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- Author: Charlotte Ridgway
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- Profile: By 16 years old Charlotte was saving up to buy her second horse (an unbroken Arabian, who is still with her some 25 years later) and was busy running a small livery yard. Charlotte’s first degree was in Equine Studies, after which she spent some 8 years working in the animal feed sector, first in retail and wholesale before joining Dengie Horse Feeds, initially in sales and then as ‘Nutritionist & Equine Products Manager’.
In 2003 what was supposed to be a year out to do a Masters in Human Nutrition lead onto 10 years with the MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge. During this time Charlotte completed an MPhil in Epidemiology, which gave her a good grounding in research methods and statistics, as part of a four year PhD studentship. Her PhD and Career Development Fellowship research focused on the influence of early life factors, such as birth weight and infant development, on later physical activity, fitness and metabolic risk.
Having been involved in science communication and public engagement throughout her time at Cambridge in 2011 the opportunity arose to combine her former life in sales and marketing with her research career and she moved into Science Communication as ‘Information & Communications Manager’.
A full time post and a 3 hour commute were not very compatible with a young family, so Charlotte now works freelance primarily focusing on nutrition, writing and science communication.
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