Women@Imperial Week set to celebrate achievements of female staff and students

Beth Hoblyn, Apprentice Maintenance Engineer

Imperial will be marking International Women's Day with a celebration of the contributions women have made to life at the College.

The second Women@Imperial Week will run from Monday 7 to Friday 11 March, with a number of events being held across the College. Staff and students are invited to follow the #imperialwomen hashtag on social media as part of the week. Imperial's Facebook page will be sharing stories from women at the College. 

Looking further ahead, the 2016 Athena Lecture will be given by Professor Alice Gast, President of Imperial, on Wednesday 1 June.

What’s on

WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH

Launch of the WomenCount 2016 Report • Norma Jarboe • South Kensington Campus • RSVP to Amna Siddiq

School of Public Health Athena SWAN Lecture • An Editor's View • Dr Fiona Godlee, Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal • South Kensington Campus • Register to attend  

MONDAY 7 MARCH

Public exhibition of photographs and archive material (runs until Friday 11 March) • College Main Entrance, South Kensington Campus • Find out more

TUESDAY 8 MARCH

Provost’s Gender Summit • Discussion of the results of the College’s Athena SWAN focus groups • South Kensington Campus • Register to attend 

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH

Imperial College Women in Business Society panel discussion • Women in Innovation • South Kensington Campus • Register to attend

THURSDAY 10 MARCH

Department of Life Sciences International Women’s Day Lecture • The sweet things in life • Professor Anne Dell • Register to attend

FRIDAY 11 MARCH

Outreach event • Celebrating Women in STEM at Imperial • South Kensington Campus • Register to attend