Excerpted from the QMUL and Barts websites: The School of Medicine within Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the recipient of a silver level award in the latest round of the Athena SWAN Charter awards. The medical school –
WISE@QMUL: And What Do You Do?
“And What Do You Do? – Helping women in science stay and progress in their scientific fields” Are these the words you dread hearing, at any gathering, be it social or work related? Come to this practical 2-hour workshop on
BBC: Shared Parental Leave in the UK
UK parents can now share leave following the birth or adoption of a child: BBC (5 Apr 2015): Shared parental leave law comes into effectBBC (5 Apr 2015): How the UK’s rules on parental leave work This next article compares parental
UNESCO: Science Interactive Map
Women in ScienceUNESCO Institute for Statistics4/2/2015 This is a fantastic interactive map of global statistics for science. Data can be downloaded. (To check: whether “researchers” are included in these statistics). Source: www.uis.unesco.org/_LAYOUTS/UNESCO/women-in-science/index.html#overview!lang=en®ion=40530 Related UNESCO resources: – One view on the
WISE@QMUL: Prof. Gina Rippon on Neurotrash, Neurosexism, and Neuronews
Prof. Gina Rippon (Aston University) will deliver a lecture entitled “Neurotrash, Neurosexism, Neuronews – their role in understanding gender differences” to take place 5pm-6pm on Wednesday, 25 February 2015, in the Fogg Lecture Theatre, free and open to all (RSVP: http://goo.gl/f5D6eG).
Inaugural CignetS Athena SWAN for Computer Science Workshop
The inaugural CignetS Athena SWAN for Computer Science workshop will take place at the British Computer Society Headquarters on the 1st Floor of the Davidson Building (5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA) from 10am to 4pm on Monday, 1 December
G.Hack Programming Workshop at Music Tech Fest
A G.Hack team will give a workshop on how to hack a Web Audio API straight through the Google Chrome web browser to make a sound map of Centre Pompidou in Paris as part of the Music Tech Fest. The
IEEE-WiE & IEEESB QMUL Meet & Greet Event
The QMUL IEEE Women in Engineering & IEEE Student Branch Committee presents an evening for all the undergraduate and postgraduate students to get involved in IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronic) activities at QMUL. We have a zestful IEEE student
BBC News: Rosetta comet landing: Professor’s excitement
The European Space Agency’s successful landing on the Rosetta comet is an amazing achievement. As a side effect, it has also led to a lot of discussion around the representation of women in science. Here’s a great clip to keep
Guardian: Mirzakhani First Woman to Win Fields Medal
Maryam Mirzhakani, Professor at Stanford University, is the first woman to win the Fields Medal, the highest honour accorded a mathematician, in the history of the award. Some quotes from Ian Sample’s article in the Guardian, “Fields Medal mathematics prize