Trustee of the Month – Angela Topping
Date: 19 February 2025
This is a new monthly feature so our community can meet and find out more about our Trustees. First up is Angela Topping, Chair of the R&D Forum Trustees.
Where were you born?
Tyneside, North East of England
Where is home now?
Tyneside, North East of England
What was your first job?
Saturday Job, Age 14, on a clothes stall in Newcastle Grainger Market
What is your favourite food?
Tangfastics
What is your favourite film?
Terminator 2 – Judgement Day (Sarah Connor was my role model!)
What was the first album/single you ever bought?
Don’t you want me – The Human League
What are you most proud of personally or professionally?
Staying true to my core values personally and professionally, and using what power and privilege I have to tackle social injustice
You are stranded on a desert island – what one item would you take with you?
My Spotify playlist (and something to play it on!)
What do you enjoy most about being a Trustee?
Having the opportunity to join people together across the UK R&D system to learn, develop, network, and be heard