[3][4] On 21 February 2009, the University of Cambridge admitted her to Master of Arts (MA Cantab) status.
[3] Having completed her doctorate, Morton moved to England to join the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge as a post-doctoral fellow.
[9] From October 2009 to September 2010, she held a Royal Society Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship.
[2][11] Morton's current research focuses on "understanding the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and on developing strategies to delay or prevent the death of neurones in injured or degenerating brain".
[10][11] Morton's research with sheep has also led to an interest in measuring their learning and memory.