Phenomenal Women: Portraits of Black Female Professors at UCL
Three black female professors from UCL are being celebrated in the first ever photographic exhibition honouring the presence and achievements of black women in British academia. The exhibition, Phenomenal Women: Portraits of UK Black Female Professors , features portraits of 40 professors across a broad range of subjects including law, medicine, creative writing and sociology. From UCL is Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu, Professor Ann Phoenix and Professor Emerita Heidi Safia Mirza. Ijeoma Uchegbu is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience and Pro-Vice Provost for Africa and The Middle East at UCL. She works in the pharmaceutical sciences, creating new medicines using nanotechnology. Uchegbu is also known for her work in science public engagement and equality and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Anne Phoenix is Professor of Psychosocial Studies at UCL's Institute of Education.
