Astrea Highlights and Events

Happy to Chat bench launch

The launch of our inaugural bench in the UCL Main Quad took place on Monday 11 September with Aimie Chapple, Vice-President (Operations).

Members of the Astrea community came together to celebrate the occasion and take part in a standing yoga session.

These eye-catching benches serve the whole UCL community, to combat loneliness by providing opportunities to connect with people

Stop by to try out the bench and post your photos on social media using #UCLHappytoChatBenches

Spotlight on... Liz Mooney

Meet Liz, Senior Project Manager at Digital Campus Experience, and one of the Deputy Co-Chairs for UCL Astrea. Here, she chats to UCL News about her latest project leading the instalment of ‘Happy to Chat’ benches at UCL.

Spotlight on... Pip Jackson

Meet Pip, Head of Inclusive Environments within Campus Experience and Infrastructure and Co-Chair of Astrea.

Spotlight on... Loleta Fahad

Meet Loleta, Head of Career Development based in Organisational Development and Co-Chair of Astrea.

Astrea Celebrates Inspirational Female Line Managers

Find out more about our campaign, where we invited members of the network to send us their stories celebrating truly supportive line managers. You can also catch up on the recording of the round-table discussion and Q&A with some of the fantastic nominees.

Featured event: Confidence snakes and ladders

A special event featuring Avril Chester, on how to navigate the constantly changing confidence landscape and how to always believe in yourself.

WHEN's Sharing the Caring report: a snapshot of gender equality in the home during lockdown

WHEN's Sharing the Caring survey garnered over 1,000 responses, taking a snapshot of gender equality in the home during lockdown. Here the Astrea committee shares the highlights and ideas for action.

Spotlight on Athena Swan

How the gender equality charter is supporting women in Professional Services at UCL By Ana Faro, EDI Project Manager at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Astrea Policy Lead

A day in the life of Natalie Humphrey

Take a look at a day in the life of different women working in Professional Services across UCL. This feature is on Natalie Humphrey, Head of Student Support and Wellbeing at UCL.

Themes at the 2019 WHEN Conference: Labels and our own identity

In 2019 Astrea sponsored six women to attend the WHEN conference, and here's what they had to say about what stood out most for them on the day.

A day in the life of Giselle Tesoro

Take a look at a day in the life of different women working in Professional Services across UCL. This feature is on Giselle Tesoro, Training Operations and Digital Learning Lead.

Astrea Interviews Dame Nicola Brewer

The Astrea team sat down with Dame Nicola Brewer, Vice Provost International to discuss her incredible career and especially her experiences of leadership.

Astrea responds to the UCL Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap 2018 report

Last month UCL published it gender and ethnicity pay gap report revealing a pronounced gap in earnings of UCL staff by gender and ethnicity. Read on for Astrea's response to the report.