Emily is an award-winning fundraiser and Head of Philanthropic Partnerships at MQ: Transforming Mental Health, the UK’s leading mental health research charity. She is also Chair of the charity Nightline Association, delivering peer to peer listening services, available to 1.8million higher education students across the UK and Ireland. Her roles allow her to provide an overview of the latest in mental health research and her passion stems from her own experience with anxiety and self-harm which she speaks about openly to encourage greater understanding and reduce stigma.