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Our mission is to promote positive contraception experience in Scotland.  

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:

  • A population informed about the full range of their contraceptive options and possible side effects

  • Greater support  in making and changing contraceptive choices

  • Contraception tailored to individual personal and medical needs

  • More contraceptive options for everyone 

  • Equal access to contraception

Rebecca Gascoigne (she/her)

Rebecca Gascoigne (she/her)

President

Kate Astbury (she/her)

Kate Astbury (she/her)

Vice-President

Charlotte Cuffley (she/her)

Charlotte Cuffley (she/her)

Secretary

Jenny Macfarlane (she/her)

Jenny Macfarlane (she/her)

Welfare Director

Sophie Buijsen (she/her)

Sophie Buijsen (she/her)

Social Science Research Director

Yu Nakamura (she/her)

Yu Nakamura (she/her)

Biomedical Research Director

Niamh Roberts (she/her)

Niamh Roberts (she/her)

Campaign Director

Mairi Bruce (she/her)

Mairi Bruce (she/her)

Campaign Director

Lucy Wellman (she/her)

Lucy Wellman (she/her)

Outreach Director

Alice Jackson (she/her)

Alice Jackson (she/her)

Outreach Director

Sophie Butcher (she/her)

Sophie Butcher (she/her)

Strategic Advisor, President of CERT 20/21

Lucy Grieve (she/her)

Lucy Grieve (she/her)

Political Advisor

Elise Kearsey (she/her)

Elise Kearsey (she/her)

Chair of the Review Board

Lucy Beck (she/her)

Lucy Beck (she/her)

Copywriter

Lauren Macphail (she/her)

Lauren Macphail (she/her)

Social Media Manager

Emily King (she/her)

Emily King (she/her)

Content Creator

Victoria Causley (she/her)

Victoria Causley (she/her)

Content Creator

Eilidh Tannett (she/her)

Eilidh Tannett (she/her)

Campaigns Team

Emily Cooke (she/her)

Emily Cooke (she/her)

Campaigns Team

Dara Minogue (she/her)

Dara Minogue (she/her)

Fundraising & Events Team Leader

Rebecca Kerr (she/her)

Rebecca Kerr (she/her)

Events Coordinator

Camille Green (she/her)

Camille Green (she/her)

Events Coordinator

Sarah Cooper (she/her)

Sarah Cooper (she/her)

Fundraising Team

Charmaine Smethurst (she/her)

Charmaine Smethurst (she/her)

Fundraising Team

Bella Henricks (she/her)

Bella Henricks (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team Leader

Amelia Lockhart-Hourigan (she/her)

Amelia Lockhart-Hourigan (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team

Katie Swann (she/her)

Katie Swann (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team

Emily Holden (she/her)

Emily Holden (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team

Katie Leeming (she/her)

Katie Leeming (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team

Nastya Kabeleva (she/her)

Nastya Kabeleva (she/her)

Emergency Contraception Research Team

Anastasia Nairne (she/her)

Anastasia Nairne (she/her)

Contraception and Libido Research Team Leader

Jodie Coyte (she/her)

Jodie Coyte (she/her)

Contraception and Libido Research Team

Imogen Rixon Gibb (she/her)

Imogen Rixon Gibb (she/her)

Contraception and Libido Research Team

Erica Grauso (she/her)

Erica Grauso (she/her)

Contraception and Libido Research Team

Orla McArthur (she/they)

Orla McArthur (she/they)

Queer Women's Experiences Research Team Leader

Megan McCorquodale (she/her)

Megan McCorquodale (she/her)

Queer Women's Experiences Research Team

Em Stehr (he/they)

Em Stehr (he/they)

Queer Women's Experiences Research Team

Joy Cowan (she/her)

Joy Cowan (she/her)

Queer Women's Experiences Research Team

Daisy Lints (she/her)

Daisy Lints (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team Leader

Suzanna Hammersley (she/her)

Suzanna Hammersley (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team

Coco Zhang (she/her)

Coco Zhang (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team

Clara Hopkins (she/her)

Clara Hopkins (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team

Elizabeth Krull (she/her)

Elizabeth Krull (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team

Rhianna Robinson (she/her)

Rhianna Robinson (she/her)

Secondary Uses Research Team

Beth Price (she/her)

Beth Price (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team Leader

Paula Bradley (she/her)

Paula Bradley (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team

Zena Spiers (she/her)

Zena Spiers (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team

Gaby Calvert (she/her)

Gaby Calvert (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team

Imogen Boyd (she/her)

Imogen Boyd (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team

Maisy Bextor (she/her)

Maisy Bextor (she/her)

Contraception and Mental Health Research Team

Heather McDonald (she/her)

Heather McDonald (she/her)

Sexual Health Metrics Research Team Leader

Lane Deamant (they/them)

Lane Deamant (they/them)

Sexual Health Metrics Research Team

Federica Maggio (she/her)

Federica Maggio (she/her)

Sexual Health Metrics Research Team

Dafni Kampitsi (she/her)

Dafni Kampitsi (she/her)

Sexual Health Metrics Research Team

Tilly Beckett (she/her)

Tilly Beckett (she/her)

Sexual Health Metrics Research Team

Denise Movuh Sam (he/him)

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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