WiSET Campbell Lecture 2014 Event
- Time:
- 13:00 - 16:00
- Date:
- 19 March 2014
- Venue:
- Main lecture theatre, Building 32 ('EEE'), Highfield Campus.
For more information regarding this event, please email Fiona Harvey (WiSET) at mailto:fg@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
For this year's lecture, the WiSET group have booked not one but two inspirational speakers: Dame Professor Athene Donald and Professor Curt Rice.
This is an open lecture. See the WiSET website for more information about these speakers including links to their blogs, and to reserve your place. (You can also reserve using the link on the right of this page.) For further information about the event or about WiSET itself, please contact the organisers.
WiSET are Women in Science, Engineering and Technology.
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'A personal consideration of career trajectories' coupled with 'Confessions of a male sexist'
Don't miss this unique opportunity to hear two leading advocates - one female, one male - of gender equalitiy in academia.
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For too many women, for too long, life as a serious scientist has seemed unobtainable or, perhaps worse, so unpleasant that they have no desire to battle on; they give up the good fight in increasing numbers as they move along the ladder. It isn't usually a case of overt discrimination ... the problems often lie in the small things that discourage and ultimately drive out too many potential stars.
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As a signatory, we recognise that female researchers in STEMM disciplines face particular challenges. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to maximise the potential of all our talent.
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Dame Professor Athene Donald DBE FRS,University of Cambridge,Professor of Experimental Physics, Chair of the Royal Society's Education Committee, and long-time champion of women in science. Her talk will be ‘A Personal Consideration of Career Trajectories and Facilitating Women's Progression’ and will look at how both the individual and institutions can facilitate women's career progression. In January 2014, Athene was named by the Science Council as one of the UK's 100 leading practicing scientists.
Professor Curt Rice,Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study,will - in the spirit of inclusion and honouring diversity - also present a talk for us. From 2009–2013, Curt served as the elected Vice Rector for Research and Development ('prorektor for forskning og utvikling') at the University of Tromsø. Curt is a strong proponent of gender balance in higher education and has titled his talk ‘Confessions of a male sexist’.