Certified Member of the Market Research Society with over 35 years’ experience including senior roles at Ipsos MORI and Research International (South Africa). In 2014 Angela set up her own consultancy and this gave her the opportunity to fulfil a long-held ambition to gain a post graduate qualification. Angela achieved a Distinction in her MSc from the University of Nottingham and a subsequent PhD at Horizon CDT was funded by theEngineering and Physical Research Council. In March 2024 she as awarded herPD for  research on ‘Our Futures in Mind Uploading: Public Perceptions and Narratives’.

Mind uploading can be conceptualised as the ultimate expression of neurotechnology, transforming the human brain and mind and allowing us to exist in a non-biological form. The lecture considers its implications and references recent advances in neurotechnology such as Brain To Computer Interfaces (BCIs). The talkshowcases an innovative research method – a storytelling website – which follows the fictional stories of 2 mind uploaded individuals as a way of exploring these complex concepts. I present data from a comprehensive programme of public research spanningthemes such as embodiment, copying/cloning, and the impact at an individual and species level. I also discuss the ethical challenges of rapidly evolving neurotechnology and ‘Neurorights’ which aim to protect and preserve the human brain and mind.

Doors open at 7pm at Broad Street Methodist Church, Spalding. Lecture starts 7.30pm. Entry £5, full time students free.