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LMS Biology of Sexes seminar series
By FBS.EDI, on 7 October 2022
The four UCL Life and Medical Sciences faculties, bring you a seminar series on the ‘Biology of sexes’. We invite you to attend the inaugural lecture of the series, by Lucy Cooke the author of BITCH, on October 28th, 4-5pm, at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre Lecture Theatre followed by a social event (5-7pm).
Registration: Participation is free and open to all staff and students; however, registration is required, and spaces are limited so please register early to avoid missing out: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biology-of-sexes-tickets-432466026527
Our aim: The phrase “biological sex” has been thrown about like confetti, yet no one has bothered to ask us, biologists, what we think. We are therefore organising a new seminar series to give staff and students at UCL the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and broaden their understanding of the Biology of Sexes. Our speakers will challenge the preconceptions of biological sex and sex in biology, revel in the diversity of the animal kingdom to raise important scientific and societal questions to prevent biology being mis-used to fuel discrimination.
About the speaker: Lucy is a New York Times best-selling author, award-winning documentary filmmaker and broadcaster. Her recent book BITCH: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal challenges how we think about sex, sexual identity, and the patriarchal view of sexual selection. You will also be able to purchase a signed copy of Lucy’s book and enjoy a drink at the reception.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the inaugural UCL LMS lecture of the ‘Biology of sexes’ series.
Best wishes,
The Vice Deans EDI and organising committee.
We acknowledge that the date (half term) and time (4-7pm) are not inclusive and we apologise for this. We have made every effort to avoid this, but in this instance were unable to. We will continue to make every effort to keep upcoming events within 10am-4pm and outside of school holidays.
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