Angela Kedgley

"I definitely think the personality types match with me. As someone who works with many students and staff, I have to be organised, communicate well, and bring people together, as a coordinator. As a researcher, I am always trying to generate new ideas, which requires me to 'think outside the box' , and I have to explain these to other people so they can understand, which are attributes of an influencer. Working in research also means I an naturally curious, like to see the details, and tend to challenge the way things have always been done, which matches with a quality controller."

"I study human movement, and muscles, bones, tendons, and other tissues using mechanical engineering techniques. I also teach students, both in the laboratory and in the classroom, these same skills. My favourite outcomes are those that make a difference to people's lives. Sometimes these help surgeons do their jobs better - using different tools, or taking a new approach to a surgery. Sometimes these help us understand how the human body works - for example, how it adapts when it gets injured. And sometimes these contribute to the design of a new device to help people."

"I started to study mechanical engineering because I enjoyed maths and physics at school and I enjoyed learning how things worked. However, I was also interested in medicine. I discovered, almost by accident, that there were engineers who applied their skills to the human body. From the first time I worked in a lab together with surgeons to test a new way to repair for the shoulder, I was hooked! I moved from lab to lab, working with different clinicians and engineers, and teaching students that were more junior than me, until I got the chance to start my own research group."

"In my spare time I enjoy travelling to new places around the UK and the world. I like hiking, cycling and bouldering. I also enjoy taking ballet classes - these bring out the artist in me!"

"I think one of the best things about my job is that I do not have a typical day, as I perform many different roles in my job. I do attend quite a lot of meetings. Some of my favourite parts of my job are teaching classes to undergraduate engineering students, meeting with them about their projects, and working in the lab with my research group."

"Final year Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Calculus, and English (overseas)5 years: Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering Physics)2 years: Master's of Engineering Science (Biomedical Engineering)1 year: Research Technician at a university laboratory4 years: PhD in Mechanical and Materials Engineering1 year: Researcher in Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Canada3 years: Researcher in Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK2 years: Research Fellow, Imperial College London, UKlast 7 years: Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK"