[1] Her first job was as National Organiser of the mother and baby charity Birthright, the appeal arm of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 1979 to 1994.

[10] In 1994, she became a presenter of the BBC TV science programme Tomorrow's World and also reported for Panorama.

[1] Parry has presented a number of science-based radio shows, including most notably all eight series of Am I normal?

Other publications include: Parry received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2012 [15] She won the Suffrage Science award in 2011.

[16] Parry was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to the public understanding of science.