News and events from WHEN (Women’s Higher Education Network) and Aurora Alumnae

 

Are you a woman of colour, aspiring to a senior leadership role in HE?  

Join us on November 30th for an hour with the Senior Women of Colour in HE networks (SWOC)! 

The brilliant Professor Zainab Khan and Professor Marcia Wilson will co-chair the event, and there will be representation from both academic and professional service leadership. 

Email Farah Hussain at farah@when-equality.org to join the Teams session. 

A reminder of upcoming WHEN webinars: 

All scheduled for 1-2pm

Wednesday November 15th – The Accidental Vice-Chancellor: Navigating leadership and inequality with Professor Susan Lea 

Wednesday December 6th – Behind the Scenes of Networking with Farah Hussain 

Tuesday January 16th 2024 – Women's Health in the Workplace – A predictor of career potential with Helen Tomlinson 

Tuesday February 6th 2024 – How to think differently about careers with Sherma Johnson-Gray 

If you wish to attend any of the webinars and you are not already a member of WHEN, then as an institutional partner to WHEN, you can join for free here. This will also let you access their library of previous webinars on various topics. 

 

New Black Female Academics' Network

Inspirational Professor launches Black Female Academics' Network 

Lisa-Dionne Morris, appointed Professor of Public & Industry Understanding of Capability Driven Design at the University of Leeds last year, founded the Black Female Academics’ Network (BFAN). The aim is for BFAN’s Black females to mentor Black females, sponsor Black females, support Black females, train Black females, but with the support of different people from different cultures. 

 

Aurora Alumnae 

On Wednesday 6th December, 1-2pm, there is an opportunity to meet up (in person or online) with fellow Aurora Alumnae. 

If you are an Aurora Alumna, but not yet part of the university’s Aurora Group, and would like to join us, then please contact the university Aurora Champion. 

Advance HE has re-launched their Instagram account @aurora.advancehe and set up an Alumnae Connect Group. 

For Alumnae to remain up to date with their upcoming offers, please use this sign-up form to be added to their new Aurora Alumnae mailing list.  

To celebrate ten years of Aurora, Advance HE's Marketing and Communications team reached out to Alumnae to create a series of interviews and articles, My Aurora Story – can be viewed on their website at the links below.  

Read our latest stories 
Watch our latest video 

You can contact Advance HE's Aurora's Alumnae Team at auroraalumnae@advance-he.ac.uk  

We look forward to see you soon at one or more of the above events!