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PRISM Exeter speakers series

LGBTQIA+ people share their experiences working in STEMM as part of this year’s LGBT+ History Month.

Leigh Curtis

PRISM Exeter, a network of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) professionals, is holding an LGBT+ History Month event on Monday 13 February at Exeter Library.

Lewis Bell and David Newman will present talks sharing their experiences as LGBTQIA+ people working in STEMM as part of the fifth year of PRISM Exeter’s Speakers series.

PRISM Exeter LGBT+ History Month Monday 13 February 2023 Exeter Library Dr James Claverley presenting at a 2019 PRISM Exeter speaker series event

Lewis Bell is a tech recruiter for booking.com and founder of Isca Apollo, Exeter’s LGBTQ+ football club.

David Newman is a public engagement manager at the Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation at the University of Exeter and the UK Metamaterials Network.

After graduating with an MPhys from the university in 2018 he stayed on to pursue a PhD investigating the dynamic behaviour of multilayered magnetic materials.

He will also discuss how his understanding of sexuality changed during his studies and the support he received when he realised he was LGBTQ+.

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PRISM Exeter’s LGBTQ+ History Month speakers series event is at 6.30-9pm on Monday 13 February 2023 at Exeter Library.

Tickets to attend in person cost £2.70 plus booking fee and include refreshments. The event is free to watch online. More information and bookings via Eventbrite.

PRISM Exeter was founded by Claire Davies, a post-doctoral research fellow in Astrophysics at the University of Exeter.

LGBT+ History Month was founded in 2004 by Schools OUT co-chairs Paul Patrick & Professor Emeritus Sue Sanders. It takes place in February each year.

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