PRISM Exeter, a network of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) professionals, is holding an LGBT+ History Month event on Wednesday 28 February at Exeter Library.
Riley Smallman and Imogen Gingell will each present talks sharing their experiences as LGBTQIA+ people working in STEMM as part of PRISM Exeter’s ongoing speakers series.
Riley Smallman and Imogen Gingell
Riley Smallman is a PhD researcher at the University of Exeter in the Centre for Human-Animal-Environment Bioarcheology.
Their research focuses on relationships between humans and corvids in prehistoric to contemporary Britain.
Dr Imogen Gingell is a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the School of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southampton.
She studies particles using data from NASA and the European Space Agency and supercomputer simulations.
In her talk Imogen will share some of her work in space physics and speak about how her experiences as a trans woman have shaped her career so far.
The PRISM Speakers for LGBT+ History Month event is at 7-9pm on Wednesday 28 February 2024 at Exeter Library. Doors open at 6.30pm.
Tickets to attend in person cost £4.80 including booking fee and include refreshments. The event is free to watch online. More information and booking 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.
