International Women in Engineering Day Discover Lecture
International Women in Engineering Day Discover Lecture, Thursday 23rd June, 11:00am-12:00pm
Engineering for Quality of Life
Dr Leigh Fleming’s research focuses on the use of precise measurement techniques and engineering principles to improve quality of life. One area of her work involves the application of specialist engineering knowledge to help people living with chronic wounds. For the individual patient, chronic wound pain can lead to a deterioration in both physical and emotional wellbeing. In addition, the cost of chronic wounds is estimated to be between up to 3% of the total healthcare costs in an industrialised country. For the UK, this amounts to around £5.3 billion. In this lecture, Leigh offers a fascinating insight into her work with doctors, nurses, scientists and engineers to help investigate and improve these hard to heal wounds.
About the speaker
Dr Leigh Fleming is a Reader in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Huddersfield. Leigh originally studied maths, chemistry and physics at A level with a hope of progressing a career in medicine, but her attention turned to Mechanical Design Engineering because of her love of cars and her interest in how things worked. During her undergraduate degree, she realised that she could combine her Engineering skills with her dream of medicine to improve people’s lives and be called Dr too! She went onto complete a PhD in “The Use of 3D Analysis Techniques to Investigate the Wear of Femoral Stems in Total Hip Replacement” before moving into industry and eventually re-joining academia. She has now been working in the area of applied medical technology for 20 years.
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About Discover Lectures
Discover Lectures offer an inspirational insight into the innovative research taking place within the University, demonstrating the application of subject knowledge to solve real-word problems. Lectures last for around 20 minutes, followed by a live Q&A with the presenter. In the Q&A, we will explore what inspired our presenter to become involved in their subject and reveal some of the potential career pathways and study options open to others wishing to embark on a similar career journey.
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