Dr Britta Stordal

"Deputy Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange"

Britta Stordal
  • School Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

  • Department HSE School Leadership

  • Location London

Research activities

1)Lifestyle-related risk factors of breast cancer. In collaboration with BreastCancer UK I am conducting research into how providing women with information onbreast cancer risk factors alters their behaviour.

2)Public awareness of the symptoms and risk factors of ovarian and cervicalcancer. We are also looking at the awareness of cervical cancer and healthcareinequality in the LGBTQ+ population.

3)Public awareness of the symptoms of menopause. In collaboration with theMiddlesex Gender and Diversity Research Cluster we are also looking at theimpact of menopause in the workplace.

4)Biomarkers and mechanisms of platinum and taxane drug resistance in ovariancancer. We are validating a panel of novel gene expression biomarkers inovarian cancer cell lines and clinical samples. 


Current Teaching

I lead a chemistry education outreach programme for primary school students in years 3-6. In the practical potions laboratory class chemical names arereplaced with Halloween themed names such as phoenix tears, snake venom andvampire blood.  Students look for colour changes,precipitation and the formation of bubbles. Molymod are colour-coded, 3D educational models of atoms usedto build molecules. Students will build each build an ethylene monomer andbuild them into polyethylene and learn how this is how plastic is made. 


Biography

I amDeputy Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange in the Faculty of Health, SocialCare and Education at Middlesex University. I oversee research leadership andgovernance for a faculty of ~230 staff and ~3000 students. I was previously one of the Facultyof Science and Technology Teaching and Learning leads, I led the Pedagogicresearch group, and ran monthly research writing workshops. 

Qualifications

Title: Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning

Date: 01 Jun 2014

Institution: Trinity College Dublin


Title: Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics

Date: 01 Jun 2012


Title: PhD in Medicine

Date: 01 Aug 2006

Institution: University of Sydney


Title: BSc (Hons) Medical Science

Date: 01 Dec 2001

Institution: University of Technology, Sydney.


External activities

  • Guideline Committee Member , , 2022
  • Vice Chair of Trustees , , 2021
  • Publications