Real Life Stories
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| Living and Working in Scotland |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to walk to work, live next to the sea, live with views of mountains or a castle, breathe fresh air, go home for lunch, have your children walk to and from school on their own or have time for family meals with your children in the evening? Can you imagine living in a place where you may be spontaneous about which restaurant to go to, which play or concert to attend and when and where to play golf? These are the experiences of some of the life sciences professionals who have chosen to move to Scotland. Here you will find stories from life sciences specialists who have moved to Scotland. These have been some of their reasons for coming, or indeed, some of the reasons why they stay:
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Farid Amalou, Heriot-Watt University
- After working as a professor in Saudi Arabia, Dr Farid Amalou was tempted to back into applied research by an invitation to Scotland to work on a new micro-manufacturing project.
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Maiwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas, Heriot Watt University
- French scientist Maïwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas came to Scotland as Heriot-Watt University was the only place, at the time, that offered a PhD in her chosen field of micro-engineering.
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Lindsay Farrell, BioOutsource
- Lindsay Farrell, Sales and Marketing Executive with BioOutsource, has always spoken with a Scottish accent, but it wasn't until she was 18 that she came to live here!
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Verna McErlane, Saltire Fellowship
- The Saltire Foundation’s Fellowship Programme is a 12-month programme designed to fast-track the careers of gifted and ambitious business-minded individuals and create an alumni network of Fellows who will help to shape Scotland’s economic future.
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Dr Douglas Houston, University of Edinburgh
- After three years at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, Dr Douglas Houston was tempted back home to Scotland by the ground-breaking research being conducted by the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.
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Jean O'Donoghue, University of Edinburgh
- It was Scotland’s ‘great outdoors’ that persuaded Irishwomen Jean O’Donoghue to choose the country as the place to further her career in life sciences and she’s still enjoying the experience.
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Lesley Sutherland, Saltire Fellowship
- The Saltire Foundation’s Fellowship Programme is a 12-month programme designed to fast-track the careers of gifted and ambitious business-minded individuals and create an alumni network of Fellows who will help to shape Scotland’s economic future.
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Mike Tyers, SULSA
- As one of Canada’s leaders in functional genomics, Professor Mike Tyers has helped advance our understanding of the genetic and biochemical networks that dictate cellular behaviour.
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Professor Kevin Docherty
- A fascination for biochemistry as a youngster set Edinburgh-born Professor Kevin Docherty on the path to research in diabetes.
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Alan and Elaine Wise, Life Scientists
- Alan and Elaine Wise often thought of moving to Scotland from the South of England, but when Alan decided to take redundancy they found their dreams quickly becoming a reality.
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