Join the School of Chemistry for an afternoon of activities
04 Mar 2019
Mark International Women's Day #BalanceforBetter with the School of Chemistry
The School of Chemistry will honour International Women’s Day on Friday, 8 March with an afternoon of activities. Join speakers, previous students and researchers from the department for talks, panel sessions, an exhibition and networking.
The day will include a choice of two panel sessions, which are bookable in advance:
- Pursing a Career in Academia with Professor Sarah Heath, Professor Sabine Flitsch, Dr Louise Natrajan and Dr Imogen Riddell
- Pursing a Career outside of Academia with a Chemistry Background with Danielle Hignett, Dr Alison Drasdo, Dr Elizabeth Boreham, Dr Claire Woon and others to be announced
- Maintaining a Work-Life Balance with Dr Rebecca Harvey, Elizabeth Maingi, Dr Ben Carter and Kristy Turner
- Developing Confidence and Influence with Autumn Rudd and others to be announced
The schedule is as follows (you don’t need to attend the whole event):
- 12:30 – 1:00pm: Registration and exhibition
- 1:00 – 2:00pm: Keynote lectures by Dr Kristy Turner and Professor Serena Corr
- 2:00pm – 2.30pm: Refreshments
- 2.30pm – 3.30pm: Panel sessions
- 3.30 – 4:30pm: Exhibition, networking and wine reception
This free event is open to all and takes place on Friday, 8 March, 12:30pm – 4.30pm in the Chemistry Building.