Alexander Stanley

Programme Director (Sept 2021-May 2024), Laidlaw Foundation
Eva McDonnell

Student, Trinity college Dublin

Hey everyone my name is Eva and I'm part of the 2023 Laidlaw scholar cohort. I'm currently studying pharmacy at Trinity college Dublin. I'm really interested in looking at how the development  of novel therapeutics can be used to solve current challenges in the medical field.  My Summer 1 research project focuses on the antimicrobial action of capsaicin on H. pylori cells and how this could be incorporated into current antibiotic regimes. 
Lucia Laffan

Laidlaw Scholar , University of Cambridge

I am a second year undergraduate studying Human Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. 
Addy Shah

Research Assistant, The Oxford Character Project, University of Oxford

Addy Shah is a Research Assistant at the Oxford Character Project (OCP). He contributes to the research, development, and management of optimised data systems to support the scaling of operations and facilitate quantitative evaluations for OCP programmes. As a Laidlaw Scholar, he recently graduated with a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Finance from Durham University and is also a graduate of the Oxford Ethical Leadership Programme. As an academic researcher, his curiosity spans the domains of risk modelling, monetary macroeconomics, decision theory, information theory, and machine learning systems. Across these domains, he believes that in a world defined by uncertainty and complexity, an understanding of character can equip researchers with a lens that enables them to see clearly and navigate with integrity. With his work and research at OCP, he aims to provide clarity on why, when, and how this belief becomes an empirical reality, particularly within those domains central to the functioning of an information economy.
Hannah Lawless

Biological Sciences Student and Clinical Research Scientist, Durham University

Hi, I'm Hannah and i'm a Biological Sciences student at Durham University. My research project was focused on exploring the neuroscience of bumble bees and their visual and olfactory attraction to flowers, and identifying differences between sex and species. My LiA is with Make_Sense Americas and is a collaboration with a start-up recycling plant, processing hard to recycle materials and trying to achieve a more circular economy. During my free time I love reading, improving my level of Spanish and learning how to code.
Brandon Julio Hadisaputro

Student, The University of Hong Kong

Yu Yilin Carolyn

Student, The University of Hong Kong

Luke Pätzold

Student, Trinity College Dublin

I am a fourth-year student studying Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures with Hebrew at Trinity College Dublin. I spent my third year studying abroad at the Universidad de Granada and Charles University Prague. I am very interested in Holocaust Studies and my summer research project concerned the study of the influence of Holocaust fiction on public memory. I am currently pursuing this research further as part of my undergraduate dissertation. In the summer of 2024, I joined SOS Children's Villages Switzerland and Nepal for the central LiA "Making Impact Visible" and got an insight into SOS's important work while fostering my videography and photography skills. If you are from the 2024 cohort and have any questions in this regard, send me a message!  In my free time, I fence Épée.
Chan Ngo Suet Christie

Undergraduate Student, The University of Hong Kong

Ngonidzashe Maposa

Student, University of Hong Kong

Isabella Liu Tsz Huen

Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Hong Kong

Ka Wai Ernest Yip

Medical Student, The University of Hong Kong

Brodie Knight

Undergraduate Student, Economics, University of Cambridge

Lau Ka Yi Athena

Student, The University of Hong Kong

Yang Ching Hin

Economics and Finance, Politics and Public Administration Student, The University of Hong Kong

Luc James Robinson

Recent Graduate, Durham University

Recent MChem graduate from Durham University, specialising in pharmaceutical research and healthcare policy.
Olamide Obadina

Global Business student , Trinity College Dublin

Hi! I am a 4th year undergraduate scholar at Trinity College Dublin studying Global Business, and I am currently on my study abroad in ESCP Paris. My research project centres on the importance of female leaders from ethnic minorities in the business C-suite & the necessity for better racial and gender diversity on executive boards worldwide.  I’m really looking forward to meeting new people and experiencing new things on this journey!
Devin Seward

Student , Trinity College Dublin

I am a Neuroscience student at Trinity College Dublin with a strong intrest in all things science.  My research project looks at the neurotoxicity of nanoplastics.  In my spare time I love to go sailing and hiking. 
Hannah Viljoen

Student, Trinity College Dublin

Law student at Trinity with a passion for human and environmental rights! Love cooking and developing recipes in my free time. 
Vishweswar Eswaran

Electrical and Computer Engineering , University of Toronto