Dr Anthony Wynne, Senior Data Scientist, SVGC Ltd.
Anthony undertook his Daphne Jackson Fellowship between 2015 and 2017 at the University of Plymouth. His BBSRC project focused on Nitrite and Mitochondrial Function.
Before my Daphne Jackson Fellowship, I was working as a part-time builder and caring for my children. I was rejected from every science job I applied for, often with comments about how my career gap was too big a risk, or that I was out of date.
After my fellowship, I continued to work at my host institution and then at the SME we had been collaborating with. The impact of the fellowship on my prospects became very clear when I left the SME and went on the job market. Employers had a very different view of my career gap – I was suddenly someone with a wide range of experience, an adaptable fast-learner who could overcome anything”.