I graduated from Cambridge in 2000 with a B.A., M.Sci. in Natural Sciences (Chemistry).  My Ph.D., which I undertook in Bristol with Prof. S. A. R. Knox, was in the synthesis and reactivity of diruthenium m-cumulene (unsaturated carbene) complexes.  I started working in the Russell group in 2004 and spoke at the 229^th American Chemical Society national meeting in March 2005, presenting aspects of the groups work on main group cyclopentadienyl mimics.

After I finished my first degree at UMIST I decided to study for a PhD at Bristol because of their beautiful labs and excellent facilities. I was enthused by the chance to not only conduct my own synthetic work but to learn other practical techniques such as NMR spectroscopy and X-ray  crystallography which I may not have had the opportunity to do elsewhere.

I arrived in  Bristol in 2003 after obtaining my masters at the University of Leicester. I chose Bristol as the chemistry department is one of the best in the country and it offered me the opportunity to become proficient in analytical techniques such as X-ray crystallography. Working for Chris has allowed me to become experienced in a wide range of techniques including schlenk line and glove box techniques.

I originally came to Bristol for my first degree in 1999. Upon graduation, I trained as a teacher of English as a foreign language (TEFL) and worked in Bandung, Indonesia for two years before returning to Bristol to start my PhD in 2004.  Coming back was an easy choice as I really enjoyed my time as an undergraduate in this department and the facilities and reputation for research are outstanding.

I did my first degree at Imperial College and came to Bristol to start my PhD in 2005.  I've worked on a range of projects including heavy group 14 analogues of NHCs, reactive phosphaalkyne chemistry through to stable boron radicals

I came to Bristol in 2003 after my first degree in Chemistry with Forensic Science at the University of Bradford. The chemistry department in Bristol has a very different focus to my first institution and has given me great opportunities to experience new chemistry and to learn many characterisation techniques in a "hands on" way. Bristol is a very enjoyable city to live and work in and the chemistry department is excellently equipped to learn in and further my career.