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GESG Catalyst Fund 2024-25 Recipients

We were pleased to receive 17 applications of which the panel decided to fund 10 projects from across the institution (outlined below) – thank you to all who applied. 

Examples of the activities we’ll be funding are:

  • external speaker costs for a career journeys event
  • snacks for a film screening and discussion on gender bullying
  • creative resources for in-person support group meetings for parents and carers of neurodivergent children.  

Further information about the projects will be shared here after completion. 


Parents and Carers of Neurodivergent Children Support Group 

Network/Department: Parents and Carers Together (PACT) network
Project lead: Sarah Marks
Amount awarded: £114.00 


Safer Space Conversations – Questioning the Binary 

Network/Department: Safer Space Conversations project
Project lead: Sara Mole
Amount awarded: £300.00 


Shelved: The Gendered Landscape of Library Book Ban Challenges 

Network/Department: Department of Information Studies, Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Project lead: Alison Hicks
Amount awarded: £403.00 


Women Leadership for Accessibility: The Creative Industries in the Spotlight 

Network/Department: School of European Languages, Culture and Society / Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry, Faculty of Arts & Humanities 
Project lead: Alejandro Bolanos
Amount awarded: £200.00 


Diversifying Modern Languages: Highlighting the Gender Dimension 

Network/Department: School of European Languages, Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Project lead: Mazal Oaknín
Amount awarded: £318.00 


Developing and implementing a centralised mentoring scheme to support equitable career progression 

Network/Department: Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Project lead: Jane Maddock
Amount awarded: £260.00 


Astrea Network – elevating our case study project on showcasing the varied paths of women’s career journeys  

Network/Department: Astrea network (for women in professional services roles at UCL)
Project leads: Lucy Dang and Liz Mooney
Amount awarded: £350.00 


Imposters!: A workshop addressing the intersectionality of imposter phenomenon in academia 

Network/Department: Institute for Global Health, Faculty of Population Health Sciences
Project lead: Rebecca Irons
Amount awarded: £200.00 


Film Night (reaching the unreachable) 

Network/Department: Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Project lead: Zahra Mohri
Amount awarded: £200.00 


Promote a Healthy and Inclusive Working and Learning Environment in Science Engineering and Public Policy 

Network/Department: Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, Faculty of Engineering Sciences
Project lead: Elisa Randazzo
Amount awarded: £200.00