# Event Details - **Event Name**: South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: An afternoon of belonging, connection and reflection. Open to staff, students, allies and community members from all UK Universities.About this EventEvery story of heritage, identity and belonging is different, yet there is power in coming together to share them.THEME: Many Stories, One Diaspora📅 Friday 11 September 2026🕙 1:00 PM — 4:00 PM (Lunch and networking included)📍 Maxwell Hall (Peel Park campus), University of Salford---ABOUT THE EVENTThe South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) Network, in partnership with the University of Salford, invites you to Many Stories, One Diaspora, an afternoon of belonging, connection and reflection.This event will bring together staff, students, allies and community members from universities across the UK to celebrate the richness, diversity and shared experiences of the South Asian diaspora.---PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS🎤 Keynote Address:Dr Pradeep Passi, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Social Justice and Equity), University of Salford.Dr Passi provides strategic leadership in institutional efforts to embed social justice and equity across its domains of education, research, enterprise, and people. He also serves on Advance HE’s EDI Committee and co-chairs the Race Equality Charter Governance Committee, helping shape and oversee race equality frameworks across UK higher education.💬 Panel speakers include:• Professor Niroshini Nirmalan, Director of Human and Natural Sciences, University of Salford• Saira Iqbal, Youth panel member, Biomedical Science Graduate and PhD student, University of Salford• Afsana Chowdury, Postgraduate Academic Tutor, University of Salford• Pooja Saini, Professor of Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention, Liverpool John Moores University💃Bollywood Dance• Livia Luckson and Akanksha Sashikumar🤝 Lunch and NetworkingA dedicated networking and South Asian lunch.---WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?This event is open to all South Asian heritage women working or studying in higher education in the UK, across all roles; academic, research, professional services, technical, leadership and students. We also warmly welcome allies to support us to champion diverse South Asian voices.---REGISTRATION NOTESPlaces are limited to 50 attendees. Registration is free.To ensure your place goes to someone who will attend, please only register if you are genuinely able to come. If your plans change, please cancel your ticket so we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list, you can do this through your Eventbrite account at any time.We will send a confirmation email with full event details a week or so before event.---ACCESSIBILITYIf you have any accessibility requirements not covered in the registration form, please contact us at hello@sawhe.org and we will do everything we can to accommodate you.---CATERINGLunch is included in your registration. Please complete the dietary requirements section in the registration form when you sign up if there is anything you wish for us to consider.---GETTING THERETravel information on how to get to the University of Salford can be found here.• The closest car park to the Maxwell Hall is Peel Park (postcode: M5 4NT) which holds 42 spaces.• Please note the car park across the Museum, Art Gallery and the entrance to Peel Building are not University car parks so please make sure you park in the correct area.• If the Peel Car Park is full, the next closest is Irwell place car park (postcode: M5 4PE) and has 415 places.---ABOUT SAWHESouth Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) is a grassroots community-led network launched in May 2025. We now have over 300 members across 78 UK institutions. We run a podcast (SAWHESpeaks), a quarterly newsletter, a blog series (SAWHEVoices), and regular events (Over 20 delivered so far including SAWHE Power Events and SAWHE Researcher series).Find out more at www.sawhe.org - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/salford/south-asian-women-in-higher-education-sawhe-many-stories-one-diaspora/100001997704913172 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Sports, Art, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: The University of - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Salford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The University of - **lat**: 53.487527 - **long**: -2.2730387 - **full address**: The University of, Peel Park Campus, Salford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/adbb7cab5b5409f5bc58c75383c94f785e9dc38a4a377d9ee8e5c0da096a4a23-rimg-w1200-h589-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1787101820 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora being held? - **A:** South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora takes place on Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Fri, 11 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm at The University of, Peel Park Campus, Salford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora? - **A:** South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora is organized by South Asian Women in Higher Education Network. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) - Many Stories, One Diaspora", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/adbb7cab5b5409f5bc58c75383c94f785e9dc38a4a377d9ee8e5c0da096a4a23-rimg-w1200-h589-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1787101820", "startDate": "2026-09-11T13:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-09-11T16:00:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/salford/south-asian-women-in-higher-education-sawhe-many-stories-one-diaspora/100001997704913172", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The University of", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Peel Park Campus", "postalCode": "M5 4WT", "addressLocality": "Salford", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.487527", "longitude": "-2.2730387" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An afternoon of belonging, connection and reflection. 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