Congratulations to all the speakers!!! You've set the bar high for the rest of us 🤩

yep, I'm also interesting in the rehearsal times as will need to arrange transport over to Tauranga and the uni shuttles only go at specific times (one car household which I appreciate is rare here!).

I asked my sister, who is a trained actor, how she was taught to memorise lines at drama school. Her advice was 'to get it into your body through movement'. I've interpreted that similar to Kirstine as I love walking, but my sister said it can be dance, jumping jacks, the rowing machine, whatever appeals.

Hi @Chris Hanlon Thanks for making this video recording available. One small request -when background music is added, it can be difficult to hear the spoken content clearly. Would it be possible to lower or remove the music in future recordings?

Hi I'm Lisa, I'm an Associate Professor in Crime Science. I've seen many memorable talks in my time, but I think the one that came to mind when you prompted me to think about it was the Dean of Science at Oxford University speaking at a Women in Academia event. Someone asked her what 'bringing her authentic self' meant to her and she answered that we must avoid becoming caricatures and that her favourite way to unwind was watching Love Island with her teenagers. There was an audible gasp in the room as lots of young women in academia saw that they didn't have to be constrained to an intellectual persona 24/7, they were free to have whatever tastes they liked. It was fun to watch!