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Perdita Barran


Director of the Michael Barber Centre for Collaborative Mass Spectrometry, The University of Manchester, UK

Heroes? So many! But as I get older, it’s all the brilliant women who have managed to be academic leaders over the past 50 years – they rock!

Advice? Work hard, collaborate with people with different expertise and enjoy yourself.


Part of the Power List 2021

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Welcome to our annual celebration of the world’s most influential analytical scientists!

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Part of the Power List 2019

The Top 100

This year we’ve returned to our Top 100 format for The Power List, showcasing the tremendous range of talent, ingenuity and leadership present across all corners of analytical science on a global scale.

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Part of the Power List 2016

Top 50 most influential women

With three somewhat provocative Power Lists behind us (but certainly not forgotten), we once again forge ahead with our mission: to prove just how impactful and diverse our field is by sharing the passions, pivotal moments and predictions of brilliant scientists who continue to shape our future.

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Part of the Power List 2015

100 reasons to be proud

Welcome to The Power List 2015 – our second foray into the Top 100 most influential people in the world of analytical science. Though we realize our list can (and should) never be definitive, who can argue that the faces within – both familiar and new – do not beautifully highlight the brilliance and diversity found within our sometimes undervalued field?

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