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British Science Week Event: In conversation with Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, social entrepreneur and computer scientist
Date/Time: Thursday 13 March 2025, 5.30pm
Venue: Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
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All our events remain free and open to all, but pre-booking is required. Bookings for this lecture will open at 10.00am on 6 March. |
Chaired by Laura Heels, Lecturer, School of Computing
Our speaker, a social entrepreneur and computer scientist, is best known for her work as a champion of diversity in the tech industry and for co-founding Stemettes, a social enterprise that inspires and supports young girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Biography
Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE is a recognised and respected thought leader and CEO of Stemettes, a social enterprise which inspires and supports girls, young women and non-binary young people in STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). She was voted the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech in 2020 by Computer Weekly, is featured among the top 50 women in tech globally by Forbes Magazine and served as President of the British Science Association from 2022 to 2023. She was also the temporary Arithmetician for 60 episodes on Channel 4’s Countdown, the world’s longest-running game show, and serves as the Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University, Co-Chair of the Institute for the Future of Work and Chair of UD Music Foundation. Her first book, She’s In CTRL , was published in September 2022.
