Hello! My name is Lily, and I’m pursuing a degree in psychology and music. My research is interdisciplinary in that it includes psychology, cognitive neuroscience, behavioral studies, and music. I’m studying how listening to emotionally-intense music impacts the later ventriloquism effect, which is a measure of multisensory binding between visual and auditory stimuli. Then, I will investigate if this effect changes when the visual stimulus is imagined using visual mental imagery. My work is motivated by my deep interest in the interactions between visual mental imagery and mental health, specifically with flashbacks in post-traumatic stress disorder. In the future, my goal is to get an MA in music therapy to become a neurologic music therapist and a PhD in neuroscience to continue research.

Hi! I’m Poline, an engineering undergrad at the University of Cambridge. I am passionate about semiconductors and turning cars into sun-powered wonders. To do this, I’m exploring flexible perovskite solar cells that get attached to the curves of car roofs—think solar panels that bend instead of break! By tweaking their chemistry, we keep them efficient even when bent 🚗🌞

I am a History student at Durham University, in my first year of the Laidlaw programme. As a sports coach, with a teaching background, and a refugee supporter, my research combines these interests in exploring how teaching content and style impacts understanding, integration, and humanitarian attitudes towards immigration.

I come from a non-traditional MBA background, being the first in my family to attend university and to live outside my hometown in the north of the UK. An MBA was never something people from my background typically pursued, and it would not have been possible for me without the support systems and opportunities that have shaped my journey. Over the past decade, I’ve built a career in the technology sector in London across sales and solution consulting roles at SAP and Workday, where I learned how technology can solve complex business problems and create meaningful strategic value. I decided to pursue the MBA programme at LBS to shake up my career. My passion lies at the intersection of technology, strategy and transformation, and I’m at LBS to broaden my strategic and analytical skills as I prepare to move into corporate strategy or strategy consulting. I am also incredibly proud to be a Laidlaw Foundation Scholar. The mission to expand access to education and develop ethical, inclusive leaders is deeply rooted in my own journey, and I really hope to use this platform to champion gender equality and open pathways for women who may not see themselves represented in these spaces yet. Outside of work, I love all things fitness – CrossFit, long walks with my sausage dog and skiing – and I’m part of the Women’s LBS Touch Rugby Team.