Celebrating the achievements of women

The celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month honours the role and impact of women in both historical events and modern society.

Throughout the month of March, the University has hosted a varied lineup of events that spotlights the history, experiences, and voices of women and the remarkable accomplishments of our female alumni and staff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUxyl-iigEI Wendy Beetlestone with Barack Obama

Chancellor Wendy Beetlestone talks International Women's Day

Our University Chancellor, United States District Judge, Wendy Beetlestone, talks to President of the Liverpool Guild of Students, Vasiliki Samuels about her role as Chancellor, her career so far, and what International Women's Day means to them.

https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/02/23/university-of-liverpool-alumna-publishes-story-of-her-career-as-a-pioneering-female-surgeon/ a picture of Averil Mansfield in her garden

UK's 1st female vascular surgeon Averil Mansfield publishes a book on her pioneering career

University of Liverpool graduate Averil Mansfield CBE has published the inspiring story of her journey to become the UK’s first-ever female vascular surgeon and first female Professor of surgery.

https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/03/08/women-in-data-science-scholarship-winner-announced/ robot solved maze problem illustration

Scholarship awarded for Women in Data Science

The University of Liverpool’s Computational Biology Facility (CBF) has announced the winner of its International Women’s Day (IWD) Scholarship aimed at women wanting to retrain in data science.

Women alumni Rose Helibron

Inspirational women

Find out about a selection of our inspirational women alumnae from across a range of fields, from entertainment and media to law, business and science and academia.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/guest-blog-gender-equity-in-science-celebrating-womens-achievements/ Dr Clarissa Giebel

Gender equity in science and celebrating women’s achievements

Dr Clarissa Giebel has written a guest blog for the Dementia Researcher discussing celebrating female scientists' achievements and the importance of also acknowledging all female non-academics who contribute to research.