Women, Science and Success

An Athena SWAN Event celebrating the success of women in science.

This event  is an opportunity to share good practice and raise awareness around women's participation in science; and is part of Birkbeck's preparations for submission to the Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation. 

Welcome: Professor Nicholas Keep, Executive Dean of the School of Science, Birkbeck, University of London

Guest Speaker: Professor Alison Rodger, Director of Molecular Organisation and Assembly Cells Doctoral Training Centre, University of Warwick will deliver a presentation titled 'Academia: what, why and how'.      

Chair of Panel: Professor Hilary Downes,  Birkbeck, University of London will chair a panel of successful women in science who will discuss their personal experiences, work life balances and challenges they might have faced during their careers. 

Panel Members

• Professor Alison Rodger, Molecular Organisation and Assembly Cells Doctoral Training Centre, University of Warwick
• Professor Jane Clarke, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
• Dr Natasha Lukoyanova, Birkbeck, University of London

There will be an opportunity to network after the panel session and refreshments will be available. 

If you are interested in attending the event, or have any special requirements please email: diversity@bbk.ac.uk

To find out more about Birkbeck's involvement in the Athena SWAN Charter Scheme please contact: p.crampton@bbk.ac.uk