Emaba Zaman is a qualified science teacher and holds a degree from University of Cambridge in Education and Biological Sciences. She has obtained her teaching qualification (PGCE) from King’s College for which she was awarded a grade 1. She is currently enrolled at University of Oxford for Part 3 of her MSc. in Learning and Teaching and she has successfully completed Part 1 and 2. She has extensive experience in working with sixth formers and preparing them for Medical school / Oxbridge interviews. Her Biological Science background is in Physiology, Cell Biology and Experimental Psychology. She has previously taught in Windermere Summer School and has attended a semester at Harvard University during her undergraduate years to gain credits in Psychology. She has also been the President of Team Up (Cambridge Committee), where she coordinated and delivered an after school tutoring programme across four schools in Cambridgeshire through the recruitment of Cambridge University students. During her time at Cambridge, she has been the executive secretary at the student union and has helped organise various society events. At present, Ms. Zaman is a Science Teacher in an outstanding school in London.

Hila Levy is studying for her DPhil in Zoology at Oxford, researching the diseases and population genetics of several penguin species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. Originally from Puerto Rico, Hila has lived, studied and worked on every continent. A strong believer in interdisciplinary teaching and research, she obtained a B.S. in Biology, Arabic, French and Spanish from the US Air Force Academy, followed by an MSt. in Historical Research and an MSc. in Biology from Oxford while on a Rhodes Scholarship. She subsequently worked in government service for several years, and obtained an additional M.S. in Environmental Planning and Management from Johns Hopkins University before returning to Oxford for her doctoral studies on a Clarendon Scholarship. Hila has taught with Oxford Summer Courses for two years, and also lectures and tutors Oxford undergraduates in Biological Sciences.

Victoria Wyllie de Echeverria is a tutor in Biology at Oxford Summer Courses. Victoria has taught students ranging in age from 16-4th year university for 6 years, in the subjects of biology, ecology, human and physical geography, plant sciences and ethnoecology. To this end, Victoria has taken training courses both at the University of Victoria and the University of Oxford to receive accreditations to teach in higher education and investigate different interactive teaching methods. Her research interests include plant taxonomy and ethnobotany, in particular how local people use and classify plants and animals, and how they are adjusting to changes in the weather and ecosystems, and she has co-authored several peer-reviewed journal articles.