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Adele Marston
Scottish cell biologist
cell biologist university teacher
Linacre College St Hilda's College
Adele Patrick
British artist
artist
Glasgow School of Art
Adrienne Clare Scullion
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Queen's University Belfast
Aileen Fyfe
historian at University of St Andrews
historian
University of Cambridge
20th century
Ailsa Morag Campbell
Albena Dinkova-Kostova
Bulgarian biochemist
biochemist university teacher
Sofia University Washington State University
Alex Lascarides
Professor of Semantics at the University of Edinburgh
researcher
University of Edinburgh
1950
Alexandra Martha Zoya Slawin
Professor of Chemical Crystallography, University of St Andrews.
researcher chemist
1961
Alison Culpan
Scottish pharmaceutical executive
business executive
Alison Jane Patricia Goligher
Alison Lumsden
Scottish literary scholar
literary scholar editor university teacher
University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh
Alison N. Hulme
Scottish chemist
researcher chemist
University of Cambridge
20th century
Alison Phipps
British refugee researcher
researcher
Alison Yarrington
Dean of School of Arts, English & Drama, Loughborough University
art historian
University of Reading University of Cambridge Darwin College
Alyson Tobin
Scottish plant physiologist
plant physiologist university teacher academic administrator
Amina Shah
Scottish librarian
librarian
Andrea Nolan
British veterinary surgeon and academic
surgeon veterinarian
Trinity College Dublin University of Bristol University of Cambridge Technical University of Munich Manor House School, Raheny
Ann Chester Chandley
Cytogeneticist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anna Glasier
professor; expert in reproductive medicine
gynaecologist physician researcher
University of Edinburgh
Anne Glover
CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners
executive
Clare College Yale University Yale School of Management
1954-02-06
Anne Harper Anderson
British sociologist
sociologist university teacher academic administrator
1954-02-19
Anne Neville
Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in emerging technologies and Professor of Tribology and Surface engineering at the University of Leeds
university teacher
University of Glasgow Maxwelltown High School
1970-03
Antonella Sorace
Italian-born Scottish linguist
linguist
University of Southern California
Barbara Elizabeth Crawford
British historian
historian
Barbara Webb
Roboticist
psychologist researcher
University of Sydney
Bonnie Webber
computational linguist
linguist computational linguist computer scientist university teacher
Harvard University
1946-08-30
Cait MacPhee
Professor of Biological Physics
physicist
University of Melbourne
Carol Elizabeth Tannahill
Director of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Chief Social Policy Adviser in Scottish Government
Carol Margaret Duffus
Carol Trager-Cowan
Scottish physicist
physicist
University of Glasgow University of St Andrews Royal Holloway, University of London
Carole Hillenbrand
Islamic scholar
historian university teacher
University of Edinburgh Somerville College Girton College
1943-05-03
Caroline Gardner
Auditor General for Scotland
politician
Caroline Heycock
Scottish syntactician and professor
linguist syntactician
University of Pennsylvania
1960-11-22
Caroline Wilkinson
British anthropologist
anthropologist researcher
University of Manchester
1965-10-27
Carolyn Jameson
British customer reviews executive
business executive
Carrie MacEwen
British surgeon
surgeon ophthalmologist
Catherine Steel
Professor of Classics at the University of Glasgow
professor university teacher classical philologist
Corpus Christi College
1973-05-31
Cathie Sudlow
British neurologist
neurologist
Cathy Gallagher
British university sports administrator
athletic director
Cheryll Tickle
British biologist
biologist university teacher
University of Cambridge University of Glasgow Girton College
1945-01-18
Christina Anne Boswell
professor of politics
political scientist
London School of Economics and Political Science
1972
Christine Hallett
British social scientist and academic administrator
social scientist
1949-05-04
Claire Halpin
researcher
researcher
Clare Blackburn
British female biologist
biologist
University of Edinburgh Imperial College London
Clare Bond
British Earth systems scientist
earth scientist university teacher
University of Leeds University of Edinburgh
D. Jane Bower
Daisy Narayanan
British urban designer
urban designer architect local government officer
Deborah Charlesworth
British evolutionary biologist
biologist
Newnham College
1943-03-13
Deborah Janet Howard
Emeritus Professor of Architectural History at the University of Cambridge
historian art historian
1946-02-26
Deirdre Heddon
Scottish theatrologist
historian art historian
1969
Doreen Cantrell
British immunologist
immunologist
Aberystwyth University University of Nottingham
Dorothy H. Crawford
British assistant principal for public understanding of medicine
microbiologist physician writer
1950
Dorothy Miell
Professor of Social Psychology
psychologist
Lancaster University Department of Sociology Bradford Girls' Grammar School
Dörthe Tetzlaff
Professor in Hydrology and Landscape Ecology, University of Aberdeen.
researcher
E. Elizabeth Patton
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, professor of chemical genetics
researcher
Eileen Dunning
Eileen Mackay
Scottish civil servant and non-executive director
Eleanor Riley
Scottish academic
academic immunologist
Cornell University
Elisa Morgera
researcher
researcher
1977-03-04
Elisabeth Ann Innes
researcher
researcher
University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow
Elizabeth Mary Russell
Emeritus Professor of Social Medicine, University of Aberdeen.
Elizabeth Moignard
archaeologist
archaeologist
Ellen Birgit Lane
scientific researcher and academic in the field of human biology
University College London
Elspeth Christie Reid
Professor of Scottish Private Law, University of Edinburgh.
Elspeth Smith
British academic and biochemist
biochemist
University of Cambridge
1923
Evelyn Margaret Gill
Faye Hammill
Faye Hammill teaches nineteenth- and twentieth-century English and North American literature, has research interests in interwar writing (particularly by women authors
teacher philologist scholar of English
1974-05-02
Felicity Huntingford
British ecologist
ecologist
1948-06-17
Felicity Riddy
British academic
literary historian medievalist
University of Oxford University of Auckland
1940-06-07
Fiona Gilbert
Scottish radiologist and academic
radiologist researcher
Fiona J. McNeill
researcher
researcher
Fiona Mackay
feminist political scientist
faculty member
University of Manchester
Fiona Macpherson
Professor of Philosophy
philosopher
1971-10-19
Fiona Stafford
Professor in English, University of Oxford.
University of Oxford University of Leicester
Frances Fowle
British curator
curator auctioneer arts journalist university teacher
Frances Mair
researcher
researcher
University of Liverpool
Gillian Berkeley
Scottish academic administrator
academic administrator
1962
Gillian Mead
British stroke medicine researcher
medical researcher university teacher
Gillian Reid
British chemist
chemist
University of Edinburgh
Gillian Wright
Scottish astronomer (b.1958)
astronomer
University of Glasgow Imperial College London
1958-03
Harriet Harris
Scottish Episcopal priest
Anglican priest university teacher editor
Heather Cubie
British bacteriologist
researcher
1946-12-08
Heather M. Ferguson
Canadian malariologist and medical entomologist
biologist university teacher malariologist
University of Edinburgh University of Toronto University of British Columbia
Helen Bond
British biblical scholar
theologian
Durham University University of Tübingen University of St Andrews
1968
Helen Hastie
British AI scientist
artificial intelligence researcher roboticist university teacher
University of Edinburgh Georgetown University
Helen Sang
Group Leader, R(D)SVS, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh.
University of Cambridge
1955
Helen Walden
English structural biologist
biochemist biologist
University of St Andrews University of Bath
Hilary Critchley
British academic obstetrician and gynaecologist
gynaecologist obstetrician researcher
University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester
Hilary H. Birks
palaeoecologist, emeritus professor and botanical collector
paleoecologist botanical collector university teacher
University of Cambridge
Holly P Branigan
Scottish academic
researcher
Ima Jackson
community engaged researcher
university teacher
Ineke De Moortel
Belgian mathematician and astronomer
mathematician astronomer
University of St Andrews Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Irene Leigh
British dermatologist
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Isla Myers‐Smith
Canadian and Scottish climatologist
climatologist university teacher
University of Alberta University of Alaska Fairbanks University of British Columbia
Jackie Waring
Scottish angel investor
angel investor
Jackie Wylie
theatre director and executive
artistic director
1980
Jacqui Matthews
Scottish veterinary parasitologist
veterinary parasitologist university teacher
University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine
Jan Clarkson
dentistry researcher
researcher dentist
Jan McDonald
theatrologist
1941
Jane Dawson
British academic and historian
historian
Jane Elizabeth Norman
Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health, University of Edinburgh.
researcher
Jane Hillston
British computer scientist
computer scientist engineer
University of Edinburgh University of York Lehigh University
1963
Jane Reid
ecologist and evolutionary biologist
professor ecologist academic
University of Glasgow
Jane Stuart-Smith
Professor of English Language and Linguistics
linguist
University of Oxford
1965
Janet Brown
Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority, 2007–19
company director physicist
1951-07-31
Janet Carsten
anthropologist
anthropologist university teacher
Janet Lowe
Scottish education academic
Janet Marjorie Allen
Janet Sprent
British botanist
botanist
University of London Imperial College London University of Tasmania
1934
Janette Webb
Scottish climate sociologist
sociologist university teacher
University of Nottingham University of Hull
Janice Kirkpatrick
Scottish graphic designer
graphic designer university teacher television producer
Glasgow School of Art
1962
Jannette Anderson
Scottish biochemist
biologist
1927
Jean Balfour
Forester, landowner and conservationist.
forester conservationist large estate owner
1927-11-04
Jean Manson
Professor of Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences
Jeanne Elisabeth Bell
Jennifer Brown
literary agent
literary agent
1958-05-13
Jennifer Wishart
Emeritus Professor of Developmental Disabilities in Childhood, University of Edinburgh
Jill Diana Harries
historian of late antiquity
historian classical scholar university teacher
Somerville College
Jill Pell
Henry Mechan Professor of Public Health and Director of the Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow.
researcher
Joan Stringer
British academic and educationalist
political scientist
University of Keele
1948-05-12
Joanne Patricia Sharp
professor of geography at the University of Glasgow
geographer university teacher
1969-11-17
Joanne Scott
Professor of European Law
legal scholar
1965
Johanna Moore
computer scientist
computer scientist university teacher
University of California, Los Angeles North Hollywood High School
19th century
Josephine Pemberton
British evolutionary biologist
zoologist university teacher
University of Oxford
20th century
Joyce Tait
Director, Innogen Institute, University of Edinburgh.
academic
1938
Jude Barber
Scottish architect
architect
Judith Allen
Professor of Immunobiology
biologist
University of California, Berkeley
Judy Wagner
British business leader, educator and executive search recruitment manager
businessperson
Julia M. H. Smith
British historian
historian
Newnham College Corpus Christi College
1956-05-29
Julie Fitzpatrick
Scottish scientist and academic
University of Edinburgh University of Bristol London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Karen J Halliday
researcher
researcher
Karina McTeague
Scottish risk professional
business executive civil servant lawyer
Karyn McCluskey
Scottish forensic psychologist
psychologist
Kate Gillian Storey
British developmental biologist
scientist
University of Oxford
1960-11-27
Kate Hunt
sociologist
researcher sociologist
University of Glasgow
Kathryn M. Rudy
researcher
historian art historian university teacher
Cornell University Columbia University St. Michael's College
1969-02-25
Kay Redfield Jamison
American bipolar disorder researcher
essayist clinical psychologist writer
University of California, Los Angeles
1946-06-22
Kirstie Blair
Scottish academic
academic
1975
Kirsty Hughes
Scottish social scientist
1957
Laura Francesca Piacentini
Professor of Criminology, University of Strathclyde
sociologist
Laura Machesky
Professor of Cancer Biology
researcher
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Alma College
Leigh-Ann Russell
oil and gas engineer
engineer
1975
Lesley Mary Samuel Knox
Chairman, Investment Management, and non-executive Director, since 2016, Legal and General plc
company director
1953-09-19
Lesley McAra
Scottish legal scholar
university teacher sociologist
20th century
Lesley McMillan
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, researcher in gender-based violence and criminal justice
1976-02-02
Lesley Scott Dent Glasser
Linda A Lawton
researcher
researcher
Linda Urquhart
Scottish solicitor
solicitor
1959-09-21
Lis Neubeck
researcher
researcher
University of Sydney
20th century
Liz Bacon
Professor of computer science
computer scientist
University of Greenwich
1963-09-27
Loeske Kruuk
British evolutionary ecologist
evolutionary ecologist professor
University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen
Lora Heisler
researcher
researcher
Lorna Dawson
British soil scientist
soil scientist
1957-11-13
Lorna Macpherson
researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7227-2991)
researcher
Louise Heathwaite
British hydrochemist
agronomist hydrochemist
University of East Anglia
Louise Macdonald
first female National Director of the Institute of Directors
director journalist
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
British chef
chef
University of London
1971-04-29
Lyndsay Fletcher
astrophysicist
astrophysicist astronomer
University of Glasgow
1968
Lynn Abrams
Scottish historian
historian
1960
Lynn Drummond
Lynn Helen Ann Jamieson
researcher
researcher
University of Edinburgh
1952
Maggie Kinloch
Malinda Carpenter
developmental psychologist and academic
developmental psychologist academic
Mandy Ryan
Professor of Health Economics, University of Aberdeen.
researcher
Margaret Anne Crowther
Margaret Barnes
British marine biologist (1919-2009)
marine biologist
University of London
1919-08-26
Margaret Donaldson
British psychologist
psychologist
University of Edinburgh
1926
Margaret Frame
Professor of Molecular Cell Biology
biologist researcher
University of Glasgow
20th century
Margaret Patricia Henton
Margaret Ruth MacLean
pulmonary pharmacologist
pharmacologist
Maria Dornelas
biodiversity researcher
researcher
James Cook University University of Lisbon
Maria Fernanda Ferreira
cognitive psychologist
Marialuisa Aliotta
Italian nuclear astrophysicist
astrophysicist university teacher physicist
University of Catania University of Oxford
Marie Johnston
Emeritus Professor in Psychology, University of Aberdeen.
researcher psychologist
University of Hull
Marion Kay Campbell
Mary Gibby
botanist
botanist
1949
Mary Renfrew
professor of midwifery
nurse midwife researcher
University of Edinburgh
1955
Mary Tara Marshall
Melanie Reid
British journalist
journalist
1957-03 1957-04
Mhairi Stewart
Scottish public engagement professional
academic administrator
Michele Burman
Professor of Criminology
criminologist
Moira Mary Jardine
British astrophysicist
astrophysicist
University of St Andrews
Moira Whyte
Scottish physician
physician immunologist
University of London
1959-09-25
Natascha Gentz
Dean, International (China) and Professor of Chinese, University of Edinburgh.
sinologist translator university teacher
1966
Niamh Nic Daéid
Forensic science researcher
forensic scientist chemist university teacher
Dublin Institute of Technology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
1967
Nicola McEwen
political scientist
political scientist
Western University
1970-02-11
Nina Laurie
British geographer
geographer
University College London McGill University
Norman Dott
Scottish neurosurgeon
teacher
University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School
1897-08-26
Norna Anne Robertson
Lead Scientist, LIGO Project, California Institute of Technology.
Nuala Ann Booth
Olga Kozlova
director of innovation and industry engagement & fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
business executive
Olivia F. Robinson
scholar of ancient Roman law
classical scholar legal scholar
1938-11
Pamela Gillies
Epidemiologist, educator, academic
epidemiologist
University of Aberdeen University of Nottingham
1953
Pamela Robertson
Senior Curator, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
curator
Patricia Clare Mazoura Morrow Macdonald
Patricia Connolly
British bioengineer
bioengineer
1958-08-11
Patricia Jacobs
British geneticist
geneticist university teacher
University of St Andrews
1934-10-08
Pauline Schaap
Personal Professor of Developmental Signalling, University of Dundee.
researcher
Leiden University Leiden University Medical Center
Pauline Weetman
Professor Emerita of Accounting, University of Edinburgh
economist business manager
Petra Wend
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen Margaret University.
academic
Poonam Malik
academic entrepreneurial research management leader
researcher board member
University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow
Rabinder Buttar
British business woman
immunologist biochemist
University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde
1963-07
Rachel A. Norman
researcher
researcher
University of Liverpool
Rebecca Cheung
Professor of Nanoelectronics, University of Edinburgh.
researcher
Rebecca Lunn
geoscientist
earth scientist geologist
Newcastle University
Rhona Flin
researcher
researcher
1955-04-26
Robyn Louise Marsack
Rona McLeod MacKie
Professorial Research Fellow, University of Glasgow
dermatologist
1940-05-22
Rory O'Connor
British health psychologist
mental health researcher university teacher
Queen's University Belfast
Rosemary A. Bailey
British statistician and algebraist
mathematician statistician researcher
St Hugh's College University of Oxford
1947
Ruth F. Jarrett
researcher
researcher
Sally Ann Brown
Sally Mapstone
principal and Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews University since 2016
literary historian
Wadham College St Cross College
1957
Sally Wyke
researcher
researcher
Newcastle University University College London
Sara Lindsey Carter
Associate Deputy Principal, University of Strathclyde.
academic
University of Stirling
Sarah Broadie
British historian of philosophy
university teacher philosopher
Somerville College
1941-11-03
Sarah Cleaveland
British veterinary surgeon and epidemiologist
veterinary epidemiologist veterinarian epidemiologist university teacher
University of Cambridge London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
20th century
Sarah Curtis
British geographer
geographer
St Hilda's College
1954-10-31
Sarah Jane Cunningham-Burley
researcher
researcher
Sarah Jardine
Scottish laser engineer
engineer business executive
University of Strathclyde Heriot-Watt University Ayr Academy
Sarah Walmsley
Scottish pulmonologist
pulmonologist university teacher
University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge
Sascha Hooker
British marine biologist
marine biologist
Dalhousie University University of Oxford
Saveria Campo
Italian viral oncologist
teacher oncologist
University of Edinburgh University of Palermo
1947
Seona Reid
Director - The Glasgow School of Art
civil servant
1950-01-21
Sharon Ashbrook
British professor of physical chemistry
chemist teacher
Hertford College
20th century
Sharon Cowan
British legal and gender studies scholar
legal scholar gender studies scholar university teacher
University of Strathclyde University of Cambridge Brunel University London
Sheila McLean
British legal scholar
legal scholar jurist university teacher
University of Glasgow
1951-06-20
Shireen-Anne Davies
Shonaig Macpherson
Chair of the National Trust for Scotland, The Princes Trust, The Robertson Trust, The Royal Lyceum Theatre and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
lawyer chairperson
Sinead Farrington
British physicist
physicist university teacher
University of Glasgow St Margaret's School for Girls
Siobhán Jordan
Irish technologist
technologist civil servant
Dublin City University Trinity College Dublin
Sotiria Grek
sociologist
Stella Chan
clinical psychologist
psychologist
Sue Rigby
British palaeontologist
paleontologist university teacher vice chancellor
University of Cambridge
Susan B. Davidson
American computer scientist
computer scientist
Cornell University Princeton University
Susan D. Healy
Biologist specialist in bird behaviours
researcher
Susan J. Smith
British geographer
geographer university teacher
St Anne's College Nuffield College
1956
Susan Jane Hart
British marketing academic
marketing theorist university teacher academic administrator
1960-07-18
Susan McVie
Susan Rosser
Professor of Synthetic Biology
biologist university teacher
University of Dundee
Susan Welburn
Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology
researcher
Susanne Moira Brown
Tara Brendle
American mathematician
mathematician
Columbia University
Theresa Shearer
Scottish disability rights activist
disability rights activist
Uzma Khan
Scottish academic administrator
economist academic administrator
Verity Brown
Provost of St Leonard's College, University of St Andrews.
researcher
The Open University University of Cambridge University College London
Vicki Stone
toxicologist
researcher
Edinburgh Napier University University of Birmingham University of Leeds
Victoria Crowe
British artist
painter
Royal College of Art
1945-05-08
Xiaoyu Luo
Chinese and British applied mathematician who studies biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and the interactions of fluid flows with soft biological tissues
researcher
Xi'an Jiaotong University
1960
Zoe Shipton
British geologist
geologist
University of Edinburgh
20th century