Anna Leather
C-DICE Marketing and Engagement Manager
Loughborough University
9 blog posts
Contact
Email: a.j.leather@lboro.ac.uk
C-DICE Marketing and Engagement Manager
Loughborough University
9 blog posts
Email: a.j.leather@lboro.ac.uk
In 2024, Dr Mohammad Khalili, who completed his PhD in the 3D printing of biopolymers at Cranfield University, took part in the C‑DICE FutureProof Programme led by Dr Naomi Tyrrell. This 10-week postdoctoral‑focused series brought together early‑career researchers to translate…
Dr Lizzie Ashton, Senior Research Associate at Loughborough University was awarded one of C-DICE’s final Networking Grants for a project to enable Community Engagement and Training for Hydrogen Energy Adoption in Rural Malawi. She has just returned from Mwanza District…
In January 2024, Dr Stefan Warrington, a Chemistry Research Fellow at Loughborough University, took part in the C-DICE sandpit Towards Net Zero in the Water Industry. This postdoctoral-focused event brought together early-career researchers to co-develop innovative, interdisciplinary solutions for the…
Many researchers find that, despite the depth and significance of their work, it often remains confined to academic circles – shared in PDFs or journals that don’t always reach wider audiences. If you want your research to be seen, discussed,…
If you’re an early career researcher, you’re likely juggling publishing, teaching, grant writing, and maybe even a bit of imposter syndrome. But there’s one area that can elevate your research, expand your career options, and connect you with the world…
How the SPARK project showed the power of diverse minds tackling energy challenges together When you think about nuclear energy, you probably picture hard science: engineering diagrams, policy briefings, maybe a reactor control room. But when the SPARK (SMR Perceptions:…
In early 2024, Dr Lizzie Ashton, Senior Research Associate at Loughborough University received seedcorn funding for a research team through the C-DICE Sandpit programme to investigate the viability of integrating battery-electrolyser technology with solid-state hydrogen storage. This led to the…
If you're an early career researcher, chances are you're already leading from the middle – even if no one’s called it that yet. You're in that in-between space: not a student anymore, not (yet) a professor or PI. You’re expected…
As part of the ongoing C-DICE Grand Challenge, C-DICE partnered with the Alan Turing Institute to harness the power of data science in a Turing Data Study Group (DSG). PhD students and postdocs from around the world recently took part…