Profile – Mercury Zone

Education:

Parkview Junior (1980-1981); Parkview Senior (1982-1985); Parktown Girls (1986); Olchfa School (1986-1992); University of Cambridge (1993-1996); Univerisity of Edinburgh (1996-1997); University of Cambridge (1997-2000)
Qualifications:

BSc, MSc, PhD
Work History:

University of Cambridge, University College London
Current Job:

Senior Lecturer

About Me:

I’m a scientist and psychology lecturer at University College London
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I live with my husband and two boys in a village near Cambridge.

I’m originally from South Africa – my family moved to the UK when I was a teenager. since then I’ve lived in Swansea, Leicester, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Royston.

I enjoy cycling – the Cambridgeshire countryside is beautiful. And doesn’t have too many hills.
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I spend about half my time as a lecturer – teaching students, preparing lectures, doing teaching related paperwork. The other half of my time I spend doing research – running experiments to figure out how our brains understand spoken and written words. This is important in order to help children who have difficulties with language.
My Typical Day:

No such thing as a typical day – that is one of the reasons that I love my job!
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Some days are spend working with students. Other days are spend doing science. But most days are a chaotic (and fun) mixture of the two.
What I'd do with the prize money:

I’ll pay a student to come and get work experience in my lab,

Jenni Rodd