Professor Libby John, Pro Vice Chancellor / Head of College of Science

Presentation on Plants & the Planet

Libby has been PVC and Head of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Lincoln since 2017.

Before that she was Founding Head of the School of Life Sciences at Lincoln. Prior to moving to Lincoln she was Head of Department of Biology & Environmental Science at the University of Sussex, where she had worked for 18 years. Libby’s academic expertise is in plant ecology, gained from a BSc at Sussex, MSc at Imperial College London, PhD at the University of Alberta in Edmonton Canada and many field trips and research in ecosystems around the world.

She is passionate about biosciences education, and in particular taking students on field trips in the UK and overseas where they can develop their own ecological skills and passion for the natural world. She has held roles as Chair of the Curriculum Committee of the Royal Society of Biology and Chair of the Education, Careers and Training Committee of the British Ecological Society.

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Helen Thornley MA (Cantab),  Association of Taxation Technicians, Technical Officer

An exploration of the work of the League from 1909-1918 who campaigned for the vote by refusing to pay their taxes.

Carrie de Silva  LlB (Hons) MA, Principal Lecturer – Law and Taxation, Harper Adams University

Some of the women remembered in street names, and thoughts on the impact of representation in public space.  An update on the project which came out of a break out group at the BFWG AGM 2018.

Leighanne Montgomery  BA,  E-commerce Consultant and Facebook Marketer

Vice-President, Queen’s [Belfast] Women Graduates Association

Organisation memberships have been declining in a world of online.  What can be done about it? How do you build awareness and gain new members? What do you need? This practical session will provide an understanding of digital communication, particularly with younger audiences, and practical takeaways to build your organisation’s (or your own) personal profile.

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Patrice Wellesley-Cole MA (Oxon),  Barrister-at-law, Retired Immigration Tribunal Judge

Our immediate past President talks about her life as a barrister and tribunal judge.