GENDER.ED Welcome Reception

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We are kicking off the new academic year with the GENDER.ED Welcome Reception for 2026-27, and everyone is invited!

At this year’s Welcome we will be taking stock of our important teaching provision on gender and sexuality studies, marking a successful 10 years of running our flagship course ‘Understanding gender in the contemporary world’ via a roundtable panel of instigators, supporters and alumni of the course, and an exhibition of images canvassing gender and sexuality studies classrooms across the university.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Speaker Information

Dash Sekhar was the elected officer for education at Edinburgh University's student union for 2014-2015, after completing a degree in Mathematics & Music, and a played a role in the very early days of UGCW. After a short career in data and information governance, he now teaches mathematics at a secondary school.

Professor Meryl Kenny is the Head of Politics and International Relations and Professor of Gender and Politics at the University of Edinburgh. Meryl was the designer and founding organiser of UGCW.

Victoria Amos is a recently graduated PhD candidate in Social Anthropology and tutor whose work explores queer life in Manila. She was one of the first students to enrol on Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World, and later tutored on the course. 

Registration:

This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please note, filming, recording and/or photography may take place at this event.

If you have any queries regarding this event, please email gender.ed@ed.ac.uk.