Our Members
Jasmine Aherne (she/her)
Hi, I’m Jasmine. I’m a PhD student at the University of Manchester researching dimensionality reduction and other statistical learning methods, specifically in healthcare. Before starting my PhD, I completed my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Statistics at Newcastle University and then worked for 2 years as a Data Scientist. In my spare time I love running, hiking, bouldering, surfing, anything outdoors really!
Email: jasmine.aherne@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Madalena Roque (she/her)
Hi! My name is Madalena, and I’m a PhD student at the University of Manchester. My research is at the interface of statistics and probability and numerical analysis. Before starting my PhD, I completed my undergraduate degree in Mathematics at the University of Manchester. In my spare time I love to run, cook, and crochet!
Email: madalena.roque@manchester.ac.uk
Emily Luk (she/her)
I am Emily, a first year PhD student at the University of Manchester. My research is in unlikely intersections, and other problems in number theory, under the supervision of Martin Orr. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Edinburgh, and my masters at the University of Bonn. I worked on a Scottish Government scheme for two years before returning to university to start my PhD. In my spare time I love to swim, hike and read fiction.
Email: emily.luk@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Previous Committees
2024-2025
Chloe Kadir and Jasmine Hewitt
2025-2026
Jasmine Aherne, Jasmine Hewitt, Chloe Kadir and Emily Luk
2020-2021 (Co-founders)
Eleanor Johnstone and Bindu Vekaria
2023-2024
Alexandra Ciotau
Page last updated: 24/10/2026
