She pursued academic medical interests, and held a lectureship in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Edinburgh. She was involved in research on contraception, in particular, steroid hormones, and her research work led to over 70 scientific publications. In 1985 she wrote a textbook, The Handbook of Family Planning,[4] which has continued as a popular text for doctors working in the field - the fifth edition, edited by University of Edinburgh colleagues including Professor Anna Glasier, was published shortly before she died.