A unique opportunity to hear Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell talk about her remarkable career spanning four decades, her experience of being a woman in astrophysics and the changes she has seen in the UK, as well as reviewing the position of women in astronomy in other countries.

Today Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell is known as one of the most influential scientists in the UK. The winner of the 2018 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, she has been vital in advancing the role of women in science and physics. Her discovery of radio pulsars in 1967, as a young researcher at Cambridge, pays testament to her passion and determination and remains one of the most significant astronomical discoveries of the last 100 years.

Please arrive at 18:30 for refreshments; the talk will start promptly at 19:00.

Tickets: £8 per adult, includes a glass of wine or soft drink.

The inaugural lecture in our new Nightingale Lecture Series.

Part of the proceeds will go to the GDST 150 Bursary Campaign...

About the GDST 150 Bursary Campaign

To mark 150 years of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), all our schools are raising funds to create an additional 150 bursary places across all GDST schools and enable more girls to benefit from a GDST education and make their mark on the world, regardless of their background.

’’Receiving a GDST bursary is the sole reason for where I am today; a happy, passionate, and motivated person. It taught me to embrace every opportunity and to not let fear of failure stand in the way of success. A bursary allowed me to thrive’’. Chloe, RHBS alumna.

We anticipate this event to be very popular so early booking is recommended.