About
Suze has over twenty years’ experience working in higher education in London and Brighton, including programme coordinator roles at BPP University and King's College London. She moved to the University of Brighton in 2009 and worked in multiple roles before joining the Community University Partnership Programme (CUPP), a philanthropic partnership between the university and the local community, as the Administration and Development Support Manager. During her time at CUPP, Suze supported many community engagement projects co-produced by academics, students and community partners. In 2015, she took on a mentor role for Brighton Women's Centre and completed a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, later spending six months teaching English in Spain.
In 2017, Suze joined the BSMS Communications team, organising and managing events, conferences and graduations, and developing the BSMS alumni engagement network. In 2020, she moved to the role of Equality and Diversity Project Officer, leading on the coordination of the Athena Swan Charter, a global framework in gender equality in higher education. Suze and Dr Ceri Butler led the Athena Swan submission and became one of only three medical schools in the UK to achieve the Gold Athena Swan Award in 2023.
Suze’s current role as Senior EDI Project Officer focuses on the development and implementation of the Gold Athena Swan intersectional action plan and the coordination of the future submission, which are interlinked with the BSMS strategic aims in inclusion and wellbeing. Suze also leads on a wide range of EDI-based projects, including the Period Dignity Project, the co-creation of a menstrual health toolkit, staff development schemes and wellbeing initiatives, with the aim of raising awareness of EDI issues and fostering an inclusive culture for staff and students.
Suze studied Sociology at the University of Kent and completed a master’s degree in Gender and Media Studies at the University of Sussex in 2022. She is also a trained Mental Health First Aider.