Anna Hands - FORUM Policy Manager

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Anna manages the Academy's FORUM programme of policy and scientific meetings. She first joined the Academy as a policy intern via the internship scheme the Academy offers to Wellcome- and MRC- funded PhD students. She returned as a Policy Officer in 2021 and took over as FORUM Policy Manager in October 2022.

In addition to her policy work at the Academy, Anna is a Director of the not-for-profit organisation, PPL PWR, which aims to promote sustainable innovation through public engagement. Anna holds a PhD in Neuroscience from University College London and a degree in Natural Sciences from Homerton College, University of Cambridge.