About

The North West Science Alliance is a network of organisations, initiatives and individuals who are committed to communicating science to wider society in the Northwest of England.

Lorelly Wilson – Coordinator

Professor Lorelly Wilson MBE, RSC, C.Chem. C.Sci, Hon.FBAASc.

Lorelly has coordinated the North West Science Alliance since its inception in 2001. Lorelly setup Chemistry with Cabbage after a career in ICI. She also works with the Royal Society of Chemistry, Chester University, Manchester University, and North Wales Science. Lorelly was awarded an MBE for services to education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Matt Donnelly – Website Manager

Dr. Matthew Donnelly PhD

Matt became the website manager for the North West Science Alliance in 2021. He is also the coordinator of Kirkby SciBar, which he started in 2015 after presenting at Widnes SciBar. In his day-job, he is an oceanographer who works on the management of data from robotic Argo floats which take measurements of the global ocean.