Explorers Conference 2022

The Explorers Conference 2022

The Explorers Programme welcomes undergraduate and postgraduate students and early career researchers from Black, Asian and other racially minoritised backgrounds in the UK who are interested in Earth, environmental, and ecological sciences to find out more about research and career pathways in this field.

At this conference, you will hear directly from scientists from marginalised ethnic groups about their careers and experiences, discover the varied opportunities in the environmental sciences, and take part in workshops to provide the tools and advice that will assist you on your own career and educational journeys. There will also be a networking session at the event to meet the speakers and discuss opportunities and advice.

This event is free to attend and will be held in person. We will endeavour to reimburse travel expenses for audience members who are arriving from outside London.

When

10:00 AM - 7:00 PM GMT

Wednesday 23 November 2022

Speakers

Chantelle Lindsay - London Wildlife Trust

Craig Poku - Datasparq

Florence Okoye - Natural History Museum

Patrick Campbell - Natural History Museum

Blanca Huertas - Natural History Museum

Karim Vaheed - Buglife

More speakers to be announced!

Workshops

• Applying for Masters and Ph.D. programmes by Anjali Goswami

• Science communication skills by Khalil Thirlaway

• Careers in curation by Miranda Lowe

• Networking skills by Sarah Cosgriff

• Scholarship applications & overcoming barriers to mobility by Ashwini Mohan and Gizeh Rangel

Agenda

• Registration

• Welcome and introductions by Nuzhat Tabassum and Professor Anjali Goswami

• Keynote

• Panel 1

• Coffee

• Panel 2

• Lunch

• Workshop 1

• Break

• Workshop 2

• Networking Session

Accessibility

The space is wheelchair accessible: there is lift access across the museum and an accessibility toilet at the conference area. We have hearing loop provisions. BSL interpreter can be arranged upon request. There are also quiet spaces for sensory breaks and there are prayer room facilities in the museum. Please let us know if you require these or if you need any further accessibility needs in the registration form.

Vegetarian and vegan food options will be provided for lunch, break time, and the networking session. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements or allergies in the registration form.

How to attend

All attendees, speakers, workshop facilitators, sponsors, and volunteers are required to follow the code of conduct, which will be enforced by the organisers of the event.

Please see the Eventbrite for more details and to register.

About the Explorers Project

The Explorers Programme is a pilot project of the Natural History Museum, that aims to develop events and resources to encourage and support students from marginalised ethnicities to pursue a career in Natural History research and the Environmental sector.

We would like the event to be a safe space for students and researchers from a marginalised ethnic minority background to enable an honest and open conversation, thus we regret to inform that this conference will not be recorded.