Real voices
In this episode, Anna Sergi speaks with Richard Kemp about her book and her background and proximity to the subject. They discuss her childhood growing up on the Aspromonte mountain, the long reach of the 'Ndrangheta and the delicate balance of emotional distance when it comes to analysing such an emotive topic.…Read more
In this episode, we speak to Jennifer Leigh, Jennifer Hiscock, Marion Kieffer and Larissa K.S. von Krbek about new ways to challenge the age-old issues of inequality and discrimination within the sciences.…Read more
Peter Beresford introduces the second of our participatory social policy webinars, taking place on 7 June, ‘Disabled people’s innovation for inclusive and participatory social policy’. …Read more
Mim Bernard discusses her career as a Professor of Social Gerontology, and encourages us to really listen to and act on what women in academia are saying about the challenges they face. …Read more
Dr Se-Shauna Wheatle discusses why so often women in academia feel the need to overwork to prove their worth or take on much of an institution’s EDI burden. …Read more
Prof Banu Özkazanç-Pan talks about the academic sacrifices she has had to make in order to find support and wellbeing as a woman within an institutional environment, and what might be necessary to bring about a more inclusive academic environment. …Read more
Marking ten years of the Critical and Radical Social Work journal, Michael Lavalette tells the story of the emergence of the radical social work movement and the Social Work Action Network, and the role the journal has played in this.…Read more
Gill Hague talks about 50 years of campaigning against gender-based violence, the challenges she’s faced particularly within academia, and passing the baton to young activists and women in academia. …Read more
To mark International Women's Day this year we are launching a series of Transforming Society articles to celebrate our female authors and editors: 'Women in academia and practice'.…Read more
Sociologist Sue Scott talks about the challenges she has faced as a female academic and the advice she’d give to young women in academia. …Read more