In response to this poll and its own research undertaken with Deloitte, the Institute of Coding (IoC), a consortium of universities and employers whose mission is to develop the next generation of digital talent, has launched a new campaign CTRL
No more ‘manels’: new code of conduct from Nature to strive for more diverse meetings
Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03784-x Last month, top scientific journal Nature made a commitment within its code of conduct to make its conferences more inclusive, as part of a wider move across the journal to promote diversity. This follows studies within Nature which
Women in STEM conference 21st May Central London
This conference will be held in Central London to promote women in STEM subjects. The welcome address is by Dr Hayaatun Silem, CEO, Royal Academy of Engineering. The full program is available here. From the conference website: The Women in
N2 Women news
N2Women just announced their list for 2019 Stars in Networking and communications: Elisa Bertino, Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, USA https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/bertino/ Melike Erol-Kantarci, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Ottawa, Canada http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~merolka2/ Sonia
New DeepMind scholarships launch at Queen Mary to encourage more women in AI
In the years ahead, we are likely to see the transformative power of AI affect society in ways that we can only imagine today. For this technology to impact positively on how we live, it is essential that those developing
2019 WISE Awards Winners Announced
The winners of the 2019 WISE Awards were announced during a truly inspiring evening ceremony on 7 November 2019 at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. Winners, finalists and guests had a fantastic night recognising individuals and organisations who are actively working to
IBM – QMUL event on women in technology
Following initial sessions with the Institute of Applied Data Science and Careers & Enterprise with IBM UK, Queen Mary is hosting a university conference featuring women in technology. The conference will have the theme #BalanceforBetter from this year’s International Women’s
Athena 2019: an Interactive Event Championing Women in Tech
Queen Mary is proud to announce a new event that is set to champion, encourage and inspire women to bring their skills to the technology sector. Queen Mary with the support of the Institute of Coding will host Athena
Posters celebrating Diversity in Computer Science
From the Queen Mary cs4fn team: It’s not quite like getting your face on £50, but we hope this is a good way to say thank you… As part of our work for the Institute of Coding, the Queen Mary
Royal Society of Chemistry: ‘Breaking the barriers’ report calls for zero-tolerance over academia’s inequality problem
Source: http://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2018/nov/breaking-the-barriers/ Quote: “Our new research finds 99% of women can evidence lack of retention and progression in academia, with poor management culture, funding and lack of opportunity cited as key barriers. Female chemists are being denied the opportunity to