International Womens Day #PressForChange
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International Women's Day hosted by the School of Food Science & Nutrition (Faculty of MaPS)
12:30pm - 12: 40pm - Dr Caroline Orfila (Director of Research & Innovation in The School of Food Science & Nutrition)
'Academic' Multitasking Is The Life For Me
12. 40pm – 1pm - Dr Sue Kilminster (Healthcare)
Interactive Talk on Women, Work and Mental Health:
The University has a strategic commitment to equality and inclusion - ‘everyone included, everyone involved’. We will look at how this works in relation to mental health. Most of us have some experiences of distress and confusion and some experiences of emotional wellbeing so how do we improve approaches to work, emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges? We will consider some of these questions through an interactive discussion
1pm – 1.30pm – Panel on Women In Science: Moving Up The Ladder
Panel members are:
· Prof Cath Noakes (Engineering)
· Dr Anwesha Sarkar (Food Science & Nutrition)
· Dr Julia Lehman (Chemistry)
· Prof Lea Berrang Ford (Earth & Environment and Leeds Institute for Health Sciences)
