TEDxDurhamUniversitySalon

Speakers

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• L'myah Sherae

  Founder of APPG Race Education

  L'myah is the Founder and CEO of Enact Equality - a pioneering organisation enacting policy change at a national level by mobilising businesses, brands, celebrities and political leaders to tackle racial inequality across the UK.

• Lucy Barnes

  Barristers

  Lucy grew up on council estates. She went into care at 13 and fell off the “Care Cliff” at 16. Aged 18, she studied law at Surrey. She was a practising barrister until August 2026, taking a sabbatical break to focus on justice reform. Alongside her legal career, she founded charity Lawyers Who Care and is an award-winning advocate and speaker. She has appeared in the Times, Counsel Magazine and on BBC4 Women’s Hour.

• Michael Priestley

  Lecturer in Durham University

  Michael is a lecturer in the School of Education at Durham University. Michael researches young people’s wellbeing in education settings and previously worked as a Research Associate on a three-year project exploring belonging in higher education. Michael is a Senior Assessor for the University Mental Health Charter, a member of the UK Healthy University Network Leadership Board, and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Education Journal, Mental Health and Wellbeing Section.