Mairi obtained an MSc in Global Health and Development at UCL in 2017, writing her dissertation on gender differences in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, and whether gender inequality could play a role.  She completed her undergraduate degree in Sociology with social policy in 2015, having studied research methods and international perspectives on gender.  She recently finished a placement with the health team at the Commonwealth Secretariat, and before that she worked as an independent consultant for the Global Health and Development Group at Imperial College, to help in the creation of an online Toolkit for information on Health Technology Assessment.