Rebecca Buckley holds a BSc in Biochemistry from UCC and a research masters in Biological Science from the University of Cambridge. She has also completed a PGDip in Digital Marketing. Rebecca has previously held marketing and project management positions in the UK with Abcam, a biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, and academic publisher Springer Nature in London. During these roles, Rebecca worked on a number of high-profile product launches including a portfolio of Nature-branded online scientific journals. She has also led a range of strategic projects aimed at improving marketing effectiveness within a global team of 100+ people.​

Rebecca joined UCC Academy in 2019 as EU Project Manager. She is currently providing project management and science communication support on two EU-funded research projects – TRANSLATE and FreeHydroCells.

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