Women ++@InfoLab

Women++@InfoLab is a group open to all staff and students in SCC which celebrates women and underrepresented gender groups in Computing. There are opportunities to meet up, as well as networking lunches, talks from industry representatives and academics, and workshops.

BCS Lovelace Colloquium

This year we hosted the annual British Computing Society Lovelace Colloquium, and many of our undergraduates had the opportunity to present posters.

There is a programme of workshops to support women and non-binary UG and PGT students who would like to present a poster at the Lovelace Colloquium. Please contact Emily Winter for more information.

Athena Swan

Addressing issues of gender equality is one of the School’s top priorities and we aspire to have a diverse, inclusive and fair working environment. We designed a five-year action plan targeting a myriad of issues relating to recruitment, development, and retention. To support this, an EDI committee dictated resources to effectively implement this.

We are also keen to see improvement of gender equality issues across the computer science field and across the higher education sector. If you’re interested in reading more about our action plan, you can find this below, and we hope this is a useful example to help other institutions develop their action plans for gender equality under the Athena Swan Transformed Charter principles

Luke Halpin, pronouns (he/him)

Hi I’m Luke, and I am currently a first year PhD student in SCC looking at digital accessibility in education and also a TA. I’m also on the department EDI committee as a student representative, and I am an ally for LGBTQ+ staff and students in our department. I am also the student rep on the committee that runs the ally network and captain of the universities men’s seconds fencing team for anyone interested. I can usually be found in C22 in the InfoLab for anyone who wants to chat, or can be contacted at l.halpin@lancaster.ac.uk

Jesse Phillips, pronouns (they/them)

Hi! My name is Jesse. I'm a PhD student and TA in SCC. I'm also a former LGBTQ+ Officer for LUSU. My research focuses on using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to document source code. You'll most often find me either supporting lab sessions, or around B-floor of InfoLab. You can contact me via email at: j.m.phillips@lancaster.ac.uk.

Alec Denny Craine (he/him)

Hi, my named is Alec, I use he/him pronouns and I am a 3rd-year computer science student. I am also the Vice-President of Lancaster Snow. If you need to get in touch with me, you can do so at a.dennycraine@lancaster.ac.uk

Molly O’Reilly-Kime, pronouns (they/them)

Hello, my name is Molly and I’m a PhD student in SCC. I research how Non-Binary people express gender identity and build community through social media, by looking at platform design and moderation tools. You can find me on C floor in Infolab, or shoot me a message at m.oreilly-kime@lancaster.ac.uk