Student Success Staff Speaker Series

The Student Success Staff Speaker Series is an exciting opportunity for staff across UCL to hear from individuals from marginalised communities regarding their experiences and work in the field of education, equality, and social justice.

About the Staff Speaker Series

The theme for our 2025/26 Staff Speaker Series is “Nothing Without Us”, with the aim of amplifying voices of those from marginalised communities. The intention is to develop understanding around issues that students from these communities face during their time at university as well as provide practical ideas to support. The series will cover a wide range of thought-provoking speakers to challenge your thinking and inspire change in practice no matter what your role at UCL.

To register please follow the links below. The series will take place online. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements.

Marcia Brissett-Bailey

We hope you enjoyed this session on 22 October - View recording and further information here:

Marcia was named one of the Top 50 influential neurodivergent women in 2022 and was featured in Forbes. She is a powerful advocate for dyslexic people, in particular neurodivergent young people.

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Dr Chloe Farahar (They/She)

We hope you enjoyed this session on November 19 - View recording and further information here:

Dr Chloe Farahar (they/she - Autistic) is currently a Project Manager at Kent and Medway Mental Health Trust supporting autistic patients and those with learning disabilities. Read More

AJ Singh

We hope you enjoyed this session on Dec.3 - View recording and further information here :

AJ is a founder of Mindbodies Decolonised and speaks about depathologising neurodivergence, decolonising the way we live, dismantling systems of harm, and the intersection of anti-racism and neurodiversity, gender-expansiveness and decolonising gender. Read More

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Frances Tunks

28 January 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Frances is a passionate and dedicated education professional with over a decade of experience supporting the growth of children in school and nursery settings. Recently completing a degree in education... Read More

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Rachel Cullen (They/Them)

11 February 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Rachel is an independent consultant, advocate, and PhD researcher specialising in autistic communication. With experience supporting autistic individuals since 2016, Rachel draws on personal, professional, and academic insight... Read More

Jack Lilleywhite

March 11, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Jack Lilleywhite is an award-winning filmmaker of Romany Gypsy heritage with over eight years working across feature films, commercials, and documentaries. His wider portfolio includes work with the BBC, HBO, Warner Bros., Sony, Amazon, Disney, and most recently Netflix where he directed a short film exploring his Romany Gypsy heritage. Read More

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Dr Leon Masoovi

22 April 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Dr Leon Moosavi is a sociologist of race and religion. Leon is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool. Read More

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Kieran Rose

13 May 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Kieran Rose is a published mainstream and academic author, international public speaker, trainer, researcher and consultant to organisations all over the world with a specialism in Autistic Masking, Autistic Burnout and Autistic Identity. Read More

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