Speakers

Emma Ford, Coaching4careers, UK

Emma works as an independent coach and facilitator in the area of personal, leadership and career development. Prior to this she worked in the Energy Industry for 16 years, latterly managing Graduate Selection in Europe for a multinational organisation, the tools and processes she developed were shared as best practice for experienced and MBA hire globally.

She has developed and delivered leadership and career management programmes and experiential skills workshops including team working, networking, presentations, careers, leadership of self and others. She coaches and works with globally based clients who work across the sectors. Her work includes designing and delivering workshops for PhD scientists at the Helmholtz Association in Germany.

Charlotte Griffiths, University Hospital Southampton, UK

Charlotte Griffiths is a newly qualified Radiotherapy Clinical Scientist working for University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. She completed her undergraduate Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology MPhys degree with University of Portsmouth and post graduate Medical Physics MSc with University of Surrey before embarking on the STP training. The STP training consisted of work-based learning at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust as well as academic learning, completing a Clinical Science (Medical Physics) MSc with King’s College London.

Charlotte feels that working in Radiotherapy physics is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling job as she knows that her work has a tangible, positive impact for patients. Radiotherapy Physics utilises concepts covered in many undergraduate Physics degrees such as particle interactions, detectors and radiation in a practical way.

Dr. Silvia Pani, University of Surrey, UK

Silvia is a senior lecturer in Applied Radiation Physics at the University of Surrey. She has been working for over 25 years on medical applications of X-ray imaging, with a specific focus on mammography and on the use of novel detectors for improved diagnosis with reduced risk for the patients.

Since 2012 she has been the programme director for the MSc in Medical Physics at Surrey and she is passionate about getting young people involved in this discipline.

Henry Priestly, Loughborough University, UK

Henry is a first year PhD student at Loughborough University. After completing an integrated Masters degree in Physics from the University of Hull, Henry worked for over a year as a consultant before moving to his current position. For him, medical physics is a great way of using his skill in a subject he loves in a way that helps people.

Henrys work focusses on simulating a new type of radiation source that has the potential to perform a new type of radiotherapy, but he has also taken part in outreach work and public speaking events.

James Scuffham, Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK

James is a Consultant Clinical Scientist and Head of Nuclear Medicine Physics at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. James leads a team of medical physicists who provide scientific support to clinical nuclear medicine services both within the NHS and private sector.

James is passionate about delivering high-quality, cutting-edge diagnostic techniques and treatments to patients, and has led the introduction of numerous new clinical services, as well as being active in clinical and academic research.

James holds a joint appointment with the National Physical Laboratory. He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey, where he lectures on the MSc Medical Physics course and co-supervises Masters and PhD projects.

Daniel Sinclair, Royal Surrey County Hospital, UK

Daniel Sinclair is a Clinical Scientist in Nuclear Medicine who has recently completed his Scientist Training Programme (STP) experience at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. His training included an MSc in Clinical Science (Medical Physics) at King’s College London. Before entering the STP, Daniel completed an undergraduate Physics BSc at the University of Surrey, which included an industrial placement year in Radiotherapy Physics.

Daniel greatly enjoys the hands-on aspects of working in Nuclear Medicine Physics and seeing the direct benefits it provides for patients. He found the STP to be an excellent training pathway, helping him transform and develop the skills acquired during his Physics degree into valuable assets for a variety of healthcare environments.