{"title": "Meet the author: The Black PhD Experience", "start": "2026-10-28T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Imperial College London", "address": "Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/black-history", "literature"], "description": "Meet the Author: The Black PhD Experience is a lecture in which Dr William Ackah presents his book of the same name. It is hosted by the School of Public Health Race Equity Working Group as part of Black History Month. The book exposes the experiences faced by Black PhD students in the UK and makes recommendations for change to overcome the challenges they face. 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Lecture", "start": "2026-11-10T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institute of Contemporary Arts", "address": "The Mall, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ica.art/shop", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/non-fiction", "society/feminism"], "description": "A special lecture titled \"Sara Ahmed on Complaining, Again!\" taking place at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. The scholar Sara Ahmed reflects on what it means to give \"a feminist ear\" to complaint, marking the publication of her new book No is Not a Lonely Utterance: The Art and Activism of Complaining (2025). Coinciding with Autumn Knight's exhibition I Can't Complain, she considers how complaint can bring people together, enabling new solidarities and alliances in the struggle for change. 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It is run by the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health and celebrates PaeCH members' success in securing NIHR funding, with presentations from researchers at all career stages, a panel discussion on successful grant applications and a keynote lecture from Professor Waljit Dhillo, former Dean of the NIHR Academy. The symposium ends with a chance to connect with colleagues and celebrates the community's achievements, and a pre-symposium event from 1:45pm explores strategies for paediatric and child health NIHR applications. Attendance is free, with tickets first come first served.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/annual-paech-symposium-making-the-leap-from-research-idea-to-74041/", "official_url": "https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/214897/annual-paech-symposium-making-the-leap-from-research-idea-to-nihr-funding/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2008cde3c310dde297709b4b40bce085ebe0e63f500ae00d5e5e6f5b4fada610-2000.webp"}]}