Engineering Equity: The Power of Inclusion Moments

Join us at the Department of Engineering for a workshop and talk by Poggy Murray Whitham about engineering equity.

During this session you will learn engineering, construction, and manufacturing are facing a mental health emergency. Research has shown that people working in these sectors are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than the national average.

This is a shocking finding that highlights a culture where silence, stoicism, and fear of judgement remain deeply embedded, demonstrating how vital it is that we recognise the importance of psychological safety and mental wellbeing in these sectors.

If our system or machines are underproductive, inefficient, or unsafe, we redesign and improve them. So, why do we not do the same with our people and culture?
In this talk, Poggy explores what these insights mean, drawing on professional and lived experience, multiple reseach studies they have led, and stories from their bestselling book, Inclusion Moments.

Poggy will demonstrate how systems thinking, data, and storytelling can combine to reveal the everyday interactions that can shape belonging. Inclusion does not need grand gestures. It can start in the smallest of moments, often the ones we overlook, but ones which define how people show up, speak up, and stay. 

Date: Thursday 7th May 2026

Times: Doors open from 6:30pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm, event ends at 9:00pm.

Tickets: This event is free but please book a ticket (link above) so we can anticipate numbers.

Venue: Cambridge University Department of Engineering, Seminar Room, James Dyson Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ.

Parking: Parking on the site is limited. If you have a disability that makes it difficult to walk, contact Jinx to secure a parking space. On road parking is available on Trumpington Street and Lensfield Road.