Celebrating
International Women's Day
International Women's Day
International Women's Day takes place on 8 March 2024, celebrating the work and achievements of women across the world. This year's theme is "Inspire Inclusion", celebrating and exploring how diversity and empowerment aid us in achieving gender equality in every community.
Education has a vital role to play in promoting and achieving gender equality. Throughout Women's History Month, we are spotlighting a range of inspirational events, people and groups to explore and celebrate the work of women across the University of West London.
Hear from our staff
The University is delighted that 50% of our academic staff and 42% of those in senior roles are women, as well as 60% of our students.
To celebrate International Women's Day, we sat down with some of our staff to talk about what IWD means to them.
International Women's Day events at UWL
Past events:
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In Conversation with Dame Elizabeth Anionwu
11 March 2024 -
Lunchtime Concert - Rachel Smith
8 March 2023 -
Celebrating International Women's Day
4 March 2022
Highlighting the work of women in STEM
Our WInSTEM group aims to provide inspiration and motivation to women and young girls, encouraging them to pursue studies or careers in the Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) subject areas.
Chaired by Dr Anastasia Sofroniou and comprising 16 female academics from the School of Computing and Engineering, WInSTEM visits schools across London, spreading the word to female students about these exciting and dynamic areas.
The UWL Women's Network
The UWL Women's Network was launched in 2022 to provide a support network for women working in all sectors of UWL. The Network provides events and resources to enhance working lives and create a sense of community among UWL's female members of staff and a truly inclusive working environment.
The Women’s Network has provided a free reading list for International Women's Day 2024, featuring inspiring books, poetry, essays and more.
UWL x Brentford Women FC
As a long-standing partner of Brentford FC, UWL are proud to work alongside the club's Women's First Team.
This month we are running a competition to win tickets for Brentford Women's match against Ashmount Leigh on 24 March 2024. Find out more by following UWL and UWLSU on our social media.
UWL women in the news
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Criminology students attend International Women’s Day security industry celebration
Students heard presentations from inspiring women at different stages of their career. They then had the opportunity to network with speakers and guests from across the security profession.
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In conversation: Dame Elizabeth Anionwu tells her story
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Emeritus Professor of Nursing Dame Elizabeth Anionwu was the special guest of the Black Women’s Network at the University of West London’s (UWL) Weston Hall.
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International Women’s Day: Inspire Inclusion
The University of West London is proud of its longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion for both staff and students. The University is delighted that 50% of our academic staff and 42% of those in senior roles are women, as well as 60% of our students.
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Nursing associate who studied at University of West London wins Most Inspiring Apprentice award
Previously a healthcare assistant, Samanthia Sollami attended UWL’s Berkshire Institute for Health while also working at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
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UWL Photography student’s work goes on show at Brentford Library
'Futuristic Towers at Dusk', which captures images of the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf, features as part of the Creative People & Places Hounslow Creative Arts Programme.
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UWL appoints new professor of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing
Professor Julie Wall's research interests include machine and deep learning approaches to natural language processing, natural language understanding and speech technologies.
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UWL Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences meets the Princess Royal at opening of MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) building
Dr Bernadine Idowu, Associate Professor at the University of West London, was among those invited to meet the Princess as she toured the new Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) building on Imperial College’s Hammersmith Hospital campus.
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Alumni Spotlight: Eve Winstanley
If you’re a fan of BBC show Strictly Come Dancing and its companion show It Takes Two, or Channel Four’s Naked Attraction, then you’ve seen the work of UWL alumnus Eve Winstanley, who served as their Executive Producer.
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School of Computing and Engineering lecturer receives prestigious scientific award
Dr Livia Lantini, Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of West London (UWL), has won the 2024 Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award for the Geosciences Instrumentation and Data Systems (GI) Division from the European Geosciences Union (EGU).
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University of West London Associate Professor becomes Vice Chair of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The IEEE is the world’s largest professional organisation with over 410,000 members. The IEEE aims to support advances in technology through building and inspiring a global community of engineers.
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Meet Dr Annie Yim, the LSO performer and London College of Music lecturer using music to address mental health
Dr Yim is receiving UWL's Knowledge Exchange seed funding for a spoken word mental health research project.
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Alumni Spotlight: Dipna Anand
When she first came to UWL, Dipna Anand knew she wanted to work in food and hospitality, but she didn’t know what that would look like. Now she’s run her own cookery school, written books, opened restaurants and appeared on television. Read on to discover how she did it.
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University of West London Events Management student wins prestigious education award
Kenya Harriott has won an Association for Events Management Education (AEME) Student Award for her dissertation on diversity, equality and inclusion in women’s sport.
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UWL student selected as Royal Television Society (RTS) TV Production and Journalism Bursary winner
Each recipient receives financial support to help them with living costs and expenses along with networking opportunities and free membership of the RTS.
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UWL lecturer chairs discussion at the Royal Opera House about the power of the arts to aid recovery
The event followed a sell-out performance of ‘Traces through Time’, which explores complex journeys of people in recovery, fusing dance, live music and the spoken word.
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UWL law student gains valuable experience from placement at city law firm Macfarlanes
Macfarlanes began a placement scheme for first year LLB students in 2021 with six universities including UWL. Our School of Law shortlists up to eight candidates, which Macfarlanes then further shortlist for interview.
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UWL’s Janet Rowson wins at National Regional Apprenticeship Awards 2023
This high-profile award recognises and rewards the achievements of exceptional apprentices, apprenticeship champions and apprenticeship employers.
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Alumni Spotlight: Charlene Marecheau
Charlene Marecheau, who came to UWL wanting to be a cartoonist, is now working at big four accounting firm KPMG. Find out more in our latest Alumni Spotlight.
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UWL MSc student Pascale Waschnig supports the families of missing people
For Pascale Waschnig, who recently received her MSc Psychology Conversion from UWL’s School of Social and Human Sciences, the topic of missing people has a close personal significance – her own mother, who had Alzheimer's, went missing and was never found.
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UWL’s Dr Federica D’Andrea selected for prestigious INTERDEM Academy Publication Award
Dr D’Andrea’s publication was recognised for its "originality and innovation" as well as its "scientific rigor."