INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN AT KEELE 05
Professor
Marilyn
Andrews
Professor
Elaine Hay
Emeritus Professor and former PVC
Education and Student Experience
“Having come from a health professions
background and many years of experience
in the NHS, Marilyn combined her professional
values with her ability to spot, foster and
encourage talent among those around her,
bringing great humanity and exceptional
insight to her many roles”.
Dr Mariangela
Palladino
Máiréad
Walsh
Professor Elaine Hay
Director of the Research Institute
for Primary Care and Heath Sceinces
Professor of Community Rheumatology
“Elaine is an amazing leader who treats
everyone with respect irrespective of their
position in the team”.
Dr Mariangela Palladino
Lecturer in English and Deputy
Programme Director, English and English
and American Literatures
“Mariangela is successful and hard-working
and powerful, and she uses her knowledge
and her power to help younger academics
to find their power”.
Sarah Lawton
Trials Manager
“Sarah is an amazing Trials Manager
who manages to juggle 100 roles whilst
working under significant pressure” .
Máiréad Walsh
Professor Marilyn Andrews
Programme Director for Counselling
“Despite her heavy workload, Máiréad’s door
is always open for both staff and students,
and she has a wealth of counselling
experience that she generously shares”.
Dr Kathleen Cushing
Dr Helen Galbraith
Director of Student and Academic
Services, Academic Registrar,
and Secretary to Council
“Helen finds time to be supportive of others
in more junior positions and she is active,
together with colleagues in SAS, in working
towards continued improvement of diversity
within University governance”.
Gill Kaminski
Reader in Medieval History;
Athena SWAN champion
“Kate is totally committed to advancing
equality at all levels, from students to staff.
She worked tirelessly on our Athena SWAN
submission and is now in charge of delivering
a really ambitious and innovative action plan”. Security Receptionist
“Gill has worked at Keele for over 38 years
and she always responds positively to change,
takes everything in her stride, is cheerful
in difficult situations and always, always looks
after her customers in a friendly manner.
I always want Gill as part of my team – she is
a true professional and pleasure to work with”.
Dr Sue Hunter Dr Sharon George
Director of Postgraduate Programmes
Allied Health Professionals Research
Network (AHPRN) Keele Hub Lead
“Nothing is ever impossible in Sue’s mind,
she drives things forwards and finds a way
to achieve what is required even when
significant barriers exist”.
Dr Zoe Robinson
Director of Education for Sustainability
“Zoe has driven sustainability forward at
the university level, and, for many students,
is the face of ‘sustainability’ at Keele”.
Diane Mason
Undergraduate Programme
Administrator (SPIRE)
“Diane has achieved some great results as
a runner and her commitment, drive and
determination are inspirational. She began
running to keep fit and in 2014 completed her
first marathon. In 2016 Diane was diagnosed
with breast cancer. Following surgery and
radiotherapy she ran the London marathon
in 2017 within a time that is “good for age”
and this year Diane has set ambitious goals
to complete three more, raising funds for a
breast cancer charity. Go Di!”
Lecturer and Course Director for
MSc Environmental Sustainability
and Green Technology
“Sharon’s passion for her subject is
contagious, and she is so generous when
sharing her knowledge with others. She goes
above and beyond to raise awareness of
environmental issues, and is a strong role
model for female scientists”.
Dr Emma Surman
Senior Lecturer KMS
“Emma is one of the most inspiring women
I have ever worked with. She is an exemplary
colleague in terms of generosity of spirit,
work ethics and in terms of leadership ethos”.
Dr Dimitra Blana
Research Fellow ISTM
“Dimitra has boundless energy and a positivity
that is hard to match. She is more than
comfortable crossing boundaries between
disciplines, methodologies and cultures in
pursuit of new relationships and dialogues
that are imaginative, ethical and socially
just. I feel very privileged to know and work
with her”.
Professor
Marie-Andrée Jacob
Professor of Law and Athena
SWAN Team Lead
“Marie is a true scholar, who lives and
breathes research. She is immensely
giving in her time and feedback”.
Dr Emma
Surman
Dr Zoe
Robinson