Professional Activities
I actively support and contribute to external engagement to all ages via an array of public engagement activities. These include presenting the annual LivWISE Christmas Lecture , engaging in "Science Weeks" in primary school and judging secondary school STEM projects at the annual Big Bang event.
I am the secretary for the UK Society for Biomaterials and actively promote Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering/Material Science research activities through the society.
Conference Roles
- Invited Speaker at the Special Interest RSC Biomaterials Conference, Ulster, by Invitation (Royal Society, 2017)
- Invited Speaker at Mercia Stem Cell Alliance Conference , by Invitation (MSCA, 2016)
- Invitation to speak at Sheffield University, by Invitation (Dr Alison Gartland, 2010)
- Invitation to speak to GLORI (Glasgow Orthopaedic Research Institute), by Invitation (GLORI founder Dr Matt Dalby, 2010)
Editorships
- Osteoarthritis and cartilage (Peer review, 2011 - present)
- Analyst (Peer review, 2011 - present)
- Acta Biomaterialia (Reviewer,, 2008 - present)
- Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Peer reviewer, 2008 - present)
- Journal of Material Science: Materials in Medicine (Peer reviewer, 2007 - present)
- Biomaterials (Peer reviewer, 2003 - present)
Examination Roles
- University of Manchester, MPhil (2016)
- University of Southampton, PhD (2015)
- University of Glasgow, PhD (2015)
- Liverpool John Moores University, PhD (2014)
Professional Body Memberships
- UK Society for Biomaterials (Secretary, 2010 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- School of Engineering Research Strategy Group
- Coordinator for the School of Engineering Research Seminars
- Programme Director for Advanced Engineering Materials MSc