Hey! I'm Ella. I've got two sisters, a boyfriend called Tom and mates that live all around the world. I grew up in the UAE, studied in Leeds and now live in London.
Professionally
I am a freelance user researcher. I’m experienced in working in a fast paced agile environment within a multidisciplinary team, planning and leading research activities throughout all design life cycles with both internal and external stakeholders. I'm familiar with taking services through GDS and internal service assessments and I'm skilled at helping teams prepare for them.
I also manage operational support at Democracy Club.
Work
June 2020 - present | Remote (Portsmouth)
Contract user researcher at the Royal Navy
November 2019 - June 2020 | London
Contract user researcher at the Cabinet Office
2018 - 2019 London
User researcher & Ethics board member at the Home Office
2017 - 2018 London
User researcher at HMRC
2015 - 2017 Leeds
Data at the Diabetes Prevention Scheme
2014 - 2015 Leeds
Data at NHS Community Healthcare & CAMHS
University
2019-2019
Digital anthropology, UCL
2015 - 2017
MA Social and Political Thought, Leeds University
2012 - 2015
BSc Psychology, Leeds Trinity University
Training
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GDS user research fundamentals
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GDS accessibility training
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GDS assisted digital training
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Ethics expert training
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Service assessor training
Side projects
I interviewed over 30 people for my #InterviewSeries
The post to read to get to know me better:
Features
Talks
Email me for access
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The Imposter Syndrome's Guide to Public Speaking @ Triangirls
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Career Stuff @ Women in Tech Network for the Digital, Data & Technology Civil Service Fast Stream
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User research during political uncertainty @ Home Office Digital quarterly meet up
Communities
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Candles
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a11y
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Triangles
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Liberating Structures
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London Accessibility Meetup
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Service Lab London
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The Research Thing
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GovTech
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Code First: Girls
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London Gov Design Meetup
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CitizenBeta
Let's go for coffee, find me @botting_ella/ Ella Botting✌
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