The Diversity and Inclusion Team, in collaboration with Keith George, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Exchange), are proud to present this virtual Annual Conferment Pathways Event (Readership and Professorship), titled, 'Charting Paths: Navigating Academic Career Progression' for academics and professional service staff at LJMU. The event will be facilitated by Moni Akinsanya, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion, and Gillian Hutcheon, Chair of the Women Professors Network. 

'Getting In and Getting On - Manifesting Maya Angelou' - Iyiola Solanke

The event will also feature guest speaker, Iyiola Solanke, who is Jacques Delors Professor of European Union Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Somerville College. She was previously Professor of European Union Law and Social Justice at the University of Leeds Law School and the Dean for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the University. 

Iyiola Solanke founded the Black Female Professors Forum to promote visibility of women professors of colour, and the Temple Women’s Forum North to promote engagement between legal professionals and students in and around Yorkshire. In 2018 she chaired the Inquiry into the History of Eugenics at UCL and she is currently leading two research projects: Co-POWeR, an ESRC-funded project looking into the impact of COVID on practices for wellbeing and resilience in Black, Asian and ethnically diverse families and communities; and Generation Delta, a RE/OfS-funded project promoting access to and success in PGR study for Ethnically Diverse women. 

The event aims to encourage more LJMU staff to apply for Readership/ Professorship and offers participants the chance to; find out more about each of the four conferment pathways, gain insights and pointers from those that have experienced the process and celebrate those whom have recently achieved their Professorship/Readership status. 

The event will take place from 1 - 3:30pm, and there will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions and hear from Professors and Readers whom have been through the conferment process themselves.