We are a policy group campaigning for contraceptive empowerment in Scotland. We want to promote a prepared, informed and supported experience of contraception. CERT works to produce research-based change and a platform to champion the voices of others.
Our research centres around improving the experiences of current contraceptive users. We support the expansion of contraceptive options for everyone.
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Our primary goals are:
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A population informed about the full range of their contraceptive options and possible side effects
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Greater support in making and changing contraceptive choices
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Contraception tailored to individual personal and medical needs
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More contraceptive options for everyone
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Equal access to contraception
![]() Rebecca Gascoigne (she/her)President | ![]() Kate Astbury (she/her)Vice-President | ![]() Charlotte Cuffley (she/her)Secretary |
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![]() Jenny Macfarlane (she/her)Welfare Director | ![]() Sophie Buijsen (she/her)Social Science Research Director | ![]() Yu Nakamura (she/her)Biomedical Research Director |
![]() Niamh Roberts (she/her)Campaign Director | ![]() Mairi Bruce (she/her)Campaign Director | ![]() Lucy Wellman (she/her)Outreach Director |
![]() Alice Jackson (she/her)Outreach Director | ![]() Sophie Butcher (she/her)Strategic Advisor, President of CERT 20/21 | ![]() Lucy Grieve (she/her)Political Advisor |
![]() Elise Kearsey (she/her)Chair of the Review Board | ![]() Lucy Beck (she/her)Copywriter | ![]() Lauren Macphail (she/her)Social Media Manager |
![]() Emily King (she/her)Content Creator | ![]() Victoria Causley (she/her)Content Creator | ![]() Eilidh Tannett (she/her)Campaigns Team |
![]() Emily Cooke (she/her)Campaigns Team | ![]() Dara Minogue (she/her)Fundraising & Events Team Leader | ![]() Rebecca Kerr (she/her)Events Coordinator |
![]() Camille Green (she/her)Events Coordinator | ![]() Sarah Cooper (she/her)Fundraising Team | ![]() Charmaine Smethurst (she/her)Fundraising Team |
![]() Bella Henricks (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team Leader | ![]() Amelia Lockhart-Hourigan (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team | ![]() Katie Swann (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team |
![]() Emily Holden (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team | ![]() Katie Leeming (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team | ![]() Nastya Kabeleva (she/her)Emergency Contraception Research Team |
![]() Anastasia Nairne (she/her)Contraception and Libido Research Team Leader | ![]() Jodie Coyte (she/her)Contraception and Libido Research Team | ![]() Imogen Rixon Gibb (she/her)Contraception and Libido Research Team |
![]() Erica Grauso (she/her)Contraception and Libido Research Team | ![]() Orla McArthur (she/they)Queer Women's Experiences Research Team Leader | ![]() Megan McCorquodale (she/her)Queer Women's Experiences Research Team |
![]() Em Stehr (he/they)Queer Women's Experiences Research Team | ![]() Joy Cowan (she/her)Queer Women's Experiences Research Team | ![]() Daisy Lints (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team Leader |
![]() Suzanna Hammersley (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team | ![]() Coco Zhang (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team | ![]() Clara Hopkins (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team |
![]() Elizabeth Krull (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team | ![]() Rhianna Robinson (she/her)Secondary Uses Research Team | ![]() Beth Price (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team Leader |
![]() Paula Bradley (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team | ![]() Zena Spiers (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team | ![]() Gaby Calvert (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team |
![]() Imogen Boyd (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team | ![]() Maisy Bextor (she/her)Contraception and Mental Health Research Team | ![]() Heather McDonald (she/her)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team Leader |
![]() Lane Deamant (they/them)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team | ![]() Federica Maggio (she/her)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team | ![]() Dafni Kampitsi (she/her)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team |
![]() Tilly Beckett (she/her)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team | ![]() Denise Movuh Sam (he/him)Sexual Health Metrics Research Team |
Meet the Team
We are a multi-disciplinary team from across the world, with many of us currently studying at the University of Edinburgh. As members of the Buchanan Institute, a student-led think tank which facilitates pursuits to enact change, we have followed our shared passion for reforming current contraceptive care and health in Scotland.
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