Professor Laura Harkness is a member of the Henry Royce Institute’s Governing Board. Laura is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She also holds Chair in Nuclear Physics.
Laura is a proud alumnus of the University of Liverpool, at which she obtained her undergraduate degree and PhD. She has led research teams to deliver interdisciplinary research projects enabled by over £30M funding from UKRI and industry. She enjoys building impactful research partnerships and developed a national research network in cancer diagnosis with members from over 50 organisations. Laura has held many external advisory positions and is currently a member of the National Physical Laboratory Science and Technology Advisory Council. She has a track record in encouraging underrepresented groups into STEM, and is the University of Liverpool EDI Chair.
