Lorelly Wilson

Lorelly Wilson
MBE
Nationality British
Known for Founding Chemistry with Cabbage
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Chemistry, Education
Website www.lorellywilson.co.uk

Lorelly Wilson is a British chemist, educator and founder of Chemistry with Cabbage,[1] hands-on workshops to inspire students to study science. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[2] and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to education.[3][4]

Wilson began her career at Imperial Chemical Industries[5] before starting to work in education outreach, running workshops for schools and working with the Royal Society of Chemistry to develop educational resources for teachers.[6][7] Chair of the British Science Association's North West branch, Wilson runs SciBar events across the region, inviting experts to pubs and bars to bring science to the general public.[8][9][10]

In her spare time Wilson plays the viola and is the editor for a talking newspaper for people who are blind or partially sighted.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2016: education and children's services - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Lorelly Wilson CSci CChem FRSC | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  3. ↑ "MBE for retired industry chemist from Knutsford". Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  4. ↑ "BSA Honorary Fellow to Receive MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours". British Science Association. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  5. ↑ "New app brings chemistry home - Pan European Networks". Pan European Networks. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  6. ↑ "ReAgent Supports Chemistry With Cabbage". PRWeb. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  7. ↑ "Primary Science Demonstrations | STEM". www.stem.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Congratulations to the North-West Science Alliance". Everything Dinosaur Blog. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  9. ↑ "History". Knutsford SciBar. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  10. ↑ WISE. "WISE Awards 2012". www.wisecampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  11. ↑ "Lorelly Wilson CSci CChem FRSC | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Academy's link up with talking newspaper offers insight into town 'lifeline'". Wilmslow Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  13. ↑ "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-18.



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