Stories of Women in Academia

What’s on offer?

The stand-alone online event showcases 10 women academics who will talk about their life stories, their routes into academia, their challenges and successes, what drives them and how they manage their wellbeing and work-life balance. Attendees will be able to log on and they will be allocated a room to listen to talks from women academics. Each talk lasts 15 mins and attendees will be able to dip in and out.

What’s it about?

The aim of this event is to engage young adults with understanding how women academics from diverse backgrounds have started, developed and managed their academic careers, recognised their successes, managed their failures and, overall, how they have managed their emotional and physical wellbeing.

Who’s leading the event?

The event is being co-ordinated and hosted by a partnership between Gender Institute (GI) and the Widening Access (WA) Team at Royal Holloway, Univeristy of London, and the Women in Academia Support Network (WiASN). 

This event is being organised by: Dr Amy Bonsall (Research Fellow, Gender Institute, RHUL, Director WiASN). 

Guest speakers and facilitators include:

• Dr Kavita Maya (Research Fellow, Gender Institute, RHUL)
• Josephine Carr (Deputy Director, Gender Institute, RHUL)
• Prof Laura Sjoberg (Director, Gender Institute, RHUL)
• Dr Kelly Pickard-Smith (Director, WiASN)
• Prof Eleanora Belfiore (Director, WiASN)

Open to

Young adults from the age of 14 upwards. There is no upper age limit. Adults are welcome. 

Of particular interest to

Those who are interested in research, women's rights and careers, gender equality, Higher Education, and managing personal and professional wellbeing. 

Event Booking details

Please email Amy at Amy.Bonsall@rhul.ac.uk for information on how to register yourself or your school/educational institution. 

Event booking deadline

4pm GMT, 6th November 2023