Dr. Paul Hardiman qualified from Newcastle University and trained in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in that city. Having obtained Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, he was appointed Clinical Research Fellow at the Royal Free Hospital, London where he was trained in Reproductive Endocrinology and awarded his Doctorate for his thesis ‘The vascular effects of menopausal therapies’. He completed training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and is Senior Lecturer at University College London where he leads a research team with an international reputation in polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian tissue cryopreservation. He has published more than peer reviewed 80 papers.