Judith Hillier

Judith Mary Hillier (née Preston) is a British physicist who is associate professor of science education at the University of Oxford. She is a lead tutor for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education programme in science and serves as vice president of Kellogg College, Oxford. She was awarded the Marie Curie-Sklodowska medal by the Institute of Physics in 2021 for her support of women in physics.

Early life and education Hillier studied physics and astronomy at the University of St Andrews, graduating with a Master of Science (MSci) degree. After a career break, She eventually returned to academia, focussing on the teachers, recruitment and retention of physics teachers at the University of Oxford. She was appointed an associate professor of science education and Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford in 2010. She founded the Oxfordshire Schools Physics Partnership, which supports physics teachers. She found that women felt a stronger sense of belonging to the physics community after attending the conference.