In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day 2021, the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media are holding a virtual panel discussion on Thursday 24 June 2021, 3 - 4pm to explore: experiences of being a woman in engineering, challenges the panel have faced and how they have overcome these and what more can be done to encourage more women and girls to get in to STEM subjects.
The panel will be chaired by the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media’s Deputy Dean Dr Sarah Jones and include inspirational women from the faculty:
- Professor Shushma Patel – PVC Dean Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media
- Professor Ljiljana Marjanovic-Halburd – Head of School for Engineering and Sustainable Development
- Professor Raffaella Villa – Professor in Environmental Bioengineering
- Dr Zehor Belkhatir – Lecturer in Control Engineering
- Ellie Lilliott – 1st Year Mechanical Engineering Student
The event will be online and you will be given the opportunity to get involved with the discussions and ask questions.
The event is open to anyone, and if you would like to attend, please click here to register and we will send you the link to join the event 24 hours before the event via your provided email address.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please feel free to contact the Events Office, eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk who will be more than happy to help you.
We hope you can join us.
Posted on Wednesday 2 June 2021