Lydia Le Page

Lydia Le Page is a post-doctoral researcher in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy at the University of Edinburgh. She is looking at measuring sodium levels in heart tissue, using MRI to assess which areas may recover after a heart attack. Her PhD was carried out at the University of Oxford where she investigated the use of an exciting new non-invasive magnetic resonance technique to look at metabolism in the diabetic heart and liver.

The Maddox Winners: Promoting Good Science Can Be a Contact Sport

Having run the gantlet of online abuse and legal threats for their troubles, two top-notch science communicators have won this year’s John Maddox Prize for the their evidence-based good work and dedication in the face of adversity.