MARCH 2026
Please join us for the PIA Monthly Seminar:
Voices Beyond Borders (Gaza)
with
Richard Fay, Susan Dawson, Jing Wang and Shaimaa Samara.
A timely conversation on power, inequality, and activism beyond borders.
4 March 2026 3 – 4:30 pm Room A2.16, Ellen Wilkinson Building
FEBRUARY 2026
PIA is pleased to host a book launch as part of our first monthly seminar of 2026.
We are delighted to welcome Dr Brenda Herbert, who will introduce her new book, The Everyday Lives of Children Who Have Experienced Domestic Abuse: Looking Beyond the Trauma Lens. The event will include a response from Prof Sarah Marie Hall (Geography).
A Microsoft Teams link is available for those who wish to join remotely.
4 February 2026 3–5 pm Room A2.16, Ellen Wilkinson Building
We look forward to seeing you there.
NOVEMBER 2025
Dr Carl Emery & Team — Ellen Wilkinson: Red Footprints
5th November 2025, 3–5pm C5.1, Ellen Wilkinson Building
Join us for an inspiring afternoon exploring the legacy, politics, and educational vision of Ellen Wilkinson.
OCTOBER 2025
Dr Kirsty Finn — Student work, misrecognition and hierarchies of ‘experience’ (L-earning: Re-thinking young women’s working lives)
Dr Sandra Clare — Who is holding the hand that rocks the cradle in HE: Young-student-mothers
1st October 2025, 3–5pm C5.1, Ellen Wilkinson Building
This seminar will explore the intersections of gender, labour, and higher education, drawing attention to how care, recognition, and experience shape young women’s academic and working lives.