Alison Meredith is a technician within the teaching lab in The School of Biological Sciences and The Institute for Global Food Security, supporting undergraduate practical classes.

Career Path and Advice

Tell us about your role and how your career has progressed?

I have spent the majority of my working life as a Science Technician supporting Teaching & Research activities. I didn’t plan it as a career but saw it as an interesting job while I decided what I really wanted to do!  After a few years I realized it had become my career and with a few ‘sideways’ moves and brief forays into the Environmental Sector there has been enough variety and new challenges on the horizon to keep me firmly in the Biological Sciences Teaching lab.

What do you find most rewarding about your work?

Being part of a diverse community of students and colleagues, and having the opportunity to develop and grow within my role.

What advice do you have for an aspiring individual hoping to pursue a career in your field?

Develop a strong work ethic and self-motivation, and be prepared to move and take opportunities when they arise.

About Alison

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself?

Come and talk to me and find out for yourself!

What is the best advice you have received or quote that you live by?

Desiderata, by Max Erhmann (1927) has many phrases that resonate with me at different times in my life.  It seems as relevant today as when it was written.

Who inspires you?

My Yoga teacher is a very inspiring person who puts a lot of effort into enabling her students to progress in their yoga practice.