Does ‘who you know’ matter?

Join us at 11.30 on 19 September, as we ask our panel of STEM academics and professionals: does ‘who you know’ really matter for your career? They will share their own experiences of and advice for building and making the most of formal and informal networks, to best support you at university and beyond… This insightful panel discussion and Q&A session will be followed by a free lunch at 12.30, where you’ll have the opportunity to meet other undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and lecturers from across the Engineering, Mathematics and Physics departments. Sign-up now to ensure you don’t miss out! This event is hosted and chaired by the EMPS2 Network (Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences Ethnic Minority Peer Support Network), with all welcome to attend. However, if you are an ethnic minority (staff or student) within these departments, you can sign-up to the EMPS2 Network mailing list and submit questions for our panellists here: https://forms.office.com/e/fAxx6Rv3NU Our panellists are: Dr Layal Hakim, Associate Professor and Co-director of education and student experience in Maths & Stats, and a member of groups such as the Committee of Women and Diversity in Mathematics Bob Mudhar, a tech professional with 30 years in financial services who values networks as the core of effective relationships, championing initiatives to raise the profile of women and ethnic minorities Eleanor Wong, a Senior Operational Meteorologist for the Met Office and network lead of the EM-Power Network, which provides a space to help support ethnic minority colleagues Dr Mark Richards, a Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial College London, cofounder of an environmental sensor company, and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, a UK network of Black physicists