Furat and Freda: inspiring chemistry sparked by Broadening Horizons mentoring partnership @royalsocietyofchemistry
Furat and Freda: inspiring chemistry sparked by Broadening Horizons mentoring partnership  @royalsocietyofchemistry
Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To mark National Mentoring Day here's a film we made with a mentor and mentee brought together as part of our Broadening Horizons programme, which offers professional support to early career chemical scientists from black and ethnically minoritised backgrounds.
War drove trained pharmacist Furat Al Yafi out of her native Syria in 2013. After a spell living in Turkey and working in the humanitarian sector, she moved to the UK to start a new chapter in her life.
Last year, she joined our Broadening Horizons programme and was paired with her mentor Freda Tait, Director, Clinical Supply Strategic Projects & Change at AstraZeneca. Here, they discuss the incredible impact mentorship has had on them...
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Furat and Freda: inspiring chemistry sparked by Broadening Horizons mentoring partnership

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