PhD research can be a rewarding but often isolating experience. Researchers frequently spend years working alongside colleagues from different groups without many opportunities to interact beyond their immediate research environments. Recognising this challenge, Melissa Yeo initiated the Walk & Talk
Listening to students (William Ng)
William Ng is professional services staff at QMUL. He has worked for a long time with the School of Mathematical Sciences and is now helping shape student support within EECS. William recommends Lara Alcock’s How to Study for a Mathematics
Women in Higher Eductation Network (WHEN)
Ekatarina Ivanova is one of the founders of the Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN). You can learn more about their activities including events in February and beyond here. Two years ago we spoke about FAN (the Female Academic Network),
Reflections on leading the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Reflections on leading the Equalities Committee (ECO) This is an interview with Dr Michela MacDonald, who is stepping back from her role as co-lead of the EECS Equalities Committee (ECO) after five years. What would you say are your main
Training for inclusive research practice
Alvaro Bort took a look at the new training for inclusive research. It’s a resource for researchers at any stage who want their grant proposals to reflect inclusion and diversity. It was created by C-DICE (Centre for Postdoctoral Development in
A Professional Website Dedicated to Women’s Art Research: HerART
Lianganzi Wang describes her experiences with HerART hosted by The EECS Women in Higher Education Network (WHEN) Introduction to HerART In this session, I introduced HerART (www.art-woman.com), a nonprofit website established in 2012 as China’s first and only platform dedicated to documenting
About MINDS, Queen Mary’s new Neurodiversity in Science network
Daniel Gill, a PhD student answers some questions about MINDS and Neurodiversity. What is MINDS? MINDS stands for Mutual Inclusion through Neurodiversity in Science. It’s a network for researchers, neurodivergent people, and neurodivergent researchers. As a neurodivergent researcher, I am
Interview with Claire Revell
Claire moved from professional services to part of lecturing staff recently. Could you tell me about your academic position and the history behind it? I am not a computer scientist or electronic engineer, but I am now a lecturer and
Beijing Ballet performance
During a recent teaching trip to Beijing in October, Dr Yan Sun, Dr Jonathan Loo, and Dr Michaela MacDonald had the privilege of attending a groundbreaking contemporary ballet performance by Intradance, a pioneering dance company from the Netherlands. What made
Teaching neurodivergent students
This is an interview with Giorgia Pigato from QM Academy. Could you say a little bit about yourself and your job? I have been at QMUL for over two years working in QM Academy as an education advisor and work