Lydia Dutton

Associate Consultant (Pensions Actuarial) Lane Clark & Peacock LLP

Degree details

• Master of Mathematics (MMath)

Tell us about the steps you took whilst studying at University of Liverpool

I took part in the summer research internship organised by the Maths Department during my second year.I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity to present my final year project at the Insurance Mathematics Economics conference in Atalanta, Georgia.

Describe the Challenges you faced

The biggest challenge is learning how to explain complicated concepts in the simplest way. Going from sitting quietly at the back of lecture theatres to presenting work to clients is a huge change, and is quite overwhelming at first.

Advice to Students

Focus as much as you can on building strong communication skills.There are thousands of bright math graduates out there — what makes a great actuary is being able to explain complicated concepts in the most simple way.