Empowering excellence: Creating space and opportunity for Black students and academics in biomedical science
- Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6pm - 8pm
- Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6pm - 8pm
About the event
Join us for an evening of celebration and academic excellence, hosted by Professor Bernadine Idowu, Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of West London.
The evening will begin with a talk from Professor Idowu, followed by a Q&A and network reception.
- 5:30pm - Registration opens
- 6pm - Talk followed by Q&A
- 7pm - Network reception
This event takes place at the Dr William Barry Theatre.
Featured Speaker
Professor Bernadine Idowu
Professor Idowu is the Course Leader for Biomedical Science and Bio-Sciences.
In June 2019, she was recruited as a consultant to a develop curricula for Biomedical Science within UWL's School of Biomedical Science, founded in September 2020. She was made a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader. The course remains the popular course in the School of Medicine and Biosciences under her leadership. The 2024 National Student Survey saw the Biomedical Science course ranked 1st in London and number 4 within the UK.
Professor Idowu has won additional awards for her teaching including an international African Achievers Award in 2023 for her contributions to making an Academic Impact.
Her students have nominated her for the STAR awards, organised by UWL's Students' Union, for the best lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences for four consecutive years, which she won from 2020 – 2023. She was shortlisted for the Braveheart Award by the University Alliance Awards in September 2023.
Professor Idowu is the Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was elected to be a member of the Royal Society of Biology.
Where and when
This event takes place at West London Campus on the following dates:
- Wednesday 30 October 2024, 6pm - 8pm
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