Medway Talks: An evening with Florence Nightingale, find out how she used data to save lives

25th Jan 2023 6pm - 7pm

Medway Campus

Pilkington Lecture Theatre (PK008), Pilkington Building Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB

Wednesday 25 January 2023

An evening with Florence Nightingale: find out how she used data to save lives

Professor Noel-Ann Bradshaw (University of Greenwich)

Professor Noel-Ann Bradshaw is the Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Engineering and Science at the University of Greenwich.

In this talk, Nightingale herself will show how her understanding and management of data influenced policy makers, in the British Army and Government, during and after the Crimean war. Her methods resulted in improved conditions for both soldiers and the working classes and are as relevant in today’s data-focussed society as they were in Victorian Britain.

What are Medway Talks?

Medway Talks is a new open lecture series run by our academic staff at the Universities at Medway - University of Greenwich, University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church at Medway. There will be 6 talks in total, running from October 2022 until May 2023.

Who can attend?

The talks are open to everyone in the local community, including students and staff at the Universities at Medway. Talks will be free of charge to attend, but registration is required.

Where are they held?

Each talk will be held in the Pilkington Lecture Theatre (PK008) in the Pilkington Building. For parking, you are able to park free of charge in our Drill Hall Library car park. As you enter the University grounds, keep left and follow the road to the end. You will find a turning on your right hand-side to the car park. The Pilkington Building is at the far end of the car park, marked as C2 on the map below.

You can find campus directions and a Medway campus map here.

What's on offer?

Talks will run from 6pm until 7pm with refreshments available on arrival.

BOOKING REQUIRED

Free registration here