Following a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, I undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Cardiff, University of Reading and Wake-Forest University, USA. I then moved into medical writing, working for a global medical communications agency before moving to the University of Oxford as a Research Facilitator in the Department for Continuing Education (2007-2010). I joined the University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences in 2010 as Research Facilitator, before working as a Strategic Projects Manager and, latterly as, Operations Manager (Postgraduate Programmes). I moved to the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science in December 2015 in the capacity of Research and Business Development Manager.