On this week’s show: Women in STEM.
STEM
The Nobel gender gap: not that novel
Is the under-representation of women exclusive to the Nobel prizes, or is it a symptom of wider issues in STEM and academia?
Genius attitudes might drive the gender gap in academia
Anne Petzold looks at research into why gender gaps are different for different academic disciplines
Overcoming the “She’s not like me” syndrome
Rachel David on gender equality in STEM, and the need for role models
Ada Lovelace Day Live
The event celebrating women in science was performed by Professors, science communicators and Members of Parliament …
Inspire PGCE
The Imperial College Outreach Office tells us how their programme will help inspire the future generations of scientists …
Tuition Fees
Last week, I travelled to UCL to meet Imran Khan, head of CaSE. Imran is an alumnus of the Imperial College Science Communication MSc course and was previously a researcher for former Liberal Democrat MP Dr Evan Harris. As Director of CaSE, Imran deals with a whole range of issues surrounding science policy. Today, Imran […]