I have been researching as an associate at UEA for the DALE-Disability in Laboratory Environments project at UEA, under the guidance of Dr Katherine Deane (Principal Investigator) and the Project's steering group. Working on this Project significantly enhanced my research and collaboration skills. I utilised my initiative and creativity to collect, analyse, and interpret research data, drawing meaningful conclusions on project outcomes while aligning with our research objectives. Coordinating our work with working with specialised teams and over 15 external partners, including the Welcome Collection and the Social Society, I navigated challenges. I contributed productively to ensuring the Project ran smoothly within the short timeframe of our funding, optimising organisation and processes to achieve the best results.

As a team, we have presented DALE's quarterly progress at meetings with the EDI Caucus and shared our research in various forums, sharpening my ability to communicate complex material clearly to diverse audiences. I am working on disseminating the research project through reports, papers, blogs, and conference posters. We want to ensure our findings reach a broad audience by effectively communicating the complex knowledge and results on accessibility and EDI in higher education in Laboratories. Alongside this, I attended training on how to create easy-read documents so that we could make the Project as inclusive as possible.