Julia Phillipson joined the Newcastle Clinical Trials Unit and the FiCTION study in August 2016. Prior to this she worked as a database manager for the Leukaemia Research and Cytogenetics group which is part of the Northern Institute for cancer research. Julia has also worked as an early phase data manager for the Paediatric Oncology team based in the Great North Children’s Hospital. Before moving into clinical research, Julia worked in Higher Education, supporting students on MSc Construction and Project Management courses at Northumbria University. Julia is working towards a BSc Natural Sciences with the Open University, and should graduate in 2017.