Combining Careers: Diverse pathways to academia


Note that those without access to Level 6 will be met at Pret a Manger.

NDCN’s Women in Clinical Neurosciences network is organising a series of pizza lunches where external speakers will share insights into their careers. These free sessions are open to all researchers in NDCN, Engineering, Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, but booking is essential.

A talk by Caroline Cake.

Caroline Cake is CEO of Neu Health, an exciting new healthtech spinout from the University of Oxford dedicated to making the latest Parkinson’s disease and dementia care accessible for all. She was previously Entrepreneur in Residence at Oxford Science Enterprises and Chief Executive Officer at Health Data Research UK (HDRUK), the UK’s national institute for health data science. At 2020 Delivery (now The PSC) she was a director advising health organisations, universities and central government departments on strategy, transformation, capability building, and delivery planning. Prior to joining 2020 Delivery, Caroline worked at McKinsey & Company and at ICI as a Chartered Engineer. Caroline holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA and MEng from the University of Cambridge.

This talk will cover her journey from chartered engineer to CEO at HDRUK, and her role as CEO in Neu Health.