As we celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8 March, we want to highlight some of the amazing and inspirational stories of our female staff, students, and alumni. We are proud of all our women at Kent and wish we could mention them all, but here’s a glimpse into just some of their wonderful achievements and where they all #BreakTheBias.
Dr Beth Breeze
Dr Beth Breeze, Director of our Centre for Philanthropy, was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) “For services to Philanthropic Research and Fundraising”.
Dr Albena Azmanova wins book award
Dr Albena Azmanova
Dr Albena Azmanova, in our Brussels School of International Studies, received the Michael Harrington Book Award for her book Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia.
Glory Oluwaseun is honoured for her work
Glory Oluwaseun
Kent student, Glory Oluwaseun was recognised for her contribution to citizenship by winning a Young Black Achievers Award from Medway African and Caribbean Association (MACA).
Professor Emily Grabham awarded Philip Leverhulme Prize
Professor Emily Grabham
Kent Law School Professor Emily Grabham achieved international recognition for her research over the last ten years, gaining multiple national prizes, including a £100k Philip Leverhulme Prize in Law.
Filipa Paes created Consent. Get It. Full Stop.’ campaign
Filipa Paes
As part of our new Kent Star campaign, Law student Filipa was recognised for her inspiring work on the ‘Consent. Get It. Full Stop.’ campaign.
Dr YolanDa Brown – award-winning saxophonist
Dr YolanDa Brown
Our alum YolanDa Brown is truly an inspiration – from being a double MOBO award-winning saxophonist to a broadcaster and author, YolanDa’s talents have no bounds.
Susannah Townsend – Olympic-winning field hockey play
Susannah Townsend
Our alum Susannah Townsend who still regularly trains on University campus, has previously been named Hockey Writers’ Club Women’s Player of the Year and achieved a gold medal in her first Olympic Games.
We love to hear about our amazing people at Kent, so if you have any inspirational stories you’d like to share email us at stories@kent.ac.uk!