Under the slogan ‘Caring about our Carers’, the EDI Team is running three focus group sessions in September in order to improve understanding of the experience of carers at Queen Mary. The outcomes of the focus groups will feed into the institutional Athena
Mentally healthy universities
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
Backing our brightest and best AI stars who will help alight the UK’s future
By Mariya Pavlova, MSc AI student and DeepMind scholar 2020-2021 I had the pleasure to be a panellist at CogX Festival this year alongside UK minister for digital infrastructure. It was a great opportunity to share my views on an
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
International Women’s Day events at Queen Mary University
10:00-11:30 Challenging Antisocial Behaviour with The Active Bystander Company This interactive workshop will help you to address problems you’ve encountered around addressing inappropriate behaviour and work towards building a healthy workplace culture of constructive challenge and personal responsibility. All sessions
International Women’s Day: Women Innovate
Free one day online conference on 8 March 2021 On 8 March 2021, Women in Innovation are holding a one-day online conference of ‘workshops, inspirational speakers and groundbreaking ideas.’ The event ‘aims to highlight the many inspirational female role models