On Monday 25 October, GCHU Research Fellow, Dr Georgia Richards, presented at the Rotary Club of London – the oldest Rotary Club outside of North America.
Georgia is a Rotary Scholar alumnus, and between 2017 and 2019 she was supported by the Rotary Foundation and District’s 9710 and 9630 in Australia, to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil/PhD) at the University of Oxford, which she defended in May 2021.
Luncheon at the Rotary Club of London
She was invited to speak at the Club’s weekly luncheon, held as a hybrid event, to share how she became a Rotary Scholar and the research she’s doing now for the Commission on Healthy Cities at GCHU.
Georgia’s full presentation can be viewed online here, and her presentation was featured in the Daily Telegraph’s Court Circular on Wednesday 27 October.
Rotary
Rotary is an international organisation of service clubs that brings together professional, business, and community leaders from all backgrounds. There are over 1.2 million members worldwide who work together to serve their local and international communities, helping to build goodwill and bring about peace.
The Rotary Club of London was founded in 1911, the first to be chartered outside North America, and is the premier Club in Great Britain. The Club has many esteemed guests visit and present, including the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who was an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of London. The Club meets every Monday for lunch at The Chesterfield Hotel in Mayfair.
