Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.

Transcript -- Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.

Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.

Transcript -- Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.

Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.

Transcript -- Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.

Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.

Transcript -- Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Transcript -- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.

American geneticist Barbara McClintock won a Nobel for her pioneering work on genetic transposition. Chosen by Dr Hilary MacQueen, Head of the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University.