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Author Archives: soapboxscience
On Being a Conference Quota
By A Woman in Science I attended an excellent specialist conference today, at which I was also a speaker. All speakers were invited. There were 24 of us. My invitation was somewhat clumsy. The organisers had noticed their first … Continue reading
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Soapbox Science is coming to Swansea
By The Swansea Soapboxscience Team Inspired by PVC Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott’s experience of talking about science from the soapbox in London 2013, Swansea University is hosting its first Soapbox Science event on Saturday 5th July 2014. Our soapboxes will … Continue reading
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Where are the women like me in science?
Dr Patricia Brekke is a research fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London. Her research interests focus on the ecology, evolution and conservation of reintroduced species, particularly, the evolutionary and genetic consequences of reintroduction of wild bird populations. … Continue reading
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Conciliating experimental psychology and family life
Dr Angela Rowe is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol. She completed her undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology at Cardiff University (1996) and stayed there to do a PhD in social cognitive … Continue reading
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When is a Person Not a Person?
Prior to 1929 women were not eligible to sit in the House of Lords, to be elected to County Councils, to be judges or jurors or to work as solicitors. As Evershed MR said in one case, De Souza v … Continue reading
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Getting a research career established with small babies
Soapbox Science posts blogs about women in science. Often, women are uncomfortable with speaking out about the challenges and problems they face in their careers. Speaking out or asking questions about balancing work and family life may signify lack of … Continue reading
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The beauty of computer science
Maria studied Philosophy and Mathematics at the University of Turin, Italy. After moving to London, she pursued an MSc at Imperial College London and remained there for her PhD. During her PhD she worked in the field of theoretical computer … Continue reading
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Science, and all that jazz….
Jassel has studied theoretical physics, music and materials science in Scotland, USA and now London. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Imperial College in hydrogen embrittlement in nuclear reactors – a hot topic in both politics and science. Her … Continue reading
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Embracing the international aspects of a life scientific
Dr. Maria Ocampo-Hafalla’s scientific career has been devoted to studying the two major types of genetic changes that are observed in tumors. During her MSc and PhD in New York, she studied single base-pair mutations. She went on to study … Continue reading
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Making the international scientist ticket work in your favour
Zoe Schnepp is a Lecturer in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham. She is from the UK but has worked in the US, Germany and Japan. She is passionate about Green Chemistry and designs new materials for … Continue reading
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