Anne Wolfes

Studied

• BSc Neuroscience (University College London)
• MSc Developmental, Neural and Behavioral Biology (University of Göttingen)
• PhD Molecular Physiology of the Brain (University of Göttingen)

Previous experience

Anne initially trained as a neuroscientist and has left academia twice by now: through the work for her first postdoc at the University of Oxford, she joined a biotech start-up company as a consultant and later scientist (2016–2017), then moved into medical communications and scientific editing (2017–2020). Subsequently, Anne undertook a second academic postdoc at Imperial College (2020–2022) before joining the University of Oxford’s professional services to support researcher development at the Medical Sciences Division. Anne then switched to the Careers Service team in 2023.

In parallel, Anne has also been delivering workshops to PhD students, postdocs, and group leaders as a freelance trainer, where she focuses on scientific communications, career-planning, project and time management, and work/life balance.

She is also involved in local and international illustrator communities.

Anne specialises in working with research staff at the University of Oxford. She offers one-to-one support across all disciplines and career sectors.

Colleges & departments

Anne offers career support to research staff across all the departments, divisions and colleges at the University of Oxford.

To check when Anne is available for appointments, browse the ‘Appointments’ section on CareerConnect.

Areas of interest

Researcher Professional Development; Academia and Higher Education; Science, Engineering & Technology; Medical and Scientific Communications; Creative Careers