Year in Review 2015
We look back at the achievements and events of LivWiSE and women in STEMM over the past year ...
30th April We welcomed Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, space engineer and presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night who talked to us about ‘Women in Science: The Challenge’. We also invited lecture attendees to 'give it a go' in the Universty's Mobile Planetarium (above). Watch Here.
19th May we launched our fantastic “Ignite your passion for science and engineering” promotional films featuring staff from chemistry (above - bottom), physics, engineering, electronics, computer science (above - top), and earth science. Watch Here.
September We published a infographic summarising our activities during the September 2014 to August 2015 academic year.
2nd October Over 100 staff and students joined us for our new members Welcomes event as part of the Univeristy's Welcome Week activities.
October Dr Katie Aktinson becomes Professor Katie Atkinson and was appointed as the Head of the Department of Computer Science.
23rd October We welcomed Denise Chilton who talked to us about ‘Finding your balance’ between work and personal life.
2nd November Dr Laura Harkness-Brennan was short-listed in the Science category of the ‘Women of the Future Awards’ and was ‘highly commended’ for her work. Read more here.
23rd November we welcomed back Screenhouse Productions who delivered a Media Masterclass on ‘Finding Your Story: Communicating Your Expert Work with Impact’.
2nd December LivWiSE was shortlisted for a University Celebrating Success Award in the Good Practice in Equality Category. We were 'Commended' for our work.
3rd December we welcomed over 250 people to our Annual Christmas Lecture where we heard about the life of ants, melting snow dogs, virus’s, the invisible universe, Moore’s law and the maths behind insurance. Watch Here.