Kelly graduated with a 1st class BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences: Chemistry degree with The Open University in July 2021, having completed her degree part-time whilst working and raising her son. She is currently in her third year of the OxICFM CDT and is working on a joint project between the Langton and Bayley groups developing supramolecular systems for transport and catalysis in bilayer-bound compartments. In her spare time, she enjoys surfing, skateboarding, horse-riding, playing softball and socialising.