SAWHE Researcher Series- Session 9| Iron’s Secret Job in the Active Female Brain| Ruchitha Venkatesh

SAWHE Researcher Series – Session 9 | Iron’s Secret Job in the Active Female Brain | Ruchitha Venkatesh Welcome to the SAWHE Researcher Series — a platform created by the South Asian Women in Higher Education (SAWHE) network to spotlight the work, journeys, and ideas of South Asian women researchers across disciplines. In this session of the SAWHE Researcher Series, we are honoured to feature Ruchitha Venkatesh, a Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Nutraceuticals. 🎙️ Session theme: Iron’s Secret Job in the Active Female Brain Ruchitha shares her research exploring how iron levels influence neurocognitive performance during exercise-induced fatigue in active females, using both clinical and cellular research approaches. As both a researcher and an active female athlete, her work is deeply personal and grounded in lived experience. As an international athlete representing the Hong Kong senior women’s cricket team, Ruchitha brings a unique perspective to this important area of research. Her work highlights the connections between nutrition, exercise, brain function, fatigue and female performance, offering valuable insights into how active females can be supported to perform at their best, both physically and mentally. This session will be especially valuable for students, researchers, athletes, educators, health professionals and anyone interested in women’s health, sports science, nutrition, neurocognition and inclusive research. About the SAWHE Researcher Series: The series is intentionally cross-disciplinary, with talent spanning several UK universities, showcasing the depth, breadth and impact of work happening across health, social sciences, arts, technology, education and beyond, nationally. The aim is simple but powerful: 💪 To spotlight the incredible contributions of South Asian heritage women to research 💪 To create space for highlighting intellectual leadership and lived experience 💪 To build connection, collaboration and community across UK institutions 💪 To enable opportunities for learning and development for SAWHE network members Each session centres the researcher, their journey, and the thinking behind their work, as well as their research outputs, context, purpose and impact. 🔔 Stay connected Subscribe to the channel for future SAWHE Researcher Series talks, panels and conversations. Follow SAWHE on LinkedIn to keep up with upcoming events and opportunities: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sout...