Professor Sue Black OBE Keynote Speaker 🇺🇦’s Tweets

Dec 18, 2019

32 years ago today I ran away from violent home w my 3 small children to a

@womensaid

refuge. 6 months later I started a new life, got a council flat, studied maths at college, did a funded degree

@lsbu

, #CS #PhD, #OBE now Prof

@durham_uni

, 4 kids, 4 grandkids #livingthedream ❤️

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Jul 19, 2018

I left school at 16, was in women’s refuge at 25 with 3 small children, went back to education at 26

got degree in #computing 1993, #PhD in #softwareengineering 2001 and this week got a DSc award from @UniKent in #canterburycathedral

#livingthedream #youcandoit

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What a top night! So many awesome talented comedians!! ❤️🙌🏽🎉💯💃🏽 #CSPlayers and my awesome sister

@running4mytwin

💯

Oct 29

1987 to 2016 ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽💯🎉

Oct 29

Great to hear from Catriona on

@BBCRadio4

#SaturdayLive this morning ❤️ it’s so wonderful to hear from another woman who has, like me, gone from living in poverty to being a university professor 🙌🏽 #education absolutely changed my life 💃🏽 Do you know of anyone else?

An awesome day visiting #GCHQ Scarborough!

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Great lunch at #GCHQ Scarborough chatting @TechUpWomen and @savingBletchley Park, then a quick brisk walk along the beach before travelling home

also really lovely to spend some proper quality time with @JohannaWaite

50:50 Parliament and 9 others

🙌 The Swedes have created the first anatomically correct female dummy to help make cars safer for women who are still at a higher risk of injuries in a crash

@BBCr4today

👉Another example of women living in a world designed for men! JOIN #5050Parliament 5050Parliament.co.uk

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She's in CTRL - OUT NOW - Anne-Marie Imafidon

Oct 27

Wonderful initiative! <3 #STEMfromBlack

@TeachFirst

@mission44

#TeachFirst #Mission44

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@aimafidon

The UK’s teaching workforce has a serious diversity problem. To support the change, I am proud to be a part of @TeachFirst & @mission44’s #STEMfromBlack campaign, to recruit and train more Black #STEM teachers. To discover more, search the #STEMFromBlack. #TeachFirst #Mission44

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GCHQ, TechUPWomen, Bletchley Park and Scarborough beach

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Had a great lunch at #GCHQ Scarborough today chatting #TechUPWomen and Bletchley Park, then a quick brisk walk along the beach before travelling home

also really lovely to spend some proper quali…

Great lunch at #GCHQ Scarborough chatting

@TechUpWomen

and

@savingBletchley

Park, then a quick brisk walk along the beach before travelling home 😊 also really lovely to spend some proper quality time with @JohannaWaite 🙌🏽❤️💃🏽💯🎉

GCHQ, TechUPWomen, Bletchley Park and Scarborough beach

GCHQ, TechUPWomen, Bletchley Park and Scarborough beach

sueblack.co.uk

Had a great lunch at #GCHQ Scarborough today chatting #TechUPWomen and Bletchley Park, then a quick brisk walk along the beach before travelling home

also really lovely to spend some proper quali…

Up and out early today for an interesting trip 😊 (@ Durham Railway Station (DHM) -

@nationalrailenq

in Durham) swarmapp.com/c/k4q7MccdME5

Oct 25

Woohoo!!

@aimafidon

❤️🙌🏽🎉 #womenintech

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Good Morning Britain

@GMB

Oct 24

'It's about people being able to express themselves using STEM'. @aimafidon explains the importance of girls being able to access and engage with STEM.

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Oct 25

Go Ayve!! ❤️🙌🏽🎉

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Good Morning Britain

@GMB

Oct 24

'I wanted to set up Girls into Coding to encourage other girls like me.' 'Girls into Coding' is run by 15 year old Ayve & encourages girls to explore coding, physical computing & robotics. After a low take-up by girls, Avye created girl only events, to bridge the gender gap

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Are you joining us at #levelup22 on 6 Dec

@QEIICentre

? Aside from our incredible speakers, panels, we also have the amazing

hosting a meet and greet over lunch 🥗 Last few physical tickets remain - Find out more and grab your ticket here - wearetechwomen.com/level-up-summi

Oct 21

It was so wonderful meeting up with our fabulous

@du_wit

exec this week for a photocall and catch up 💜 and thanks so much for our awesome named sweatshirts!! 🙏🏾💜🙏🏾@durhamuniversity

Wow

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Michael Warburton

@MichaelWarbur17

A massive chunk of ice extending far below the water's surface - known as a ‘Shooter’ - detaches itself from a glacier in Alaska and launches itself over 200ft into the air.

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Are you considering a career in tech? Don't know if it's the right choice? Try our #TechUPWomen Taster Course! It's free, available to all and lets you experience a little of what it's like to be part of our #TechUP community! Sign up here: techuponline.thinkific.com/courses/techup

Love being involved in our Computational Thinking module at L1 with

, talking to first year students about all things careers, employability and internships

@comp_sci_durham

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Thanks so much to our wonderful @comp_sci_durham #PhD students for being such a fabulous panel for our awesome new 1st year #CompSci + #NatSci #students

@durhamalumni @durham_uni #ILoveMyJob

#academia

Elena Gorman is ElleG@mastodon.social

Go Elena!! ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽

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@I_am_ElleG

Oct 19

This year I learned to #code with the help of @CodeFirstGirls. Then I completed a @CodeFirstGirls MOOC to help me pivot into a #UX career, and get my first job as a #UXDesigner at @WeAreQrious. Now I'm THRILLED to be selected as a @CodeFirstGirls Ambassador! #WomenInTech

Thanks so much to our wonderful

@comp_sci_durham

#PhD students for being such a fabulous panel for our awesome new 1st year #CompSci + #NatSci #students 💜🙌🏽🎉

@durhamalumni

@durham_uni

#ILoveMyJob ❤️ #academia

and Duncan McDonald

Prof. Alexandra I. Cristea

@CristeaProf

Oct 18

With our ⁦

@AIHS_DurhamCS

⁩ speaker Jan Deckers from ⁦

@EngageNCL

⁩ in the beautiful botanic garden near ⁦

@comp_sci_durham

⁩, discussing #ethicalAI in #medicalpractice and our joint UK-Japan project with Koji Tachibana and ⁦

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Oct 18

It’s always wonderful bumping into our fabulous

@TechUpWomen

❤️🙌🏽💃🏽 so great to see you Koren!!

Tackling the shortage of #womenintech means tackling the shortage of girls in the tech classroom. Through my work at

@CajigoApp

, presenting the #InnovationsOfTheWorld book so that 300 girls at

@BadmintonSchool

in #Bristol learn about exciting tech companies and careers ✨

Oct 15

Great to be

@cornerHOUSEarts

this afternoon to hear FAB steel band -> Kimberley’s Royal Steel Orchestra 💃🏽💯🎉 and see my awesome daughter

@thecheekster

’s wonderful #textile A level pieces on display ❤️ #proudmum #BlackHistoryMonth

Thanks so much for being an agent of change.

@SColesPorter

and the entire staff.

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What a great conference trip to Amsterdam for #WSAI22 Thanks so much @SColesPorter and the @WorldSummitAI team for a FAB event and @WyerSarah @CummingsRenee @pamegup @BlackWomenInAI + everyone for great conversations

It's impossible not to be uplifted by the way

is using #tech to empower the next generation. If you missed Sue in the recent Lenovo, Nutanix & Intel® keynote, make yourself a drink, sit back and prepare to be inspired. Watch the recording: lnv.gy/3rdm4dH

Today - 15/10/2022 - BBC Sounds

Oct 15

Listen to wonderful ⁦

@Miriammargolyes

⁩ speaking about the sad death of ⁦

@robbiecoltranew

⁩ and her thoughts on our new Chancellor 1:30h

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Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Durham Uni Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

@DUEDI7

Oct 9

As #HateCrimeAwarenessWeek is underway, we would like to remind everyone of the profound impact of hate incidents through this EHRC film feat. George the Poet🌟youtu.be/iWmjfha96R8 To report hate incidents, DU staff and students can use Report+Support reportandsupport.durham.ac.uk

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George the Poet on hate crime

In this thought-provoking poem George explores the subject of hate crime before calling on all of us to come together to challenge intolerance wherever we se...

Oct 15

Love this #mx3d #3D printed bridge In Amsterdam ❤️🙌🏽🎉

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1/2 The first 3D printed bridge in the world is now fully functional at Oudezijds Achterburgwal, Amsterdam. 07.04.2018 11:05 23.07.2021 14:11 #Amsterdam #3Dprintedbridge #3Dbridge #mx3dbridge #mx3d

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So cool today to go into #StephenandPenelope #woolshop #yarnstore In Amsterdam- on the street where my 2xgreat grandmother lived as a child - and see

@Qingfibre

wool that was washed, dried and spun by my daughter

@thecheekster

❤️

What a great conference trip to Amsterdam for #WSAI22 Thanks so much

@SColesPorter

and the

team for a FAB event and

+ everyone for great conversations ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽🎉

3D printed bridge

@markjolly

(@ 3D Printed Steel Bridge Mx3d in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) swarmapp.com/c/k4NM2JAwPWn

Thank you so much!! What an incredible team!! #WSAI22 ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽🎉

Dawn Hunter (she/her)

@DawnHunter83

An incredible impromptu session by

on how the women attending

can support and lift each other up. So many new connections and exciting next steps to be taken.

so great to meet you all!

What an exhilarating impromptu lunch time session!

put out a call for women to join her for a round table and it was incredible. WhatsApp group established and lots of amazing connections made. Let’s change the world ladies! #WSAI22

#AIForAllByAll

World Summit AI: No.1 AI community worldwide

Thanks so much for coming everyone ❤️🙌🏽💃🏽🎉 #wsai22

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What an incredible turnout to @Dr_Black OBE, impromptu roundtable power discussion! It's truly amazing to see all the wonderful, hard-working women working in #Tech and #AI coming together to discuss change and empower each other at the world's leading AI summit #WSAI22!

👋🏽 Meet Inspirational Woman: Fey Ijaware

@FeyAgape

! Fey is a Senior Developer

@DWPDigital

and Founder of CodePossible and

@CodeAndStuff_uk

'I never try to let the challenges get to me. It was more a question of ‘how do I fix this?’ ✨ buff.ly/3eoU2cd

World Summit AI: No.1 AI community worldwide

Surprise! Professor Sue Black OBE

, Professor of Computer Science and Technology Evangelist,

@durham_uni

, will be hosting an impromptu roundtable power discussion in Track 5 at 1:20PM today for 30 minutes! All women are encouraged and welcome to attend! 👩‍⚕️ #WSAI22

Dawn Hunter (she/her)

@DawnHunter83

An impassioned request from

@SColesPorter

and the Salehi family from #afghanistan for western universities to offer two scholarship places to #afghan girls to offer them safety and to continue their education #ItTakesTwo #wsai22

Dame Steve Shirley CH

@DameStephanie_

Thank you

@IanLJones98

- for your kind words. Writing on behalf of

@DameStephanie_

who is an icon. Mind you so are

@DameWendyDBE

and