Celebrating women in neuroscience

Chaired by Dr Sandrine Geranton and Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi (Neuroscience Careers Network).

During this in-person event, researchers will have the opportunity to:

• become familiar with recent debates and developments in relation to equality within the neuroscience community at UCL, and in particular gender equality.
• achieve a critical understanding of the issues encountered by senior academics and women neuroscientists as they overcome obstacles to successfully progress their careers in academia.
• network with like-minded colleagues following the talks.

Speakers confirmed

• Professor Helene Plun-FavreauProfessor of Cellular Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences

• Professor Selena Wray, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences

• Ciara Wright, representing the EDI team at the Faculty of Brain Sciences.

This session will be particularly useful to doctoral candidates and early career colleagues. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to network over drinks from 16:00 to 17:00 following the talks. 

We aim to make our events as inclusive as possible so if you have any accessibility requirements or enquiries please contact us via t.dias@ucl.ac.uk so appropriate measures are taken.