Laudina Safo

Analytical chemist and higher education practitioner with over ten years of experience teaching chemistry and analytical science across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the UK.

Currently Senior

Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry, Programme Leader for Forensic Science, and Head of Year One for Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science at De Montfort University. Demonstrated expertise in curriculum design, laboratory instruction, student-centred learning, assessment development, and academic leadership in analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical science, and forensic science. Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) with a strong commitment to inclusive, evidence-informed teaching and student success.

Extensive experience supervising undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral students and developing innovative laboratory and digital learning resources to enhance engagement, attainment, and employability.

Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at De Montfort University (2024-01 – Present)

• Lead the undergraduate and postgraduate Forensic Science programmes.
• Serve as Head of Year One for Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Science.
• Design and deliver analytical chemistry, bioanalysis and research methods teaching.
• Lead curriculum review and enhancement activities.
• Coordinate practical laboratory teaching in analytical chemistry.
• Support accreditation and quality assurance processes.
• Mentor academic staff and postgraduate researchers.
• Develop inclusive and accessible learning resources.

Experimental Officer in LC-MS Metabolomics (Senior Research Fellow) at University of Birmingham (2022-08 – 2023-12)

HPL in Chemistry and Forensics at Nottingham Trent University (2022-01 – 2023-12)

Research Officer in Mass Spectrometry at University of Nottingham (2019-07 – 2022-07)

Academic Tutor (Chemistry) at University of Nottingham International College (2019-09 – 2021-04)

Analytical Chemist (Mass Spectrometry) at University of Nottingham (2018-04 – 2019-07)

Chemistry and Maths tutor at MyTutor (2017-03 – 2017-12)

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant at University of Nottingham (2015-03 – 2017-12)

Laboratory Technician at Thermofisher Scientific Loughborough (2013-06 – 2013-08)

RSC summer studentship at University of Leicester (2012-07 – 2012-08)

8 weeks

Laboratory Technician (industrial placement) at Brenntag UK LTD (2011-08 – 2012-06)

Ph.D. in Analytical Bioscience (Specialization in LC-MS method development, Quantitative Mass Spectrometry and Untargeted Metabolomics) – University of Nottingham (2013-10 – 2018-01)

Master of Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a year in Industry (2.1 honours) (Specialisation in Organic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry) – University of Leicester (2009-09 – 2013-06)