Denise McLean

Institute Director's Award, Special Recognition University of Nottingham - Institute for Policy and Engagement Feb 2022 Denise McLean is Senior Research Technician in the School of Life Sciences and the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre. She was shortlisted for the University of Nottingham 2021 Institute for Policy and Engagement’s Director’s Award and received a special commendation for her advocacy and policy activity on technical careers and her outreach to Black communities and youth work. Denise has been recognised as the voice of the technician workforce and a Champion of the Technician… Show more Denise McLean is Senior Research Technician in the School of Life Sciences and the Nanoscale and Microscale Research Centre. She was shortlisted for the University of Nottingham 2021 Institute for Policy and Engagement’s Director’s Award and received a special commendation for her advocacy and policy activity on technical careers and her outreach to Black communities and youth work. Denise has been recognised as the voice of the technician workforce and a Champion of the Technician Commitment and was invited to speak at New Scientist Live 2018, where she advocated for technical careers, at the first anniversary event of the Technician Commitment. Roles held by Denise demonstrate her passion for creating opportunities and a diverse and sustainable workforce. Most recently, Denise was seconded as Chair of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion for Midlands Innovation’s Talent Programme. Talent aims to advance the status of technicians and provide opportunities for the 2100 technicians in the Midlands region, underpinned by £3 million from Research England. Denise co-facilitates on the Herschel Programme for Women in Technical Leadership, which supports women advance their technical careers. Denise is involved in several outreach initiatives. During the Covid 19 epidemic she used her links with community leaders to engage with the local Black community in support of a study of vaccine hesitancy, “Factors affecting vaccine uptake in the Black Community of Nottingham”, in collaboration with colleagues from the School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Dr Wilson, Dr Mbaki and Nottingham CityCare PartnershipFinally, Denise is part of a Public Involvement Panel (PIP) informing the research of the “Coronavirus Discourses: linguistic evidence for effective public health messaging” a project led by University of Nottingham’s Dr Barnard, which aims to design public health messages with maximum health benefit. Show less

Vice Chancellor's Medal - Oct 2019

Runner up of Keystone Award - University of Nottingham - Policy Impact and Public Engagement Awards - Sep 2019 The Keystone Award honours a non-academic staff member or team that has played a crucial role in advancing successful policy impact and public engagement initiatives.