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  6. Dr Lesley Howell

Dr Lesley Howell

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Lesley Howell delivering outreach activities

Dr Lesley Howell is the Director of Education and a Reader in Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry. 

Lesley has over 15 years of experience in delivering outreach and public engagement events to young people and is incredibly passionate about promoting science, chemistry and higher education to the general public.

Since joining QMUL in 2017, Lesley has been involved in the organisation of several events including the Salters Festival of Chemistry, Laboratory Taster Days and Y12 conferences. Lesley launched the Chemistry residential summer school, which is now organised by Dr Giorgio Chianello. Lesley has also served as the faculty representative on the Public Engagement Leadership Forum (2020-2022).

Lesley participates in the annual Festival of Communities event, where young people and adults from the local community have the opportunity to do some hands-on chemistry. Furthermore, she is a STEM ambassador and is very happy to work with schools/science clubs on science projects. Lesley can provide talks to schools and colleges on a number of topics including: The story of Taxol, Studying Chemistry at University, Career opportunities for Chemistry Graduates as well as more research focused talks based on the projects currently under investigation in her laboratory.

For more information about these or any of the above please do not hesitate to get in touch with Lesley.

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