Nicole McAllister is a Biomedical Scientist who has worked in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and Australia. Having initially received multi-disciplinary training, Nicole has since specialised in Blood Transfusion Science. She is currently responsible for co-ordinating many aspects of the professional, practical and academic training related to the Applied Biomedical Science degree at the University of Surrey. She is also part of the group at St. Peter's Hospital and the University of Surrey tasked with implementing the Modernising Scientific Careers, more specifically the new Healthcare Science academic programme.