<p>In this episode, to mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026, we speak to alumna Dr Yasmin Meeda (PhD in Biological Sciences, 2025) who works as a Research Fellow in Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology at Cranfield University, and science communicator.</p><p>We discuss how she turns complex science topics into bite-sized social media moments, what her job actually involves, and some of the ways we can encourage and assist women and girls to work in this sphere.</p><ul><li>Follow Yaz&#39;s journey on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marinebiologywithyaz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram</a></li><li>Connect with Yaz on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasminmeeda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Keep up to date with future <a href="https://www.exeter.ac.uk/alumnisupporters/benefits/videointerviews/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Alumni Matters</a> content</li><li>Watch this episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe8vyktlR0b3jWSmneWINOAOn4snqf2YL" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></li></ul>

Alumni Matters with Dr Daniel Olaiya

We are excited to welcome you to our new series of video chats with our alumni - Alumni Matters!


In the series we’ll be chatting to several alumni and learning more about their careers, hearing their thoughts on some of the key challenges our world is facing, and discovering how they are helping to shape it into a healthier, fairer, greener place.


A previous series of video interviews with University of Exeter academics and alumni was started during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2020 and you can listen to the audio from some of these within our archive.