Mind has released a report about mental health in Universities, particularly in the light of the pandemic. They have produced new research on the subject and aim to work with employers to create a commitment to mental health at work.
Ada college tutorial on web programming
Ada College is devoted to educating and empowering the next generation of diverse digital talent. It encourages women and individuals from low income backgrounds in tech careers. As part of Ada College ‘Futures Week’ an online outreach session has been
Enrolment up for women in data science and AI
A report from the office of students shows great news on student numbers for postgraduate conversion courses. These courses have recently had 1,000 scholarships created aimed at tackling diversity issues by recruiting from underrepresented groups. They have also been designed
Dignity and respect champions
QMUL has launched the “Dignity and respect” champions network. This aims to provide confidential advice for those targeted by harassment or bullying. This is a service providing guidance, assistance and advice for any members of staff. It also provides a
Free conference event Women in Engineering 14th June
As part of IEEE ICC conference a free event “Women In Engineering: The journey continues” will be held on 14th June. The times are 10:00-12:45 GMT-4. (Which translates to the slightly awkward 5:00-7:45 in BST). There are a great selection
Royal Society report on Ethnicity in STEM
The Royal Society has put their commissioned report on ethnicity in STEM online. You can find the full report here https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/publications/2021/trends-ethnic-minorities-stem/ The aim of the report was to look into why “talented black people are not finding science careers in
Wikithon to promote Women in STEM online (March 10th)
This online event organised by Imperial College, the Science Museum, the University of Leeds, the IET and the Women’s Engineering Society will take place on March 10th. Wikipedia needs updating to ensure it accurately reflects the many contributions of women
DeepMind PhD studentship available
DeepMind has a fully funded PhD studentship to start September ’21 which is in the area of AI or Machine Learning. The studentship is available to researchers who identify as female and/or are of Black ethnicity (as they are underrepresented
Inspiring potential STEM students
The issue of recruiting women in STEM is sometimes blamed on the lack of role model women scientists. There are some very nice posters produced by QMUL with images of women’s contributions to computer science. https://teachinglondoncomputing.org/2020/03/03/women-in-computing-free-posters-for-uk-schools-from-iocoding-digitalskillsmatter-jb/ Two organisations are seeking
Doing it anyway
Tech talent charter’s “doing it anyway” campaign is helping women get into tech careers. They list inspiring stories from women who started out or retrained into tech careers. They also encourage training through the Institute of Coding and have a