Dr Emma Yhnell is a passionate and multi award-winning educator, science communicator and senior lecturer in (neuro)science based at Cardiff University.
Emma uses her international expertise in science communication to deliver engaging and interactive teaching with passion and infectious enthusiasm, she consistently receives phenomenal student feedback. Alongside significant teaching and management responsibilities, Emma provides vital pastoral support to learners as a personal tutor and mental health first aider.
Emma’s ethos is grounded in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), driven by personal experiences, she wants to ensure that all learners can excel during their time at University. Emma is an advocate for supporting, mentoring, and championing others, in recognition of this she was made Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in 2022. She is EDI representative to the British Neuroscience Association, a national organisation of ~2,600 neuroscientists. She sits on the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Communication Committee, an international organisation of ~21,000 from 44 member societies and she co-chairs the ALBA External Events Working Group, a global neuroscience diversity network.
Emma is a well-respected academic who has built a strong reputation for her ability to untangle the academically technical and translate it into entertaining and relevant content. In recognition of this, in 2022 she was elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (FLSW), the youngest ever Fellow. Emma is a regular media commentator and as a first generation academic, she is changing the typical image of academia, to make (neuro)science more accessible, engaging and fun for everyone.