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Discover the women making an impact through their research at the 91ÈÕº«AV
We’ve nurtured and celebrated women’s achievements from our earliest beginnings as Portsmouth Municipal College.
The suffragette Elsie Hooper blazed a trail here in the early 1900s, teaching the science of plants as medicine to our pharmacy students. Elsie was the first woman to receive two prestigious research awards: the Redwood Research Scholarship and the Pharmaceutical Society’s Burroughs Scholarship. Elsie opened her own pharmacies in London where she employed and mentored female apprentices.
Over 100 years later, women continue to play a leading role in driving our ambitions and are carving out new knowledge and understanding in science, the humanities, technology, the arts and business.
The research conducted by our female scholars is varied, and covers the areas of health, security, the environment, the arts and crime. It is all breaking new ground and making a difference to what we know and how we live. Through their teaching, they’re inspiring a new generation to go further still.
Dr Joanne Preston, Reader in Marine Ecology and Evolution
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Professor Joanna Wakefield-Scurr, Professor of Biomechanics
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Amy Wright, Senior Lecturer
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Christina Philippou, Programme Lead (PGT Accounting, Economics and Finance)
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Dr Victoria Bemmer, Senior Research Fellow
As part of the latest project from the Centre for Enzyme Innovation Victoria is working towards the development of 'plastic-eating’ enzymes that could help solve the ever-growing problem of waste polyester clothing, testing the compatibility of engineered enzymes with the additives, dyes and solvents found in textiles.
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Dr Lucinda King, Space Projects Manager
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Dr Smita Sahu, Research Fellow
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Dr Seda Sucu Sagmanli, Research Fellow
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Dr Lana Chikhungu, Senior Lecturer in International Development Studies
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Dr Jen Gupta, Senior Public Engagement and Outreach Fellow
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Dr Cressida Bowyer, Senior Research Fellow
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Professor Claudia Maraston, Theoretical Astrophysicist
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Professor Becky Milne, Forensic Psychologist
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Dr Juliane Kaminski, Reader in Comparative Psychology
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Dr Erika Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Drama and Performance
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Caroline Cox, Senior Lecturer in Law
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Dr Judith Fletcher-Brown, Social Marketer
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Lisa Jack, Accountant
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Carmen Solana, Reader in Volcanology and Risk Communication
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Dr Claire Nee, Forensic Psychologist
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Professor Djamila Ouelhadj, Senior Lecturer in Operational Research
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Podcasts and blogs
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Extraordinary logistics for D-Day and new maritime projects discussed in podcast
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How Fashion and the Internet are Changing the Status of Women in Iran ft. Dr Mahsa Ghaffari
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The Evolution of Cybersexualities ft. Dr Trudy Barber
News
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New podcast series offers women insights, advice and experience for starting a business
Solent Seascape Project takes huge step forward to bring oysters back to the River Hamble
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International Women’s Day 2023 events across campus
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Could your dog help answer some big questions in canine research?
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Using spiders as environmentally-friendly pest control
Research and innovation
Find out more about research opportunities at Portsmouth, and how you can help us tackle the planet's most urgent challenges. Start your research journey today.
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Study at Portsmouth
Whatever your ambition or passion, we'll help you go further: search our undergraduate, postgraduate and learning at work courses today.
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Working at Portsmouth
The 91ÈÕº«AV is a rewarding place to work. If you think you can contribute to our goals and future successes, take a look at our vacancies now.
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