First highlight: my fellow fellows! This was such a supportive group, we are actually still all in touch, asking each other for advice and cheering for each other. Academia is a very competitive place, especially amongst early career researchers, so having a group of peers from a range of disciplines and with different perspectives is extremely valuable.

Second highlight: I conducted a lot of outreach and impact-related activities during the fellowship (I organised an information webinar for professionals, and we co-produced a training resource, and we expanded our information material for parents) and seeing how welcome these pieces were reminded me of the value of my research. All this outreach work also helped me win a British Science Association Lectureship Award, which was a great experience as well.