Department:
Zoology
Biography:
Nancy Lane was a lecturer and supervisor in Cell Biology, as well as Tutor for Research students in Science. She carried out research from 1968 until her retirement in 2003 from this Department. She had many international collaborations and the British Council also supported Nancy in lecturing widely to raise public awareness of the importance of science, in many different countries. She also became concerned about the position of women in science and engineering (SET), and became the first Director of WiSETI, the initiative to support women in SET in Cambridge. She also helped set up and run the UK Athena Project, for greater participation of women in SET across the UK.