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A globe-trotting botanist
I’m Dr Lauren Gardiner and I’m a botanist who has been working at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London for the last 8 years. I’m just starting a new post at Kew which will mean that I will be focusing on conservation and development work in Madagascar over the next 3-5 years. Becoming a…
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ScienceGrrl Swansea looks forward to 2014/5
On Monday 20th October 2014, Swansea ScienceGrrl kicked off our 2014-2015 activities with a lunch in the SURF Room in Fulton House, Swansea University. As with the event last year, the meeting was superbly well-attended by students, staff and Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) representatives, all keen to learn a bit more about…
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#sheblindedmewithscience – meet Suze Kundu
This is the final blog in a series by the five ScienceGrrls who featured in “She Blinded Me With Science”. If you haven’t yet seen the video, it’s here and all sales proceeds are being donated to ScienceGrrl! I’m Dr Suze Kundu and I’m a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Materials at Imperial College…
Read More“She blinded me with science”
On 6th November 2014, ScienceGrrl’s latest creative collaboration, “She Blinded Me With Science” was released. This page brings togther the various websites, ScienceGrrl blogs and videos on this project. To watch the video and buy the track click here – all the proceeds from the video are going to fund ScienceGrrl’s work. “She Blinded Me…
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#sheblindedmewithscience – meet Suzi Gage
This is the fourth in a series of blogs by the five ScienceGrrls who featured in “She Blinded Me With Science”. If you haven’t yet seen the video, it’s here and all sales proceeds are being donated to ScienceGrrl! My name’s Suzi Gage, and I’m a researcher at the University of Bristol, investigating associations between…
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#sheblindedmewithscience – meet Ceri Brenner
This is the third in a series of blogs by the five ScienceGrrls who featured in “She Blinded Me With Science”. If you haven’t yet seen the video, it’s here and all sales proceeds are being donated to ScienceGrrl! Hi, I’m Ceri Brenner. I’m laser plasma physicist at the Science and Technology Facilities Council. I…
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#sheblindedmewithscience – meet Lia Ying Li
This is the second in a series of blogs by the five ScienceGrrls who featured in “She Blinded Me With Science”. If you haven’t yet seen the video, it’s here and all sales proceeds are being donated to ScienceGrrl! Hi! I’m Lia Ying Li and everyone knows me as ‘THE laser girl (who loves cats)’…
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#sheblindedmewithscience – meet Roma Agrawal
This is the first in a series of blogs by the five ScienceGrrls who featured in “She Blinded Me With Science”. If you haven’t yet seen the video, it’s here and all sales proceeds are being donated to ScienceGrrl! Hi! I’m Roma Agrawal. I am a structural engineer at WSP. A structural engineer’s job is…
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Creating “She blinded me with science”
I am pleased to announce the release of ScienceGrrl’s latest creative collaboration – a cover version of Thomas Dolby’s 1982 hit ‘She Blinded Me With Science’ performed by Violet Transmissions. To listen, watch and download, click here. Tim Bussey, the lead singer of Violet Transmissions, is Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience
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Exploring the oceans
My name is Berit Rabe and I am a female sea-going physical oceanographer. What does an oceanographer do? I don’t count whales and dolphins – that is Marine Biology – instead as the name suggests, I study the physical components of the ocean. I look at tides, currents, circulation, temperature, salinity, etc. by going out…
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The varied life of an electro-mechanical engineer
I’m Lorna Slater. I am an electro-mechanical engineer and I design the control systems for automated machines. I’ve worked on a lot of very different projects – at the moment I am the lead Controls & Instrumentation Engineer at Aquamarine Power Ltd who are designing and building devices that capture energy in nearshore waves and…
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Sex, maths and the brain
This is a guest post by Georgina Rippon, who is Professor of Cognitive Imaging and Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) at Aston University. It has been a busy few months since the ‘Neurotrash’ session at the WOW festival back in March. I have previously drawn attention to the fact that, while misrepresentation in the popularisation of neuroscience…
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From academia to athletics
I’m Dr Emma Ross, and I am the Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport. In my role I lead a team of 18 Physiologists who work with elite athletes to maximise their physiological potential and help them achieve peak performance. I didn’t know what physiology was when I was studying my A…
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Calling engineering superheroes!
We are delighted to announce The Market Bosworth School (TMBS) has won a Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious award to work once again with ScienceGrrl and the amazing education organisation now>press>play who create educational audio adventures for children. Eight shortlisted engineers from the ScienceGrrl network and 32 pupils from TMBS will collaborate with now>press>play to…
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Women in engineering – Focus on Ford
On National Women in Engineering Day, I went to Laindon, Essex, to visit the Ford Dunton Technical Centre – a vast, sprawling complex, comprising large, gleaming buildings, more parking space than a Londoner could ever imagine, and a rather exciting-looking test track. The day started with inspiring speeches from Barb Samardzich, Ford of Europe’s Chief…
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Crossrail : Engineer your future
The inaugural National Women in Engineering day was held last month, with over 80 events across the country to celebrate female engineers and to inspire a new generation of girls. One of these was “Engineer Your Future”, a competition run by Crossrail, where 30 winners were invited to Crossrail HQ for a series of workshops…
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Gender imbalance in the nuclear sector
The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) – a professional, not-for-profit network for support and development for women engineers – celebrated its 95th anniversary this year by setting up National Women in Engineering Day, held on 23rd June. This post by Indrayani Ghangrekar is part of a series by ScienceGrrl reporters who attended various events. I attended…
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National Women in Engineering day
The first ever National Women in Engineering Day in the UK was on 23rd June. The day, devised and coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), aimed to celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and support and inspire the next generation of women to achieve their goals. Why is there a need for a…
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Children first: taking an unusual path to a STEM career
I’m Alex Blakemore and I’m Professor of Human Molecular Genetics at Imperial College London. My path to an academic career has been an unusual one. I did my first degree and PhD as the lone parent of three young children. Even getting into university at all felt like a miracle: due to family circumstances, I’d…
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Happy Father’s Day – did I inherit the engineering gene?
My involvement in ScienceGrrl has led me to question how and why I ended up studying a STEM subject and if my own experience could help to inspire and encourage budding young scientists. Every scientist and engineer has their own story about what has inspired them and Father’s Day seems like a good time to…
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