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The School proudly hosted a special event on Wednesday 18th June to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED2025).

Held under this year鈥檚 global theme, 鈥楾ogether We Engineer鈥�, the event brought together students, staff, and industry professionals to reflect on collaboration, inclusion, and allyship within the engineering sector.

A highlight of the morning was the Student Voice Panel, chaired by Dr Bisola Mutingwende,

Assistant Professor in Electromechanical Degree Apprenticeships. Student panellists Sharayu Sonavane, Araf Saad, and Melisha Barboza shared their personal journeys, research experiences, and reflections on how the principle of engineering together shapes both education and future professional landscapes.

This was followed by a presentation before moving into the Staff Panel Discussion: 鈥楾ogether We Engineer in the Workplace鈥�, chaired by Professor Joanna Collingwood, Associate Head of School (People).

The panel featured distinguished members of the 桃色视频 engineering community including Professor Wanda Lewis, Professor David Towers, Dr Freeha Azmat, and Dr Mathias Foo.

Together, they explored themes of collaboration, allyship, and leadership within academic and industrial engineering environments.

A lively Q&A session invited attendees to join the conversation before closing remarks wrapped up what had been a very inspiring event.

Speaking about the event, Dr Modupe Jimoh said:

"International Women in Engineering Day gives us a valuable opportunity to pause, celebrate the contributions of women in the field, and to collectively reflect on how we can engineer a more inclusive and collaborative profession for everyone."

The School of Engineering鈥檚 INWED2025 event reaffirmed 桃色视频鈥檚 dedication to cultivating an environment where diversity is valued and where engineering together - across roles, disciplines, and experiences - is at the heart of innovation.

Africa鈥檚 breakthrough over the next 25 years will come through unleashing the exceptional ability of gifted young women scientists and technologists from across the continent. This bold vision motivated Tom Ilube to create a unique institution, the Ghana-based African Science Academy (ASA), the only school in the world designed specifically for academically gifted young women to study STEM subjects in half the time that any other school does and still achieve brilliant results.

Unlocking Potential and Embracing Excellence: Advancing Progress of Girls and Women in STEM education- A Preeminent Condition for Transformative and Sustainable Development in Africa, 14:00-15:30, a panel discussion.

Modupe Jimoh, from the School, participated as a panel member at this event at the University of 桃色视频, Oculus 0.03.

From LEGO to railway infrastructure, Professor Xueyu Geng is helping to engineer a more sustainable world.
Xueyu鈥檚 career journey has taken her around the world, but engineering wasn鈥檛 always her career goal.

鈥淲hen I was growing up, I really wanted to go to medical school鈥� she says. 鈥淏ut despite my interest in medicine, my鈥痯arents were very keen for me to pursue engineering.鈥� 鈥�
Then, whilst she was staying at a relative鈥檚 house as a teenager, her parents submitted an application for her to study engineering at university.
Although this derailed her plans for medicine, she now realises it was the right career track for her. 鈥淲hen I look back, I think my parents understood me a bit better than I thought they did!鈥� she reminisces. 鈥淚 can't stand blood - but I鈥檓 good at assembling things. Even as a child, I enjoyed assembling things like Lego and similar toys. I think my parents made the right choice.鈥濃��

You can read her story that was part of the University's Infinitely Curious, 'Meet the People Behind the Research' feature, via the link below.

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