The School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, Gender Equality Working Group is hosting an event to celebrate women working in engineering.

The panel will discuss what it’s like to be a woman in engineering; the successes, the challenges, and how we can come together as a School and University to encourage more women to work (and stay) in engineering!

This is an inclusive event, we welcome people of all genders to join, connect and share their stories.

The panel will be chaired by Dr Yijing Xie, Lecturer, RAEng Research Fellow with guests:

• Dr Adelaide de Vecchi, Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

• Dr Antonia Pontiki, PhD, Teaching Fellow

• Chiemeka Nwandu, Undergraduate Student, Biomedical Engineering

• Professor Dawn Bonfield, Professor of Practice, Engineering for Sustainable Development

• Professor Maya Thanou, Professor in the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, founder of Apeikon Therapeutics

• Melissa Ng Tseung, Healthcare Technologies MSc Student

• Dr Sharon Giles, Director of Clinical Research Imaging Operations

• Tiarna Lee, PhD Student

The panel will be followed by light refreshments and networking.  

 

This event has been organised by the BMEIS Gender Equality Working Group.