Support for My Career: Rainaa Ahmed
“An apprenticeship gives you the best of both worlds – both work and study.”
Rainaa is a Technical Apprentice in Engineering’s Technical Services.… Read more
Category: Being myself at work
A unique personal story – Hind Saidani-Scott
A unique personal story – Dr Hind Saidani-Scott
“I was so thrilled to discover the Women in Engineering society – their professionalism, attitude and friendship.”
Dr Hind Saidani-Scott has been in the Mechanical Engineering department for over thirty years.… Read more
Support for my career – Edmund Harbord
Support for my career – Edmund Harbord
“I was advised to focus on getting one thing done every single day – it was the best piece of advice anyone has ever given me in my career.”
Dr Edmund Harbord is a Lecturer in Optical Communications & Networks within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and part of the Photonics research group.… Read more
Support for my career – Shams Rahman
Support for my career – Shams Rahman
“Have patience. People may be ‘brilliant’ but everyone has to learn, and that will take time.”
A S M Mostaquimur Rahman – aka Shams to his friends and colleagues – is a lecturer in Civil Engineering, specialising in Water and Environmental Engineering.… Read more
Job sharing – Jo McWhirter
Job sharing – Jo McWhirter
“As soon as I saw the role advertised, I asked if a job-share would be something that they would be open to…the response to this was very positive.”
Jo McWhirter has been a part of the SCEEM School Team since 2017, and now works as the Outreach and Student liaison Programme Assistant, job sharing the role with Kirsten Horne.… Read more
Job sharing – Dorian Jones
Job sharing – Dorian Jones
“Job-sharing: the pros outweigh the cons”
Dr Dorian Jones is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering, and Joint Head of the Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Group.… Read more
Job sharing – Ann Gaitonde
Flexible working: Ann Gaitonde
“You’ve both got to want that balance, and to have similar ambitions… and it depends on having the right people above you to make a job share happen.”
Dr Ann Gaitonde is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering, and joint Head of the Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Group.… Read more
Supporting others – Thorsten Wagener
Supporting others – Thorsten Wagener
“We get academics to think about the key contributions they want to make….… Read more
Flexible working: Anne Roudaut
Flexible working: Anne Roudaut
“Your brain is your main tool: you need to rest it. Having kids has forced me to do less, to rest my brain and so made me more creative and more efficient.”
Dr.… Read more