A recent report from UN Women, the United Nations organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, examined the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on gender equality: This paper presents the latest evidence on the gendered impact of
WISE schools outreach project
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) are looking for female volunteers to be part of their schools outreach project. Their aim is to run events that will encourage more young women to take up computer science. They are recruiting right
ACM WomENcourage 2020
The 7th ACM celebration of women in computing is going to be virtually hosted from 24th to 27th September by ADA university in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event is aimed at bringing together women in computing from a variety of disciplines
Queen Mary launch masters conversion programme in Data Science and AI and scholarships
The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary is launching a new programme in Data Science and AI in September 2020. The MSc Data Science and AI is a conversion master’s designed for motivated students who have
Turning words into actions: Eliminating racism and racial inequality in higher education
quoting from universitiesuk.ac.uk: This webinar will look at how institutions can effectively respond and take action to identify and implement change, and embed this across their university. We will hear lived experiences, as well as from university leadership and practitioners working
QMUL EDI Team Book and Podcast Recommendations
The QMUL EDI Team has updated their Recommended Books and Podcasts webpages. This is a publicly available webpage, containing a number of books and podcasts relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Top 50 Women in Engineering (UK): Sustainability awards
On INWED day, the Womens Engineering Society were delighted to announce the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering (UK): Sustainability awards! Now in its fifth year, the 2020 WE50 celebrates women who have made a significant contribution within sustainability.
New DeepMind AI scholarships for women and BAME students at QMUL
The Institute of Coding at Queen Mary has strengthened its relationship with DeepMind through scholarship programme for women and BAME students. DeepMind is a leading British artificial intelligence (AI) company which has renewed its support for under-represented students pursuing postgraduate
Two awards from the Women’s Engineering Society (nominations by 13th July)
The Women’s Engineering Society is looking for nominations and self-nominations by 13th July for two awards. The Amy Johnson Inspiration Award is given to an individual who is not currently working as an engineer for furthering diversity within engineering and
Challenging power in data science
Data science has never been more important but there is a considerable issue. The Data Feminism book is a collaboratively crafted book led by Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein which seeks to investigate data science from a feminist perspective.