Lorelly Wilson

Lorelly Wilson MBE
Nationality	British
Known for	Founding Chemistry with Cabbage
Awards	Visiting Professor of the University of Chester Honorary Fellow of the University of Manchester Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry, Education
Website	www.lorellywilson.co.uk

Lorelly Wilson is a British chemist, educator and founder of Chemistry with Cabbage, ^[1] hands-on workshops to inspire students to study science. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry ^[2] and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for services to education. ^{[3] [4]}

Wilson began her career at Imperial Chemical Industries ^[5] before starting to work in education outreach, running workshops for schools and working with the Royal Society of Chemistry to develop educational resources for teachers. ^{[6] [7]} Chair of the British Science Association's North West branch, Wilson runs SciBar events across the region, inviting experts to pubs and bars to bring science to the general public. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In her spare time Wilson plays the viola and is the editor for a talking newspaper for people who are blind or partially sighted. ^{[2] [11] [12]}

References

1. "Queen's Birthday Honours 2016: education and children's services - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
2. "Lorelly Wilson CSci CChem FRSC | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
3. "MBE for retired industry chemist from Knutsford". Knutsford Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
4. "BSA Honorary Fellow to Receive MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours". British Science Association. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
5. "New app brings chemistry home - Pan European Networks". Pan European Networks. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
6. "ReAgent Supports Chemistry With Cabbage". PRWeb. Retrieved 18 August 2017.^{[ dead link ‍]}
7. "Primary Science Demonstrations | STEM". www.stem.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
8. "Congratulations to the North-West Science Alliance". Everything Dinosaur Blog. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
9. "History". Knutsford SciBar. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
10. WISE. "WISE Awards 2012". www.wisecampaign.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
11. "Academy's link up with talking newspaper offers insight into town 'lifeline'". Wilmslow Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
12. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.