EDI Events and Activities

PREVIOUS WIN EVENTS AND SPEAKER SERIES

February 2025

06 February WIN EDI Seminar Series x LGBT History Month

Shirine Shah (they/them) (Gendered Intelligence)

"Gendered Intelligence is a trans-led and trans-involving charity that works to increase understandings of gender diversity and improve the lives of trans people."

Gendered Intelligence provided introductory training to WIN on the topic of trans and non-binary experience, key concepts, terminology, relevant legislation, and steps toward trans-inclusive practices. Click here to see the resources they shared with us and learn more about the work that they do.

October 2024

30 October WIN EDI Seminar Series x Black History Month

Jocelyn Ricard (Stanford University)

'From Curiosity to Contribution: My Journey as a Neuroscientist Advancing Equity in Brain Research'

Jocelyn's work focuses on understanding how inequity and disadvantage impact brain functioning, and disrupting systemic racism in science. Click here to read her recent Nature Neuroscience article 'Confronting racially exclusionary practices in the acquisition and analyses of neuroimaging data', which highlights actionable ways we can make our research practices more inclusive in order to improve equity and generalisability of scientific discoveries across the global population.

NOVEMBER 2023

22 November WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Prof Clare Mackay and Caroline Harbison (WIN, University of Oxford)

'BFRBs: Living and working with hidden disorders'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)  

August 2023

30 August WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Clementine Collett (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford)

'Gender Bias in AI-Powered Recruitment Technology'

MAY 2023

24 May WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Professor Jennifer Wild (Dept of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford)

'The Route to Resilience'

Learn more about Prof Jennifer Wild.

March 2023

29 March WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Professor Anna Remington (Director of CREA at UCL) and Colin Larkworthy (The Jenner Institute, University of Oxford)

'Autism: Superior Perceptual Abilities and Lived Experience'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)  

Learn more about Prof Anna Remington and the Centre for Research In Autism and Education (CRAE)

November 2022

16 November WIN EDI x MOSAIC Seminar Series 

Dr. Tomi Akingbade (University of Cambridge, Founder of the Black Women in Science (BWiS) network)

'Creation of the Black Women in Science (BWiS) network'

Learn more about Dr. Tomi Akingbade and the Black Women in Science (BWiS) network.

JUNE 2022

29 June WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Alex Whitton (CEO of Universify Education) and Prof Gail Preston (University of Oxford, UNIQ+ programme)

'Socioeconomic impact on access to further education'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)  

Learn more about Universify Education and the UNIQ+ programme at Oxford

8 June WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Prof Richard Passingham (Oxford University)

'How to manage mental ill health alongside a scientific research career'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)  

May 2022

25 May WIN EDI Seminar Series x WIN Mosaic

Prof Ana Namburete (Oxford University)

'From Mozambique to Oxford: A 14000 km journey into academia'

Learn more about Prof Ana Namburete

March 2022

30 March WIN EDI Seminar Series

Prof Godwin Ogbole (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)

'Footpath to the brain: a radiologist's journey into neuroscience research'

Learn more about Godwin's collaboration with NDCN

Dr Michael Dada (Federal University of Technology in Nigeria)

'Computational Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Nigerian Story'

Watch both recorded talks via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

November 2021

24 November WIN EDI Seminar Series x WIN Access

Dr. Andrew Galloway, Dr Carine Piekema & Dr Cassandra Gould Van Praag​ (WIN, Oxford University)

'Accessibility for the Workplace​'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

10 November WIN's Racial and Ethnic Diversity Working Group

Prof. Mark Chiew (WIN, Oxford University)

'WIN Strategic EDI Focus for 2021-22 Racial and Ethnic Diversity'

Learn more about WIN's Racial and Ethnic Diversity working group

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

OCTOBER 2021

27 October WIN Wednesday EDI series 

Penny Aspinall (Charlie Waller Trust)

'Mental Health Matters: A Proactive Approach'

Learn more about the Charlie Waller Trust

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

20 October WIN Physics x WIN Thrive

Dr Ben Tendler (WIN, Oxford University)

'Handbooks - The Hitchhikers Guide to a Kinder Lab'

Learn more about writing a lab handbook (Oxford SSO required) 

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

SEPTEMBER 2021

29 September WIN EDI Seminar Series x WIN Access

Dr Beata Godlewska (Dept. of Psychiatry, Oxford University) and Siri Parker (WIN, Oxford University)

'Beyond Tiredness: An exhaustive summary of fatigue'

Learn more about Dr. Beata Godlewska

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

JUNE 2021

30 June WIN EDI Seminar Series x WIN Access

Dr Manon Jones (Bangor University) and Dr Fiona Zinovieff (The Miles Dyslexia Centre) 

'Neuroscience of Dyslexia and Dyslexia in Neuroscience'

Click here for more information about The Miles Dyslexia Centre and Bangor University

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

MAY 2021

27 May 2021 WIN Access x GLOW event

Dr Gayle Brewer - University of Liverpool

'Disability in Higher Education, a conversation with Gayle Brewer'

Click here to learn more about Gayle Brewer.

26 May 2021 WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Dr Danielle Bassett - Diversity in Science

'Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Imbalances in Reference Lists of Scientific Papers'

Click here to learn more about Danielle Bassett.

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required) 

April 2021

30 April 2021 WINspiration Friday Series

Prof Sandra Wachter - Associate Professor at Oxford Internet Institute 

'Biases in AI - a conversation with Prof Sandra Wachter'

Learn more about Prof Wachter and the Oxford Internet Institute 

MARCH 2021

24 March 2021 WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Lietsel Richardson - Co-Founder of #BlackInNeuro

'Brainwashed: A Retelling of Systemic Injustices in STEM'

Learn More about the #BlackInNeuro group.

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

JANUARY 2021

20 January 2021 WIN EDI Seminar Series 

Dr Dannielle Wellington - The Human Immunology Unit of the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine 

'An introduction to the immune system: Nature’s great balancing act'

Click here to learn more about Dannielle Wellington

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

Dr Paula Croal - The Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre at The University of Nottingham

'Autoimmunity in academia: A personal perspective'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

JANUARY 2021

8 January 2021  LGBTQ+ STEMinar (Oxford University) 

Click here for more information about the event.

November 2020

18 November 2020  WIN Wednesday - EDI Series

'Mental Wellbeing at WIN' - An introduction to WIN's new THRIVE working group.

Learn more about the WIN Thrive working group.

July 2020

22 July 2020  WIN EDI Seminar Series

Dr Hamied Haroon – Disability in Academia

‘Disabled Science: my attraction to the MR Imaging field’

Learn more about Dr Hamied Haroon.

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

JUNE 2020

10 June 2020  WIN Wednesday - EDI Series

'Black Lives Matter' - A discussion on the backdrop of racial violence that has led to the recent world-wide protests; the importance of educating ourselves on institutionalised racism; and what WIN can actively do to promote racial and ethnic equity in academic STEM. 

MAY 2020

May 20 WIN EDI Seminar Series (online)

Dr. Lenna Cumberbatch - Diversity & Inclusion Strategist

'What kind of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) do you want?  Understanding and selecting an inclusive approach'

Click here for more information about Dr Lenna Cumberbatch. 

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

FEBRUARY 2020

February 25  WIN EDI Seminar Series

Dr Daniel Holloway - University of Oxford

'Beyond Wellbeing: Why higher education needs to shift its conversation from mental health to mental illness'

Click here for more information about Dr Daniel Holloway.

July 2019 

July 5  WIN LGBTI+ Speaker Series - Dr. Lilly Hunt

Dr. Lilly Hunt - EDIS / Wellcome / Francis Crick Institute

'Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Science & Health Research'

Watch this recorded talk via Weblearn (Oxford SSO required)

July 6  Pride March (London) - WIN LGBTI+ Working Group & the Wellcome WDI Team Joint event.

JULY 2018

July 11  WIN Speaker Series

Dr Clara Barker - University of Oxford

'Why Diversity is important in STEMM'