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Generation Scotland

Generation Scotland

Generation Scotland is a volunteer led study. It aims to create more effective treatments, based on gene knowledge for the medical, social and economic benefit of Scotland and its people.

Month: May 2021

Hi! I joined Generation Scotland in May 2021 as a Recruitment Co-ordinator. At the time of writing this post I’m still brand new (with tags). My aims within this role are to oversee the recruitment of thousands more volunteers to Generation Scotland (no pressure). We’re particularly looking for young adults aged 12 and up who […]

Hi, I’m Cliff, and I’ve been working in IT since 2001. I currently work as a Data Linkage Officer for Generation Scotland. I’ve been building our new survey website to make it easy for our volunteers to share views and opinions with us.  We plan to move away from long surveys, covering many topics, to […]

I’m Louise and I’m the Research Support Officer for Generation Scotland. I help support the team in a project management capacity alongside a variety of other tasks, such as coordinating our ethics applications (we’ve done many of these recently!) and finance. My main focus, at the moment, is devising a way of collecting samples from […]

My name’s Kirsteen. My role at the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC), doing communications and engagement, manages to be challenging and fun at the same time. As the UK LLC is a brand new project set up in response to the pandemic, I’ve been involved in setting up our brand identity, communications and engagement […]

My name is Archie, and I am the Chief Technical Officer for Generation Scotland. I am in charge of the data collected about our volunteers, and making it available to researchers.  I am also the longest-serving member of the team (apart from our boss), so I can advise the others about what happened in the […]

Hi, I’m Rachel and I work as the Digital Engagement Officer for Generation Scotland. I look after our website, social media and blogs. I also support our overall communication strategies. Before joining Generation Scotland, I gained a BSc in marine and freshwater biology. After gaining my degree, I found it hard to find work. I […]

Hi, I’m Charlotte Huggins. I’m a postdoc Research Fellow working with Generation Scotland. Most of my work focuses on analysing our data, particularly the data from our CovidLife projects. My background is in psychology, so I’m very interested in what our data can tell us about mental health. I recently graduated from the University of […]

I’m Daniel and I’m a bioinformatician working with the analysis team in Generation Scotland. My job involves processing the large biological datasets from Generation Scotland volunteers, and linking them to our questionnaire and health information. I’m also involved in the preparation of datasets for researchers within the University and external collaborators. A typical day would […]

Hi, as the Operations Manager for Generation Scotland, I provide support for the entire Generation Scotland team across many ongoing projects and new challenges. This includes working across multiple areas including communication and public engagement, data analysis, data linkage, ethics approval and overall planning of the team’s work. I’m also responsible for human resources, finances […]

My name is Christie and I take care of the administration for Generation Scotland. My administrative tasks are mainly centred around keeping track of our publications and access requests, coordinating meetings, and managing enquiries from the general public. I am the voice at the end of the phone if you call us for help or […]

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