WELLCOME TRUST CAREER REENTRY FELLOW
PATTERN WORKED: 4 DAYS PER WEEK
Following a three-year career break, Nicola returned to research in 2014, within the Chemistry Department of the University of Oxford. A renowned expert in her field, she has built a small but flourishing independent, multi-disciplinary research group. They are currently working on the development and delivery of new treatments for children with brain tumours, for whom the five year survival rate is currently less than 1%. Her return was sponsored by organisations including the Medical Research Council, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Daphne Jackson Trust, and her research is currently supported by the Wellcome Trust, SCG and Cancer Research UK. Since her return, Nicola has informally mentored five aspiring returners and other researchers who were interested in pursuing flexible working.
