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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
- 2 Finished
The Role of Purinergic Signalling in Metformin's Action on Pancreatic B-Cell
1/08/15 → 31/07/16
Project: Research
Diabetic, Prediabetic and Non-Diabetic Hepatic Responses to Metformin and Other Antihyperglycaemic Agents
1/07/14 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Research Output
University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences: Public Engagement with Research Planning Guide
Cameron, A. R., Floyd, A., Hardee, E. & Stanley-Wall, N., 2020, 2 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
File
University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences: Our Evaluation Story
Hardee, E., Cameron, A., Floyd, A. & Kennedy, D., Feb 2020, 8 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
File
University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences: Public Engagement with Research Strategy
Stanley-Wall, N., Cameron, A., Hardee, E. & Martin, M., Feb 2020, 9 p. Dundee : University of Dundee.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access
File
University of Dundee, School of Life Sciences, Annual Report 2019: Public Engagement
Hardee, E., Cameron, A., Floyd, A., Stanley-Wall, N., Post, J. & Stephenson, E., 2019, University of Dundee: University of Dundee. 11 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open Access
File
Metformin selectively targets redox control of complex I energy transduction
Cameron, A., Logie, L., Patel, K., Erhardt, S., Bacon, S., Middleton, P., Harthill, J., Forteath, C., Coats, J., Kerr, C., Curry, H., Stewart, D., Sakamoto, K., Repiščák, P., Paterson, M. J., Hassinen, I., McDougall, G. & Rena, G., Apr 2018, In : Redox Biology. 14, p. 187-197 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
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Prizes
Brian Cox Prize - Public Engagement Project of the Year
Black, Rolf (Recipient) & Cameron, Amy (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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
Dundee Women's Festival 2020 - STEM events
Amy Cameron (Organiser), , Amy Rogers (Organiser), & Rolf Black (Organiser)
29 Feb 2020 → 14 Mar 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Other
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 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Other
Microbes Week for Dundee Science Centre's Science @ Home Programme
Erin Hardee (Member), , Nicola Stanley-Wall (Member), , Diana Gudynaite (Member), , Ali Floyd (Member), , Amy Cameron (Member), & Peter Mossey (Member)
Jul 2020 → Aug 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Other
Science Saturday: Guardians of the Genome
Amy Cameron (Organiser), , Rolf Black (Organiser), , Bettina Meier (Contributor), , Jane Wright (Contributor), , Julian Blow (Presenter), , John Eykelenboom (Presenter), , Harinath Doodhi (Presenter), , Constance Alabert (Presenter), , Elisa Garcia-Wilson (Presenter), , Vanesa Alvarez (Contributor), , Veronica Pravata (Presenter), , Susanne Bandau (Presenter), , Amanda Baizan Edge (Contributor), , Fiona Haward (Presenter), , Diana Rios Szwed (Presenter), & Carolina Gomez Moreira (Presenter)
22 Feb 2020
Activity: Other activity types › Other