley Dr Kelly Thornber Dr Carolyn Devereux Dr Inna Yasinska Dr Rachel James Dr Chloe Montes H Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute H University of Exeter H University of Hertfordshire H University of Kent H University of Oxford S Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute S BBSRC S STFC S MRC H The University of Edinburgh S NERC S Medical Research Scotland Dr Huimin Wan Mrs Johanna McNicholl-Kennedy Dr Shada Kazemi Dr Julia Hubbard Dr Marcela Davalos Tournaire Dr Andrea Snelling H University of Sussex H University of Leicester H University of Surrey H The Francis Crick Institute H The University of Nottingham S University of Sussex S University of Leicester/BBSRC S EPSRC S Royal Society of Chemistry/MRC H Queen Mary University of London S The University of Nottingham/NERC S Queen Mary University of London Dr Sreelekha Benny Dr Irina Abnizova Dr Raphael Shirley Dr Susan Macdonald Dr John Pexton Dr Polly Couldrick H University of Reading H Babraham Institute H University of Sussex H Beatson Institute H University of Exeter S Royal Society of Chemistry/BBSRC S Babraham Institute/BBSRC S University of Sussex S Medical Research Scotland H University of Dundee S NERC/BBSRC S Medical Research Scotland Dr Elizabeth Dickinson Dr Julie Fletcher Dr Rebecca McFadden Dr Stefania Pasare Dr Lisa Mohebati Dr Emma Hellawell H University of York H University of Exeter H University of Oxford H University of St Andrews H University of Surrey S Royal Society of Chemistry/BBSRC S Biocomposites Ltd. S STFC S Medical Research Scotland H University of Surrey S University of Surrey/NERC S The Nutrition Society Dr Clara De Pascale Dr Tanweer Beleil Dr Jenny Spiga Dr Shabnam Ghazi-Noori Dr Lynsay Blake H H H University College London Dr Kim Haworth University of Westminster H Imperial College London The University of Warwick H H Durham University S University of Westminster/BBSRC S Imperial College London/Genesis S The University of Warwick/EPSRC S University College London/MRC University of Leicester S Durham University Research Trust S Department of Cardiovascular Dr Helen Thompson Dr Penny Wu Sciences, University of Leicester and Dr Aleksandra Zawalna-Geer H Durham University Dr Erol Hasan H Queen’s University Belfast funded by the Van Geest Foundation H University of Exeter S Biochemical Society H National Physical Laboratory S STFC Cardiovascular Fund S NERC S National Physical Laboratory Dr Katalin Kondas H Imperial College London Dr Victoria Maltman Fellow locations around the UK Key ENGINEERING S BBSRC H Durham University H Host S Durham University Dr Daniel Bor Dr Kerstin Schirrmann S Sponsor H University of Cambridge Dr Gillian Halket H The University of Manchester BBSRC: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council EEAEASSTERRNN F 7 E S S The University of Manchester/EPSRC EPSRC: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council SCOTLANA D LL O W S BBSRC H University of Strathclyde S University of Strathclyde/BBSRC NERC: Natural Environment Research Council Dr Nicola Atkinson Dr Xuanli Luo MRC: Medical Research Council H John Innes Centre H The University of Nottingham STFC: Science and Technology Facilities Council SOSOUTHSOUTHUTHTHH WEST S The University of Nottingham/ The F 5 E S S John Innes Centre/BBSRC L SCCOTLAND L O W Royal Academy of Engineering Scotland South West Scotland Dr Elena Catalanotti NORTHH EAST 9 F 3 Northern Ireland S E ENGGGLAND LL W CHEMISTRY COMPUTING H University Collge London O 1 North East England S University Collge London/EPSRC Dr Nicola Jones Dr Zoe Gardner 1 3 North West England H University of Central Lancashire H The University of Nottingham Dr Sarah Sun NORTHERN Yorkshire and the Humber F 1 IRELAND E W S University of Central Lancashire/EPSRC S The University of Nottingham/EPSRC LL O H National Physical Laboratory East Midlands S National Physical Laboratory 4 YORKSHIRE AND West Midlands F 7 E S Dr Xutao Deng Dr Abir Ghorayeb THE HUMBER L 3 L O W East of England H University of Central Lancashire H University of Bristol Dr Nilmini Dissanayake S Royal Society of Chemistry/EPSRC S EPSRC London Mudiyanselage 5 NOORTHTH WEST F 7 South East England E S H LL W ENGLANNND Dr Munazza Shahid National Physical Laboratory 5 O S National Physical Laboratory 2 South West England H Imperial College London S Royal Society of Chemistry/EPSRC PSYCHOLOGY Dr Mairi Haddow Dr Antonia Vyrkou Dr Lucy Bates H Heriot-Watt University 13 F 6 E S S Royal Society of Chemistry/EPSRC LL O W H University of Huddersfield H University of Sussex 14 6 S University of Huddersfield/EPSRC S University of Sussex

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SOUTH EASTET ENGLANDNGLAND F 14 E S LL O W We also gratefully acknowledge Thank you to our 2018 sponsors, those individuals who make regular 2018 or stand alone donations to the Trust. hosts and supporters If you would like to find out more about supporting the Daphne Jackson Trust, please see page 22. We would like to thank all who make it possible for the Trust to be the UK’s leading

organisation dedicated to realising the potential of scientists and engineers returning EPSRC Sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellows. to work after a career break.

SPONSORS HOSTS

We work with a wide range of The Trust is delighted to be working with the following organisations, who have Daphne Jackson Fellowships The Trust is delighted to be working with the University of Bristol sponsors including universities, sponsored Fellows in post in 2018: are normally hosted in university following host organisations, that have hosted University of Cambridge research councils, learned societies, laboratories or industrial companies Fellows in post in 2018: University of Central Lancashire charities and industry to support Babraham Institute Rosetrees Trust which undertake research and STEM professionals wishing to Biochemical Society Royal Academy of Engineering development. Babraham Institute University of Dundee return to a research career. Biocomposites Limited Royal Society of Chemistry Beatson Institute University of Exeter Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Science and Technology Facilities Council Durham University University of Glasgow Research Council Society for Chemical Industry Heriot-Watt University University of Hertfordshire British Heart Foundation The Frances Crick Institute Imperial College London University of Huddersfield Durham University The Kennedy Trust John Innes Centre University of Kent Engineering and Physical Sciences The Nutrition Society Keele University University of Leeds Research Council The University of Manchester King’s College London University of Leicester Genesis Research Trust The University of Nottingham Manchester Metropolitan University University of Oxford Imperial College London University College London National Physical Laboratory University of Reading John Innes Centre University of Central Lancashire Queen Mary University of London University of St Andrews Keele University University of Huddersfield Queen’s University Belfast University of Strathclyde Medical Research Council University of Leicester The Francis Crick Institute University of Surrey Medical Research Scotland University of Oxford The University of Edinburgh University of Sussex National Physical Laboratory University of Surrey The University of Manchester University of Westminster Natural Environment Research Council University of Sussex The University of Nottingham University of York Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, University of Warwick The University of Warwick Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal University College London Sciences University of Westminster Oxford Brookes University Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Queen Mary University of London SUPPORTERS

There are also a number of organisations which sponsor on a regular recurring annual or We also would like to thank the biennial basis for one or more Fellowships and the Trust is delighted to be working with following organisations that have them. They are: provided financial or in-kind support to us during 2018. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Medical Research Scotland Research Council Natural Environment Research Council Department of Physics, University of Surrey British Heart Foundation Royal Academy of Engineering University of Surrey Durham University Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry Engineering and Physical Sciences Science and Technology Facilities Council Institute of Physics Research Council University of Leicester The Institute of Materials, Minerals Imperial College London and Mining (IOM3) University of Nottingham John Innes Centre British Science Association University of Oxford Kidney Research UK The Dunhill Medical Trust University of Surrey Medical Research Council Sir John Mason Academic Trust Medical Research Scotland Sponsored Daphne Jackson Fellows. 14 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Jennifer Huggett Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 15 2018Staff, Trustees Committee and Patrons membership

STAFF TRUSTEES

The Daphne Jackson Trust has a small The Daphne Jackson Trust’s Board FINANCE & GENERAL AWARDS STRATEGY team consisting of 10 members of staff, of Trustees bring with them a wide PURPOSES COMMITTEE: COMMITTEE: all of whom work part-time apart from range of academic and professional Dr Katie Perry, the Chief Executive. skills and experience. Wendy Harle (Chair) Dr Carole Thomas (Chair) (from May 2018) The Trust’s team delivers the charity’s Professor Teresa Anderson MBE (Chair) Sue Angulatta Sarah Bell objectives overseen by the Chief Sue Angulatta Catherine Barber Dr Julia Dallison Executive, supported by the Trust Manager Daphne Jackson Trust Trustees Margaret Jack Professor Graham Davies Professor Graham Davies Professor Stephen Newstead and a team of Fellowship Advisers and Tim Julier (Committee Secretary) Dr Liz Elvidge administrative staff. Wendy Harle (Deputy Chair) Dr Pia Ostergaard Susan Kay Dr Indrayani Ghangrekar Margaret Jack Professor Edith Sim Staff skills encompass academic research, Amy MacLaren (until February 2018) Susan Kay Professor Ted Smith marketing, communications, policy and Dr Helen Marsh (from February 2018) Elaine Hunt public affairs, governance, administration Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott OBE Dr Carole Thomas Dr Karen McGregor (until April 2018) Dr Carolyn Johnson (from May 2018) and financial management, as well as Professor Rebecca Lingwood Professor Christopher Whitehead Professor Stephen Newstead Tim Julier (Committee Secretary) knowledge of and expertise in the issues Amy MacLaren Professor Lesley Yellowlees (until July 2018) that returners face. Dr Pia Ostergaard Dr Helen Marsh Dr Katie Perry Dr Karen McGregor (until April 2018) Dr Pia Ostergaard DR KATIE PERRY DR INDRAYANI GHANGREKAR Dr Carole Thomas Professor Ted Smith (Deputy Chair) Dr Katie Perry Chief Executive (until February 2018) Professor Edith Sim (AAP Chair) Fellowship Adviser PATRONS SPECIAL DISCRETIONARY Professor Christopher Whitehead DR HELEN MARSH (from February 2018) FUND COMMITTEE: (Deputy Chair) Trust Manager ELAINE HUNT The Daphne Jackson Trust’s Patrons Professor Nicola Woodroofe Sue Angulatta Fellowship Officer are individuals of national and international standing who serve as Dr Mary Phillips AWARDS ASSESSMENT PANEL: DR KAREN MCGREGOR (until April 2018) high profile ambassadors for the Trust. Dr Carole Thomas Professor Edith Sim (Chair) Trust Manager DR CAROLYN JOHNSON (from May 2018) Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS Dr Sue Barlow Fellowship Adviser Vivienne Parry OBE Dr Sabine Best Maggie Philbin OBE CATHERINE BARBER Dr Clare Buckee Communications Manager TIM JULIER Professor Graham Davies Executive Officer Dr Sophie Duport SARAH BELL (from May 2018) Dr Liz Elvidge Fellowship Adviser FIONA KARIMJEE Professor Lu-Yun Lian Finance Officer Professor Rebecca Lingwood Professor Nigel Mason DR JULIE DALLISON Professor Stephen Newstead DEIRDRE MCMAHON Fellowship Adviser Dr Pia Ostergaard Trust Administrator Dr Suman Rice Professor Ted Smith Dr Carole Thomas Professor Christopher Whitehead Professor Nicola Woodroofe

16 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 17 LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019

We are ready for change, ready for challenges We are looking ahead to 2019 with enthusiasm as there is much for the STEM sector to do to rise to the challenges that Brexit may bring. Although there may be very serious implications for UK science and engineering in the event of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, across people, funding and regulation, both in the short and longer term, the growth of the sector and supply of the STEM workforce remains one of our top priorities.

2019 – it’s a Looking ahead to equality, diversity Working more closely with the conference year... and inclusion (EDI) in 2019 University of Surrey

The Daphne Jackson Trust 2019 Conference will be The Daphne Jackson Trust is a leading player in We are looking forward to working more closely held on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th October shaping the EDI agenda and moving forwards with the University of Surrey, home of the Trust and 2019 at the Institute of Physics (IOP) new building towards setting the agenda around STEM career where Daphne Jackson began her research career in London. Day one of the Conference is a training break returners. However, whilst there is evidence in theoretical nuclear physics, later being appointed event for all current Fellows, followed by a Conference of progress, we still have a long way to go to9 build Professor of Physics and Dean of the Faculty of Dinner for all delegates and then an exciting more inclusive cultures at work for returners. Science. To find out more about the University programme on day two. The Trust will continue to champion innovative of Surrey visit www.surrey.ac.uk and practical ideas and work to raise awareness We hold a Conference every two years which sees that will ensure we encourage more women and the largest number of current and former Fellows men to return to STEM after a career break. together in one place at any time. It is a great opportunity for potential and existing sponsors, supporters, and supervisors to meet and network with current and former Fellows, Trustees and Trust staff, to gain an insight into the Daphne Jackson Trust and to hear the inspiring stories of our Fellows returning to their careers following a career break. 18 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 19 2019Looking ahead to 2019

Our ambition is to change the culture of career breaks in STEM for the better and to tackle the challenges and barriers faced by researchers and scientists returning to STEM careers.

2019 will see us working towards: 2019 NEW FELLOWS • Reaching more potential returners after a career break taken for family, We’re continuing to help have an impact on people’s lives in 2019. health or caring reasons and returning Some of our inspirational Fellows in post in 2019 will include: them to the workplace with confidence. • Helping and supporting more people Dr Aleksandra (Ola) Zawalna-Geer Dr Erol Hasan Dr Tanweer Beleil who are on their journey back to Ola is sponsored by the Natural “Never give up on your dreams. I STEM research careers with flexible Erol is returning to bioengineering research with a two-year Tanweer is a Daphne Jackson Fellow at Imperial College Environment Research Council (NERC) and love volcanoes and that is why I am a Fellowships which work for both the Fellowship, based at and sponsored by the National Physical London, based in the Institute of Reproductive and is returning to volcanology research at the volcanologist. You can be whoever you want. individual and the host institution. Laboratory (NPL), a world-leading centre of excellence in Developmental Biology. Her Fellowship is sponsored by University of Exeter. Ola is currently working Be yourself. Be strong. Be confident. Whatever developing and applying the measurement standards, science Imperial College London and the Genesis Research Trust. with the Camborne School of Mines, within your background, you can still realise your • Helping every UK university and and technology. research institution to support, host the College of Engineering, Mathematics and potential. I come from a small Polish village, Prior to her ten-year career break, Tanweer was pursuing and sponsor Daphne Jackson Fellows. Physical Sciences (CEMPS). Her research yet I completed my PhD in New Zealand Erol’s four-year career break was taken for family reasons, a highflying career in reproductive molecular research and project is titled: Differentiating volcanic and am now a NERC-funded Daphne to care for his wife and children. Erol started his career with obtained qualifications from University of Khartoum and • Celebrating an equal and diverse monitoring signals for improved Jackson Fellow at the University of Exeter, an MSc in Biotechnology from the University of Chemical from the University of Cambridge. STEM workforce and one in which eruption forecasting and she is due to conducting my research on the Sakurajima Technology and Metallurgy, in Sofia, Bulgaria, having grown up Tanweer postponed her research career so she could support employers recognise returners’ finish her Fellowship in 2020. Ola took a volcano in Japan.” in Bulgaria. Prior to his career break, he worked as a researcher and spend more time with her eldest daughter, who was potential talent and success. five-year career break for family reasons, in polymer chemistry and biomaterials at the Universities of born prematurely and was diagnosed with autism spectrum to spend time with and care for her two Bristol, Cambridge and Liverpool, as well as in industry. disorder. She then went on to have two more children. young children. Erol’s research project is titled: Programming Extracellular Her research project is titled: The role of the Matrices to Control and Protect Stem Cell Fate. He is reproductive tract microbiome in preterm prelabour You do not have to give up on motherhood to be a one of three Daphne Jackson Fellows currently based at NPL. rupture of membranes (PPROM) and her Fellowship is due to finish in 2021. scientist. Becoming a mother allowed me to identify “I was very frustrated after my career break ended. I wanted to return to research. I didn’t appreciate the effect having To be back retraining at a leading my strengths and taught me a lot about myself. It is a break would have on my career despite my publication record and employment record. I thought the Daphne Jackson institute with an excellent research also a positive driver to my career. Not everyone will Fellowships sounded like a unique opportunity and offered me a way to retrain and update my skills.” and teaching reputation, working understand your journey but it is not their journey in a research area I feel really to make sense of." I can work flexibly, meaning I can passionate about, and after such juggle the needs of my children a long time away from it, is an Daphne Jackson Fellows return with a return to science. To anyone to research careers across a incredible opportunity" spectrum of STEM disciplines from contemplating returning to science astrophysics to molecular biology. after an extended break, I highly You can read about all of our “I’m enjoying being back immensely – collaborating with my new and current Fellows, their host recommend a Daphne Jackson research group, attending lab meetings and making new and sponsoring organisations, and Fellowship!"” contacts. Everyone is very supportive at Imperial College London the research they are undertaking, on and working part-time at 0.5FTE helps contribute to a happy daphnejackson.org/ our website: work and family life balance. My ultimate goal is to develop meet-our-fellows/ an academic and research career at Imperial College London, to become a member of staff as a research scientist and a teaching fellow in the future.”

20 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 Daphne Jackson Trust Annual Review 2018 21 2019How to support the Daphne Jackson Thank you Trust in 2019 and beyond

The Daphne Jackson Trust would like to thank the University Make a difference to researchers and scientists of Surrey and the Royal Society of Chemistry who have given funds directly to support and facilitate the production of this returning to STEM after a career break Annual Review.

We want to continue broadening our reach and developing new partnerships. As an independent charity, we receive no public-sector funding. We rely on the generosity of sponsors and donors, whether from individuals or organisations, to continue providing our Fellowships. There are many ways in which you and your organisation can help. The University of Surrey is a global The Royal Society of Chemistry community of ideas and people, dedicated works to shape the future of the chemical to life-changing education and research. With sciences – for the benefit of science and a beautiful and vibrant campus, we provide humanity. With over 50,000 members exceptional teaching and practical learning and a knowledge business that spans the to inspire and empower our students for globe, we are the UK’s professional body Sponsor or host a personal and professional success. for chemical scientists; supporting and Daphne Jackson Fellow. representing our members and bringing Through our world-class research and together scientists from all over the innovation, we deliver transformational world. As a not-for-profit organisation impact on society and shape future digital with more than 175 years of heritage The cost of sponsoring a Daphne economy through agile collaboration and Jackson Fellow is less than you might and an ambitious international vision partnership with businesses, governments for the future, we promote, support think and can make a huge difference Sponsor a networking event and communities. to someone’s career, also impacting or provide a meeting room. and celebrate chemistry. positively on the skills base of the www.surrey.ac.uk www.rsc.org UK’s STEM research workforce. We hold regular networking events, training courses, interviews and Make a one-off donation, set up a regular meetings in London and around the UK. If you are able to offer amount or leave a legacy to us in your will. complimentary meeting rooms, or a part of a larger venue at reduced rates, we would be delighted to We rely on donations from hear from you. individuals and organisations to support our work in raising the Trust’s profile to potential returners and promoting flexible working opportunities for STEM researchers.

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