Mrs Nicola Dittmann
Principal Technical Manager (Environmental Sciences)

Summary

I started working at Brunel University in 1996, after completing a Masters course at Napier University. I work in the field of ecotoxicology, and have been involved with a number of different grants, using a wide variety of techniques. In addition to doing research work, I provide laboratory support for staff, visitors and students, and I manage and maintain our ecotoxicology laboratories. I also carry out contract work for external organisations.

Qualifications

• 1994-1995: MSc. Biology of Water Resource Management, Napier University
• 1979-1983: BSc. Applied Biology, Brunel University
• 2013-2021: PhD. Thesis title: Oestrogens and anti-androgens in the aquatic environment and their effects on fish

Career

• 2019 - present: Principal Technical Manager (Environmental Sciences), College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University
• 1996 - 2019: Senior Research Technician, Institute for the Environment, Brunel University
• 1985 - 1988: Research Assistant, Immunology Department, Liverpool University, Liverpool
• 1984 - 1985: Research Technician, Zoology Department, Oxford University, Oxford