Biography
Roles & Responsibilities: Driving the institute's media relations and communications strategy, planning and executing media campaigns, building relationships with journalists, stakeholder management, public engagement, creating compelling content across news media, website, social media.
Molly joined the UK DRI in March 2022, following two years working in the Media Relations team at the Institute of Cancer Research. In that role, she wrote news stories about complex scientific topics and secured quality media coverage to raise the profile of the Institute, as well as producing feature articles celebrating the culture of the organisation and collaborating with colleagues on successful social media campaigns.
Molly has a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Southampton. As Media & Engagement Manager, Molly is responsible for driving the UK DRI's media relations strategy, securing high-profile media coverage in national, international, and specialist outlets to raise the institute’s profile, and designing and delivering innovative public engagement activities that make dementia research accessible and meaningful to diverse audiences.