Elevate exists to provide a formal networking platform for all staff and PGR students at King’s. The Network aims to address and challenge issues of gender inequality at King’s, providing an integral platform for staff and PGR students to share their experiences and by informing KCL policy and strategy.

Elevate looks to empower staff and PGR students to reach their potential through events, mentoring and training. The Network will act as a community who provide support both personally and professionally to one another.

This Network is inclusive to all individuals and specifically addresses the challenges and barriers faced by those who identify as women and as non-binary; staff can join in this capacity, or as an ally.

Our guiding principles are:

• Equality
• Community
• Empowerment
• Support
• Inclusivity
• Intersectionality

The voices we wish to amplify: 

• All staff and PGR students who identify as women.
• All staff and PGR students who identify as non-binary.

We welcome all staff members and all PGR students at King’s. We particularly value the contributions of those listed above, but we also welcome allies who play a key role in supporting and promoting our network’s values and goals.

To achieve Elevate’s vision, here are our goals for the next two years:

• Strengthen our intersectional approach
• Develop our communication strategy​
• Grow our network’s membership​
• Organise inspiring events & activities​
• Provide a supportive networking community for members
• Promote useful resources​
• Influence King’s policies & strategies​.

Co-Chairs

• Dr. Candela Delgado Marin, Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes Education, King's Foundations.
  Co-Chair Community (Network’s memberships, events and activities, communication).
• Dr. Laurence Georgin, Faculty Student Experience Manager, NMPC.
  Co-Chair Strategy (Network’s strategic projects, King’s policies, communication).

Senior Sponsors

• To be confirmed.

Committee Members

Committee members support the network in planning events, communications, and by leading on projects.

• Harjeet Moore, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity & Inclusion​.
• Kosha Mehta, Senior Lecturer in Bioscience Education, FoLSM​.
• Lisa Story, NIHR Advanced Fellow (Clinical), FoLSM​.
• Negar Khoshooee, Project Manager, Estates & Facilities​.
• Sarah Tattam, Faculty Student Experience Manager, FoLSM​.
• Vanessa Coelho, Lecturer in Nursing Education (AEP) Quality Improvement and Sustainability, NMPC.

Elevate organises events and activities through the year. To find out more, join our Elevate - King's Gender Equality Network on Microsoft Teams.

To celebrate this year's International Women's Day, Elevate is hosting both in-person and online events. Find out more and register your attendance.

• Menopause Toolkit – our inclusive guide to the menopause.
• Menopause & Nutrition – a talk by Professor Wendy Hall, Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London (hosted by Elevate as part of the 2024 King's Wellbeing Festival).

Want to join Elevate and keep in touch with our news, events, & activities?

Join our Elevate Network

Want to suggest ideas and highlight projects to Elevate?

Complete our Elevate Ideas Form