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Jen Remnant

My CV

  • Education:

    I went to school in St Cleer and then Liskeard which is a small town in Cornwall. I went to Liskeard 6th form college.

    I went to Northumbria University for my first degree, which is in Newcastle upon Tyne, and then I went to Newcastle University for my 2nd and 3rd degrees.

  • Qualifications:

    10 GCSEs
    2 AS Levels
    3 A Levels
    Disability Studies and Professional Practice Studies (BaHons)
    Health and Social Science Research (MSc)
    Medical Sociology (PhD)

  • Work History:

    Shop assistant, waiting staff, teaching assistant, support worker, student, research fellow, research associate (me now)

  • Current Job:

    Post-doctoral research associate

  • About Me:

    I love being outside and have an unhealthy obsession with peanut butter

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    I live in Fife with my little dog Flic. I spend a lot of time up mountains or in the sea and my favourite food is anything from the barbecue.

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    I work on a project researching Disability Inclusive Science Careers (DISC).  The aim of DISC is to improve the recruitment, retention and progression of  disabled scientists working, or hoping to work in universities in the UK.

    http://disc.hw.ac.uk

  • My Typical Day:

    I talk to disabled scientists and people who work in universities to understand how to make science departments more welcoming.

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    All my days are different. Sometimes I spend all day looking at my computer reading about disabled scientists and their work. Sometimes I speak to scientists about why there aren’t many disabled people working in universities and how we could make that better.

     

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Enthusiastic, thoughtful, funny

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      A writer

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Sometimes!

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Christine and the Queens

      What's your favourite food?

      Peanut butter

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      I wish I was better at maths, I wish my dog wasn't afraid of the sea and I wish I lived nearer my brother

      Tell us a joke.

      'Have you got a book on tortoises?' 'Hardback?' 'Yes, and tiny little heads'

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