Women in Research - EURAXESS UK Webinar

A EURAXESS UK webinar on Women in Research

For international and UK based researchers. Plus research managers.

This 75-minute workshop will feature a panel discussion to consider how to support women early career researchers working in the UK and abroad.  It will include expert inputs and a panel discussion highlighting European and UK initiatives and challenges, with a particular focus on researcher mobility. The panel will discuss the 'leaky pipeline' in STEM.

Panel Members

Jen Bardsley – Global Head of Science, British Council

Clare Viney – Chief Executive CRAC incorporating Vitae Programme (Panel Chair)

Elizabeth Pollitzer – Founder-Director, Portia

Shashi Arya - British Council Women in STEM Fellow, Imperial College London

Maria Garcia-Fernandez, MSCA Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast

D Sangeeta - Founder and CEO, Gotara

If you have accessibility issues (for example, a hearing or visual impairment) and would require assistance to attend the webinar, then please email EuraxessUK@britishcouncil.org in good time, so we can discuss your requirements and make the necessary arrangements for you to attend. 

This event will be recorded. If you do not wish to be recorded, please do not turn your camera on when this is an option. 

Registration questions will be used to produce statistics, your personal details will not be shared with organisations other than EURAXESS and British Council. 

Agenda

2.00 Introductions

2.05 Brief introduction to EURAXESS UK - Oonagh Collins, EURAXESS UK Manager, British Council

2.10 Overview of UK landscape for women in research - Clare Viney, CEO CRAC

2.15 Overview of Europe landscape for women in research - Elizabeth Pollitzer, Founder-Director, Portia

2.25 Overview of British Council international work in research - Jen Bardsley, Global Science Lead, British Council

2.30 Personal career highlights and challenges as a woman in research - Shashi Arya - British Council Women in STEM Fellow, Imperial College London

2.35 Personal career highlights and challenges as a woman in research - Maria Garcia-Fernandez, MSCA Research Fellow, Queen's University Belfast

2.40 Looking at Gotara’s 2023 report “The Unspoken Reality of the Gender Gap in STEM. Why do women leave their STEM careers and how can companies stop this ‘leaky talent pipeline’?” – D. Sangeeta, Founder and CEO, Gotara

2.50 Panel discussion on how to support women early career researchers, looking at the 'leaky pipeline'. Plus questions from the audience.

3.15 Webinar end