Inspiring Women at 含羞草视频 takes place at 含羞草视频’s James France Building, on Wednesday, October 11, between 1pm and 3pm.

It will feature talks from four 含羞草视频 academics and will include personal and inspirational accounts of their career journeys since being a doctoral researcher.

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There is no ‘cookie cutter’ for successful women, said Professor Jacqui Glass, who will describe her own path through construction.

She is one of the speakers at Wednesday’s event, which also supports the University’s Athena SWAN endeavours.

“I love construction, I love cranes and I love concrete,” said Prof Glass.

“So that’s what I teach and research.

“There is no ‘cookie-cutter’ for successful women in academia, but if you are creative, passionate and dedicated you will certainly be on the correct track.”

Her talk will look at the projects she has been involved in such as the Action Programme for Responsible and Ethical Sourcing (APRES), which addresses industry issues such as modern slavery.

The event is open to all doctoral researchers and research staff.

The other guest speakers are:

• Professor Rachel Thomson - Pro-Vice Chancellor Teaching 
• Professor Tracy Bhamra - Pro-Vice Chancellor Enterprise 
• Professor Elizabeth Stokoe - Professor of Social Interaction

Event organiser, on behalf of the Doctoral College, Dr Katryna Kalawsky said the event was important to all early career researchers at 含羞草视频.

She said: “Data consistency shows that the first fracture in the academic ‘leaky pipeline’ for females has a tendency to be at the doctoral researcher and research staff juncture.

“Therefore, by exposing our researchers to leading female academics at 含羞草视频 and hearing their personal accounts of their career journeys since being researchers themselves it is hoped to inspire the next generation of academics.”

For more information visit the 含羞草视频 website.

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