A day in the life of Julian Huppert

By David Sait2011-06-01T10:38:00

Julian has been MP for Cambridge since 2010

Julian originally trained as an organic chemist. He gained a PhD in biological chemistry then had a position as a research scientist at the University of Cambridge. His research looked at the structures formed by nucleic acids, providing an insight into the various functions they perform.

Outside of science, Julian has long been politically active as a member of the Liberal Democrat party, including being a county councillor for eight years. In 2010 he was elected as the member of parliament for Cambridge.

Julian’s time is split between his constituency in Cambridge and the Houses of Parliament in London, and so a typical day depends very much on where he is working.

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