DAWN runs a range of events. Our Monthly Meet-Ups are an opportunity for members to meet informally. To stay in the loop on all DAWN events, sign up to our mailing list and join our Teams channel.

DAWN Peer Support Cafes

DAWN is happy to facilitate two regular peer support cafes for members. These are informal, welcoming spaces in which you can meet other people with similar experiences and chat over a cup of tea and a biscuit. We are always happy to facilitate other thematic cafes if members have suggestions. Please contact us as dawn@lse.ac.uk to suggest a new cafe.

• Neurodivergence Cafe: a peer support group for people who identify as neurodivergent or are interested in learning more about neurodivergence. Frequent topics of discussion include reasonable adjustments, the process of getting a diagnosis, and the challenges of being neurodivergent in the office. We meet on the second Thursday of every month at 2pm in the Hall Carpenter Room.
• Grief Cafe: a peer support group for people who have lost someone or want to learn more about loss. We discuss topics such as managing grief, honouring loved ones who have passed away, and managing 'death admin'. We meet on the third Wednesday of every month in the Hall-Carpenter Room. 

Winter Term 2026 events

Tuesday 10 March |  3pm [Zoom] 

Kieran Rose - 'The Autistic Advocate' 

Kieran Rose is an Autistic trainer and consultant, who focuses on supporting professionals across the world to critically reflect, challenge stigma, deconstruct the autism narrative, and reframe their understanding of Autistic experience through an intersectional lens. He is the co-author of the highly acclaimed book: ‘Autistic Masking: Understanding Identity Management and the Role of Stigma’.

Kieran will speak to us for a relaxed and informal ‘In Conversation With…’ style of session. If you have questions about Autistic identity, maybe you want to know more about Autistic Masking or Autistic Burnout then you’re welcome to come along and ask Kieran your questions. 

 Kieran has also gifted Dawn members complimentary access to his on-demand training, ‘Curating Healthy Lifestyles for Late-Identified Autistic People’. If you would like access, please email dawn@lse.ac.uk. 

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Tuesday 17 March | 12:15pm [Hall-Carpenter Room]

Lucy Webster - National Disability Journalist 

Spectrum x DAWN

Lucy Webster is a political journalist and the author of The View From Down Here: Life as a Young Disabled Woman. She covers disability issues for leading publications like the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the FT.  She is also an anti-ableism campaigner working across journalism, publishing, events, community organising and social media to create a more accessible and more inclusive world for disabled people. 

At this informal Q&A style event, Lucy will discuss the challenges of being visibly disabled and gay in British society today.

The EDI team has generously agreed to fund catering at this event, so a light lunch will be provided! This means that sign-ups are mandatory, as we need to know numbers. If you sign up but later have to change your plans, please let us know.

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Wednesday 25 March | 2pm [ZOOM] 

Adeshola Akanji- Co-Chair for Disability Network at Barts Health NHS Trust, and public speaker on mental health and wellbeing

An intentional and purposeful disability Advocate & Consultant, Coach & Mentor, NHS Leader and Speaker, who empowers others to claim their voice, embrace their unique strengths, and create meaningful impact. Founder of Ultimate Royal UK, Adeshola combines coaching, public speaking, and lived experience to champion inclusion. Her award-winning work in healthcare, wellbeing and representation continues to inspire communities and amplify unheard voices.

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Past Events