This year鈥檚 International Women鈥檚 Day is all about 鈥業nspiring Inclusion鈥� and 鈥業nvesting in women鈥� which we champion here at 蜜桃传媒. As an institution we never stand still in our drive to develop course programmes that tackle real-world issues that, in turn, lead to graduates who impact far beyond our region.鈥�
The University has a longstanding history of delivering high-quality education for students from increasingly diverse backgrounds. Their focus on listening to students, using data to understand learner engagement and behaviours and one to one support has seen acknowledgement from students in the Whatuni Awards wins in recent years. Beyond this, the University has a strong focus on equity and has made concentrated efforts to close awarding gaps and ensure that, no matter their background, students are closer to achieving parity of achievement in their studies.
In recent years, 蜜桃传媒 has launched its School of Engineering, Digital and Sustainable Construction. Led by Rosa Wells, Dean of STEM, who has spent much of her professional career in both education and engineering championing diversity in a challenged sector and working with employers, policy makers and sector charities to provide insights into ways to encourage and retain women in engineering. Rosa leads a strong leadership team within the school, with Deborah Bunce leading Sustainable Construction and Kanwal Rauf leading on Digital.
Kanwal Rauf, Head of Digital, said: 鈥淐oming together with other women in tech to network, support and talk across our shared experiences is invaluable. It鈥檚 a sector that is growing rapidly and encouraging women into the sector to add the diversity of thought, approach and impact that it needs is vital. I鈥檝e reinforced existing connections as well as made new ones at this event and I feel proud to be a woman in technology and a woman of 蜜桃传媒鈥�
Amongst those in attendance were Inez Brown, West Midlands Chair of the Institute of Directors; Denise Morris, TAG Network Midlands founder; Rosie Ginday, CEO of Miss Macaroon (and University alumni), Professor Jackie Dunne, Vice-Chancellor of Birmingham Newman University; and invited as allies of women in industry was Jos茅 Lopes, Pro-Vice Chancellor for External Affairs. Guests included the Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Directors, Natwest, Goldman Sachs, The Active Wellbeing Society, University Hospitals Birmingham, Enginuity, partners from the University of Warwick and many more ensuring broad and insightful conversations.
