Inaugural Lectures
New for 2024, Wrexham University is proud to present a series of exciting Inaugural Lectures. We are delighted to showcase our newly-appointed Professors, who will deliver talks about their journeys within Higher Education and beyond and how they have arrived at this point in their careers.
We’d love for you to come and celebrate our academics’ great achievements in their field of interest across teaching, learning, and research.
Inaugural Lectures are public events that are open to everyone and followed by a food and drinks reception.
Content Accordions
- 5 Nov, 2024 | Engineering inclusivity in STEAM, How?
Professor Anne Nortcliffe
Professor Anne Nortcliffe is a second-generation scientist and third-generation engineer. Anne progressed from being her father's material testing technician as a child to leading an academic aerospace engineering team to founding the School of Engineering, Technology, and Design at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Anne's strategic leadership is evident as the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Computing, and Engineering at Wrexham University. She brings together her professional and personal interests, opportunities, true trans-disciplinary synergies, and creativity in STEAM subjects. Under her guidance, the Faculty embraces creative pedagogy, inclusive and sustainable education, innovation, and research fostered with local industry collaborations to benefit all partners and support regional and national economic growth.
Anne is nationally recognised, having won awards for her contributions to gender diversity in construction and engineering. As an experienced national and international education technology researcher, Anne passionately develops the best engineering and computing education practices to benefit all.
About the Lecture
The lecture will provide insight into how to engineer an inclusive education that addresses and positively impacts the talent pipeline from start to finish, including graduate employment outcomes and beyond. You, the audience, will gain insight into how you can actively contribute to creating an inclusive community and consider solutions to problems that benefit society, positively impacting people, and regional and national economies.
