Synopsis
By comparing her experiences in the British Army and her time as a young academic, Nadia Soliman (Faculty of Medicine) will discuss the听myth听that women don鈥檛 have success in the military and听the myth that听military training has little relation to academia. She will focus particularly on how the army and academia prepare people for leadership.听
Biography
With a degree in Pharmacology, Nadia Soliman commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers in 2009 and trained as a bomb disposal officer and threat advisor.听 Her role was to deal with the pernicious threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other explosive hazards in the UK and overseas 鈥撎齣ncluding a tour of duty working alongside special forces in Afghanistan. Nadia left the Army in 2014 to pursue a new career in academia, where her research focuses on systematic听review听approaches to improve preclinical practise and increase translation.听
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