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Biography
Amy Cameron is the Public Engagement and Communications Officer at the School of Life Sciences. In the public engagement (PE) part of her role, Amy has worked closely with members of the School public engagement team to formalise public engagement practice and procedures in the School. This has included developing a School PE strategy that has an evaluation framework aligned to it. Amy has worked alongside PE colleagues (School and across University) and School staff and students to deliver a programme of activity which includes events in the Dundee Women’s Festival, MRC Festival of Research and Dundee Science Festival. She was a member of the School team responsible for the successful submission and award of a Gold Engage Faculty Watermark from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement's (NCCPE) in 2017. In 2018, Amy completed the NCCPE Engage Academy.
Background
She has a background in academic research as prior to joining the School, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Medicine Throughout her research career, Amy participated in public engagement through the development of activities and as Education and Outreach Representative on the Society for Endocrinology Public Engagement Committee. Amy remains a Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Ambassador.
To further enhance her practice, Amy has gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education in 2015 and subsequently became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. While undertaking this qualification Amy taught within the University and at the Dasman Institute in Kuwait.
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Projects
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The Role of Purinergic Signalling in Metformin's Action on Pancreatic B-Cell
1/08/15 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
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Diabetic, Prediabetic and Non-Diabetic Hepatic Responses to Metformin and Other Antihyperglycaemic Agents
1/07/14 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Research output
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Dundee's Wonder Women of Science
Jarron, M., Brown, C., Cameron, A. & Gemmill, J., 25 Feb 2021, 5 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Dundee Discoveries Past and Present
Jarron, M., Cameron, A. R. & Gemmill, J., 10 Nov 2020, 2 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
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Exploring Microbiology
Gudynaite, D., Cameron, A., Floyd, A., Hardee, E., Mackintosh, A., Mossey, P. & Stanley-Wall, N., 2020, University of Dundee.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Partnerships support meaningful engagement with our community
Cameron, A., Doran, H., Soave, S., Gudynaite, D., Dan, L., Mossey, P., Cura, C., Strachan, J., Short, L. & Swann, Z., 16 Nov 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Science For All Takes Many Hands
MacGowan, D., Stanley-Wall, N., Cameron, A., Mackintosh, A., Hardee, E. & Floyd, A., 2020Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Prizes
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Brian Cox Prize - Public Engagement Project of the Year
Black, Rolf (Recipient) & Cameron, Amy (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Commendation: Stephen Fry Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research
Black, Rolf (Recipient), Cameron, Amy (Recipient) & Christine Millar (Recipient), 13 Jan 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Family Fun with Women in STEM Training Event
Amy Cameron (Organiser), Amy Rogers (Organiser), Ewa Bieniecka (Participant), Irene Hallyburton (Participant), Amy Learmonth (Participant), Elizabeth Mills (Participant), Esther Sammler (Participant) & Susan Morrison (Host)
13 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Women Making Waves in STEM - Dundee Women's Festival 2020
Amy Cameron (Organiser), Amy Rogers (Organiser), Rolf Black (Organiser), Annalu Waller (Speaker), Elizabeth Mills (Speaker), Irene Hallyburton (Speaker), Amy Learmonth (Speaker), Senga Robertson-Albertyn (Speaker) & Maggie Bartlett (Speaker)
10 Mar 2020Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Dundee Discoveries Past and Present - self-guided walking tours
Matthew Jarron (Organiser), Amy Cameron (Organiser), Nicola Morrice (Contributor), Chim Lang (Contributor), Agathe Lermant (Contributor), Cara Nicholson (Contributor), Colin Henderson (Contributor), Ros Langston (Member), Laureano de la Vega (Member), Gillian Smith (Contributor), Daniella Cavellini (Contributor), Andrew Evans (Contributor), Jane Dickson (Contributor), Jacqueline Eccles (Contributor), Ola Epemolu (Contributor), Kevin Read (Contributor), Mattie Pawlowic (Contributor), Matthew Taylor (Contributor), Sarah McKim (Contributor), Henry McSorley (Contributor), Peter Mossey (Contributor), Susan Wyllie (Contributor), Niamh Nic Daeid (Contributor), Seaneen McDougall (Contributor), Ailsa Mackintosh (Contributor), Ali Floyd (Contributor), Catharine Goddard (Contributor), Li Kang (Contributor), James Gemmill (Contributor) & Rolf Black (Contributor)
Nov 2020Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Microbes Week on Dundee Science Centre Home Learning Programme
Nicola Stanley-Wall (Member), Diana Gudynaite (Member), Erin Hardee (Member), Ali Floyd (Member), Chris Earl (Contributor) & Amy Cameron (Member)
8 Jun 2020 → 12 Jun 2020Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Family Fun with Women in STEM - Dundee Women's Festival 2020
Amy Cameron (Organiser), Amy Rogers (Organiser), Rolf Black (Organiser), Elizabeth Mills (Presenter), Melissa D'Ascenzio (Presenter), Aurora Sicilia Aguilar (Presenter), Suzanne Duce (Presenter), Carmen Escudero-Martinez (Presenter), Simone Altmann (Presenter), Daniella Cavellini (Presenter), Evelien Rooke (Presenter), Giorgia De Paoli (Presenter), Seaneen McDougall (Presenter), Katie Larner (Presenter), Julieta Gomez Garcia-Donas (Presenter) & Anne Keitel (Presenter)
1 Mar 2020Activity: Other activity types › Other