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Jaine Blayney

My CV

  • Education:

    Belfast Royal Academy, Oxford University, University of Ulster

  • Qualifications:

    PhD

  • Work History:

    Charitable sector for ten years as fundraiser, IT trainer, now Lecturer

  • Current Job:

    Lecturer

  • About Me

    I love to uncover patterns in everyday life from flower petal structure to kitchen tiles

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    I live in Belfast with my partner and three step-children. We are trying to grow our own fruit and vegetables, with mixed results (at least the local wildlife are well-fed). I have been an extra in films that have been filmed in Belfast, which included two months spent with mud in my hair and my partner was an extra in ‘The Fall’. I love baking (patterns in recipes too) and I am a big fan of the Great British Bake Off, but have been unable to reproduce Mary Berry’s jaffa cakes.

  • My Typical Day

    Always learning: I read papers on other people’s work, I code, I work out new plans for a projects, I test to see if prototypes work. I drink tea.

  • What I'd do with the prize money

    Develop a a project that encourages girls to take up STEM subjects

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Determined, creative, adaptive

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      Fashion Designer

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Yep

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Doves/Elbow/Crowded House

      What's your favourite food?

      Chocolate

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Danced with a troupe

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      Good health, higher metabolism, poker face

      Tell us a joke.

      Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.(Groucho Marx)

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