Forthcoming Events

The Elizabeth Blackwell Annual Lecture will take place on Monday 30th September.  Dr Michelle Ryan from the University of Exeter will be discussing the phenomenon of the glass cliff, whereby women (and members of other minority groups) are more likely to be placed in leadership positions which are risky or precarious. Research into the glass cliff was short listed for the Times Higher Education Supplement Research Project of the Year in 2005 and was named by the New York Timesas one of the ideas that shaped 2008.

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Previous Events

Gender, Leadership and STEMM Conference

The University of Bristol and The University of the West of England jointly hosted the Gender, Leadership and STEMM conference on the 4^th July 2013 at Engineers House in Bristol.

The University of Bristol’s newly appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Judith Squires opened the conference sharing the positivity surrounding ongoing work to promote Women in STEMM and Women in Higher Education.

Dr Jan Bogg from the University of Liverpool discussed her research on women in science careers including data from recent research findings.  She discussed gender stereotypes in STEMM careers and culture changes that need to be made.  Her presentation can be found via this link.

Sarah Dickinson from the Equality Challenge presented discussion points surrounding Athena SWAN submissions including examples of noteworthy good practice that institutions and departments can share and learn from.  Her presentation can be found via this link.

Professor Gillian Gehring OBE, from the University of Sheffield presented A Lifetime of being a Physicist, Partner and Parent, in which she discussed how she continues to encourage other women to have a career in Science whilst outlining the opportunities and challenges, as well as the role of women in the international scene.  Her presentation can be found via this link.