 Hello, I'm Helen Gleason. I'm the Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Leeds, and I'm really pleased that I've just been appointed to the role of inclusion and diversity representative to council. I've been involved in issues relating to inclusion and diversity throughout my career. I was the first female lecturer in physics at the University of Manchester, and as time went on I frequently found myself as the only woman in a room, especially as I took on more senior roles as my career progressed. I was motivated to apply for this role for a number of reasons. First of all, I've recently completed my term as Head of School of Physics and Astronomy at Leeds University, and I wanted to use my time to actually support the Institute to progress its work on inclusivity and equality to groups beyond gender, and I'm very excited about the opportunity to be able to do that. I'm also the chair of the Bell Bernel Graduate Scholarship Fund, and that's given me a real insight into people and their stories from different minority groups. That fund supports people who wouldn't have otherwise been able to continue in PhDs in physics, and it's doing some incredibly amazing work, and I'm really proud to be part of that. Importantly, it gives me the chance to see the difficulties faced by so many people who are coming from such diverse backgrounds in progressing. I also understand how important it is to listen to minority groups, to try to understand what it is that can be done to make a difference, and not just to assume that you already know the answer, and therefore that difference can be made. I'm incredibly excited and honoured to be taking on this role, and I look forward to working with the Institute of Physics to try and make a difference. Thank you.