Women's + Network

The Lancaster University Women’s + Network was established to support Women at Lancaster University by providing a forum for empowerment, discussion and individual development as well as a platform for debate, awareness raising and to facilitate action for change.

Aims:

  • Be a forum for networking across the organisation for women+ to share experiences and offer support to one another in confidence
  • Empower women+ in the workplace
  • Raise awareness of issues regarding inequality or opportunity
  • Promote good practice across the University and facilitate action for change
  • Provide a platform for the voice and views of women+ within the University to be represented and channelled to the appropriate committees
  • Offer targeted development activities and events for women+ including training, mentoring and support.

Membership:

Membership of Lancaster University Women’s + Network is open to all staff and research students at Lancaster University.

Get Involved:

If you are interested in getting involved, you can visit Women's + network website or email us at women@lancaster.ac.uk.

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Women's + Writing Group

The Women+ Faculty Writing Programme, run by Lancaster University Women’s + Network, provides women+ staff at Lancaster with an email and distraction-free space for dedicated academic writing. The groups are promote a supportive community of scholars, and are used to help develop skills and commitment around the writing process. The first 30 minutes is a discussion, followed by 2.5 hours of writing in silence. The groups run online and in person.

Members typically apply to join one of three sessions:

  • Tuesdays 9.30-12.30
  • Wednesdays 9.30-12.30
  • Thursday 2-5

Calls for new members are sent out ahead of each academic term. Check out our Teams channel for the latest call.