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I live in the countryside outside of London. This means I can go into London for work and to see friends but spend the weekends running in the countryside.

I use maths to study cancer treatment. I use computers to simulate how treatment is delivered so we can help cancer patients best. I use equations that tell us how blood flows in our veins and how oxygen and nutrients, as well as treatments, move through our cells.

I’m starting a new job in November where I will be using maths to design fighter jets. I will use maths to look at important data and work out how best to avoid obstacles to keep pilots safe.

9am: Get to work and make tea

9:10-  Check emails, check to do list and make plan for the day

9:30 – Do some maths calculations by hand. This is normally finding new equations that will describe how cancer treatment works.

11:00 – Go to a meeting with Colleagues. It’s important that we keep each other up to date on our work so we make sure we can help each other and work as a team to get the best outcomes for our work.

12:00 – lunch break

12:30 – Coding. It’s important to be able to work with computers as a mathematician as they can do calculations that we can’t. I use the computer to work out the answers to my equations and then to make nice diagrams.

15:00 – Go to the gym. It’s important not to spend all day sat down and exercise is really good for your body and your brain. I find I work much better after going to the gym

16:00 – Grab a coffee and then writing. A big part of my job is being able to communicate my work to other people so I spend a lot of time writing down what I have done and making presentations for my colleagues.

18:00 – Go home