Author Archives: Nathalie Pettorelli

Open season for female scientists

By Dr Joanna Bagniewska (@JMBagniewska), University of Reading. Catch Joanna on her soapbox today, 12-3pm, in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, where she’ll be talking about ‘What do scientists see in poo?’.      Because I’m a zoologist working in a rather gender-balanced and female-friendly environment, I … Continue reading

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Don’t let anyone convince you that females are not good for science: Meet Cristina Lazzeroni

Cristina Lazzeroni is a reader in Particle Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Birmingham. Her research is in Particle Physics,  in which she studies the building blocks of matter and their interactions. In particular, … Continue reading

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Is Wales in a science-education crisis?

By Wendy Sadler (@wendyjsadler), Director of Science Made Simple. The first picture is of Zoe, a science made simple presenter in action. The second picture was also taken by science made simple, during one of their events.    I’m a scientist on … Continue reading

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What does a Soapbox Science event look like?

Thinking of coming along to Soapbox Science 2015? Or maybe even interested in organising a Soapbox Science event yourself? Here’s what to expect when you come along: 12 Speakers 4 Soapboxes 3 Hours 1 speaker per Soapbox per hour …and … Continue reading

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We are looking for volunteers!

Would you like to join the UK’s top female scientists as they take science to the streets? We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help out on the day. Being a volunteer at this year’s event provides some fantastic networking … Continue reading

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