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100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution.

Across 16 departments and numerous affiliated units, the women of the Medical Sciences Division (MSD) come from all walks of life, from all backgrounds, from all over the world.

100 of these women took part in this project to showcase diversity of roles they now hold. Each of them represents countless more working in our labs and clinics, in our offices and in our lecture theatres to make MSD and the University a better place.

Meet those based in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences:

Aarti Jagannath

Our work has taken a drug from the bench to the clinic, and has the chance to make a real difference in people's lives.

Aarti Jagannath

Freya Marijatta

As a PhD student, you pick one very small piece of the puzzle, and find out everything you can about it.

Freya Marijatta

Hilary Edgcombe

Learning from, encouraging and equipping my colleagues working in difficult settings with fewer resources carries the most meaning for me.

Hilary Edgcombe

Melanie Alexis-Butler

I am most proud of my contribution in the growth and development of the team and service we provide to the department supporting world-leading scientists.

Melanie Alexis-Butler

Sarah Pendlebury

The most meaningful aspect of my work is in seeing the improvements to care for older patients over the last 10 years as a result of research, audit and service improvement.

Sarah Pendlebury

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