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Accelerate

Learn how to recognise your full potential, increase your self-awareness and develop support networks on Queen Mary's women’s personal development programme.

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What is Accelerate? 

 Accelerate is a six-week personal development programme for undergraduate and postgraduate women and non-binary students. The programme is open to participants from all backgrounds, Faculties, Schools and subjects.    

Accelerate has been designed specifically to address the study, personal and professional development issues likely to be faced by women at university. The main aim of the Accelerate women’s development programme is to empower you to become your best authentic self and recognise your full potential (whatever that looks like to you), both now and in future.     

The programme will give you access to practical tools, role models and a peer support network, and has been designed to help you

  • Increase your self-awareness.  
  • Grow in confidence.   
  • Build upon your strengths, skills and unique attributes.   
  • Operate in your personal power.   
  • Develop and maintain diverse communities and networks of support.   

Accelerate has been developed to be a practical, engaging and action-focused programme, through which you can achieve your goals, in all areas of your life, in a supportive environment.   

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This program helped me develop greater self-awareness and resilience. I will apply these, along with my goal-setting skills, to navigate my career path and achieve my future objectives.

Why take part? 

Through completing this programme, you will be adding to your personal development in a supportive peer network, gaining benefits which include  

  • Expressing your ideas with clarity and authenticity. 
  • Developing and upholding healthy boundaries. 
  • Setting goals by which you are motivated.  
  • Turning limiting beliefs into transformative ones. 
  • Building and maintaining diverse communities and networks. 
  • Preparing for your next steps after you graduate. 

The programme elements  

  • The first Accelerate programme cohort ran for six weeks in October 2025. Dates for 2026 to be confirmed. 
  • Six two-hour in person workshops.  
  • A workbook that includes all the programme materials and additional resources.  
  • Inspiring and engaging guest speakers and role models.   
  • Access to a peer support network.  
  • Opportunities to apply your learning through practical activities. 
  • Development of Queen Mary Graduate Attributes.   
  • Recognition on your Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) transcript.  

Topics covered include

  • Understanding yourself and addressing imposter syndrome, perfectionism and self-sabotage. 
  • Building and maintaining diverse communities and networks. 
  • Communicating with authenticity and confidence. 
  • Navigating uncertainty and developing a growth mindset. 
  • Asserting yourself and upholding healthy boundaries. 
  • Visualising your future and unlocking your potential. 

How does it work? 

  1. Complete a short application.
  2. Complete the pre-programme survey and activities.
  3. Attend the six in-person sessions.
  4. Complete the post-programme survey and activities. 
I've already recommended this programme to some of my friends. The Tuesday sessions became one that I looked forward to each week.
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