Ruth Neale (on parental leave)
Programme Manager
Pronouns: She/Her
Ruth is a Programme Manager, working on the Longitude Prize and other Global Health projects.
Prior to Challenge Works, Ruth worked for an open-access antibiotic drug discovery initiative funded by the Wellcome Trust in Australia and led the global outreach programme and international partnerships. It has become a benchmark network for academics around the world to join the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) field. In the UK, Ruth worked for the Royal Society of Chemistry and ran life science and health programmes including the AMR campaign.
She brings to Challenge Works more than seven years of experience in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and global health from project management roles, as well as experience in science communication, media and policy. Ruth was president for the Australian Science Communicators Queensland branch in 2016.
Ruth enjoys running the parks of London and travelling across the globe.
Blogs and reports by Ruth
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From smart gloves to games: 175 brilliant ideas enter the Longitude Prize on Dementia
Blog
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The Longitude Prize on Dementia launches £4.34m challenge
News
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Longitude Prize on Dementia, AARP and AGE-WELL seeking North America entrants to £4.1m global innovation prize
Blog
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Why it’s time to tackle the AMR crisis with renewed urgency
Blog
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The Long Read: We must do better for our UTI patients
Blog
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How antibiotic resistance threatens cancer treatment
Reports