By women who work across the breadth of the higher education sector
by Dr Sonia Virdee
Most of us, I think, work in HE because it accords with our values. We believe in the power that creating new knowledge and educating people has in making the world a better place: through social mobility, technological developments, enriching our culture, and contributing to well-being and prosperity. We enjoy being part of an...
By Dr Jummy Okoya
This article is meant to equip all women in higher education with the tools and techniques to help build up their skills of resilience, including raising awareness of their well-being. Research has revealed that our well-being is always the first to suffer when we are going through challenges or adversity. My aim is to challenge you to be proactive and to know the right tool...
In conversation with … women leaders in higher education and beyond
Dr Susi Poli in conversation with Ines Fabbro, former head of administration and female role model
This article has had a long gestation and can be dated back to the kick-off of my doctoral thesis [1], which was when I began dealing with the topic of women’s careers in the higher education sector and of how...
Interview with Dr Yuliana Topazly by Clare Hewitt
What led you to decide to set up your own enterprise?
Entrepreneurship has always been part of my DNA as I have been involved in supporting my family business since I was 12 years of age. When I came to the UK almost 20 years ago, I became engaged with the university sector and the whole enterprise agenda in the UK, setting up an entrepreneur...
Recalling a maiden in the Qin Dynasty like a grass leaf in a thousand-li distance
In London,/ a multicultural city, lives a Chinese woman./ The Chinese woman enjoys her exploration in books and words here,/ like riding a horse on a boat./ In retrospect of the past decay,/ she cheers herself up with her dream of being an...
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