Our final event was the perfect way to wrap up the season before the summer break, with lots of laughter and just the right company!
Weβll be back in September with fresh energy and a new series of events.
Stay tuned to our channel for other initiatives to support #WomenInAcademia! #AcademicNetwork
06.07.2025 21:18 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Dina St Johnston: Kickstarting a software industry
Back in its early days, after the war, women played a pivotal role in the computing industry, originally as skilled computer operators. Soon they started to be taken on as skilled computer programmβ¦
Computing by all, for all - TODAY
June 30/July 1 2007
Dina St Johnston died
She founded Vaughan Programming Services
the UKs first independent software house and was responsible for early railway timetable boards for example. Read about her at
cs4fn.blog/2025/02/19/d...
#ComputingByAllForAll
30.06.2025 16:51 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Today we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day! π§As WHEN, we want to mark International Women in Engineering Day to inspire girls who might choose engineering. Remembering women's contributions means fostering more equitable and creative technological development. #INWED2025 #WomenInSTEM
23.06.2025 12:29 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We went to the moon ππ, but we still sometimes underestimate how much women count in science. Last Tuesday, we watched Hidden Figures at #QMUL to get inspiration from the "giants" like Katherine Johnson for our research! #WomenInSTEM #INWED #WHENetwork
19.06.2025 23:11 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Computing by all, for all - TODAY
June 9 2016
@qmuleecs.bsky.social Antonella Mazzoni published her work on the Mood Glove, exploring how touch can be added to music & sound effects to increase the emotional effect of watching films. Read about it at:
cs4fn.blog/2023/03/27/m...
#ComputingByAllForAll
09.06.2025 07:54 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
"Don't say you're good...show you're good", cit. Paul Curzon @cs4fn.bsky.social.
We're incredibly grateful to Paul for the brilliant workshop he delivered today for #WHEN. He shared excellent strategies for impactful science communication and inspiring future generations.
#SciComm #WomenInScience
13.06.2025 14:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There is still time to sign up for our Workshop this Friday (10 a.m.- 12.30 p.m.)!
10.06.2025 07:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π¬ Hidden Figures β Screening & Discussion A Women Higher Education Network (WHEN) Event
Join us for a free screening, open to all women in science and academia. We look forward to welcoming you on 17 June at 6:30 PM at Arts One Cinema.
Please register below to help us manage capacity and...
Perfect timing before #WomenInEngineering Day #INWED! Join us for "Hidden Figures" screening + discussion on women's visibility in STEM research.
π 17 June | π 18:30
π Arts One Cinema, QMUL
πTicket: forms.gle/CxMdoZcvf5RSTdE36
Free for all women in academia!
#WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #WHENetwork
09.06.2025 00:45 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Making research accessible and visible is key to empowering women in academia.
Join us for a Public Engagement Workshop with Paul Curzon(@cs4fn.bsky.social),dedicated supporter of #WomenInSTEM.
π 13 June | π 10:00β12:30
π Queenβs Building, Room 2.03
π forms.gle/82zeHMyoZS8L...
#SciCom #WHENetwork
29.05.2025 19:02 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
On Saturday, our @lauracrucianelli.bsky.social rocked at the #SoapboxScience2025 with a felt explanation of the language of touch. She captivated the crowd, showing how science can truly engage and intrigue the public, while championing the visibility of #WomenInScience!
@soapboxscience.bsky.social
26.05.2025 20:50 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs always a pleasure to gather each month, reconnecting with colleagues and welcoming new friends to our growing community.
These meet-ups are a chance to build a supportive network, share experiences, and explore diverse interests.
Stay tuned for the next one!
#WomenInAcademia #WHENetwork #QMUL
21.05.2025 19:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Annie Easley: putting rockets into space
Annie Easley. NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Annie Easley was a pioneer both as a computer programmer but also as a champion of women and minorities into computer science. She went fromβ¦
Annie Easley: putting rockets into space.
A pioneer at NASA, a human computer then a programmer, involved in computer simulation, hybrid battery technology, alternative fuel & the Centaur rocket (a mainstay of satellite / probe launches)
Find out more on the CS4FN blog
cs4fn.blog/2025/04/26/a...
26.04.2025 11:19 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
π Calling all undergrad & masterβs women looking to break into tech! π»β¨
Join the Byte Queens Networking Event for a CV workshop, networking lunch & panel discussion!
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23rd April 2025 | π« QMUL
Sign up now: www.eventbrite.com/e/byte-queen...
#ByteQueens #WomenInTech #STEMCareers #Networking
26.03.2025 19:33 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
For years, sex differences were overlooked in research. NIHβs Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) policy helped change that. Now, some say itβs no longer neededβis it too soon to move on?
@docbecca.bsky.social explores this for @thetransmitter.bsky.social
#SABV #WomenInSciene #ScientificRigor
25.03.2025 22:04 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Royal Society honours pioneering scientists who were first female members
A year-long series of events marks 80 years since admission of Marjory Stephenson and Kathleen Lonsdale in 1945
80 years ago, the Royal Society finally admitted its first female fellowsβMarjory Stephenson & Kathleen Lonsdale. π¬π‘.
To honor their legacy, a year-long celebration kicks off with films & talks on women in science. #WomenOfTheRoyalSociety @royalsociety.org
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
24.03.2025 23:03 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Celebrating Eleven Years of bringing stories of scientific women to light! Our newest book, A History of Women in Psychology and Neuroscience, is now available! www.wisarchive.com
PhD student investigating psychosocial risk factors for MLTCs among people living with psychosis @qmul.ac.uk Mixed methods researcher π¬π
Hi! Iβm a PhD researcher @ Queen Mary University of London at the Centre for Digital Music.
Soapbox Science's an international series of #scicomm events that bring #science to the streets and promote women and non-binary scientists (posts: @eri-bemr)
The Centre for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London is a world-leading, multidisciplinary research group in the field of music & audio Technology.
into the rabbit holes of cognition, physics, perception, evolution, animal behaviour, research culture, solaristics, "war and peace". Freedom and peace.
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To inspire, connect and advocate for neuroscientists who identify as female β¨
Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/womeninneuroscienceuk?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=6f7f6abb-c971-4d97-9735-aff51e037bed
β¨ Sharing stories of women in mathematics in all walks of life #hermathsstory
π https://hermathsstory.eu
Reader (Associate Prof) at Queen Mary University of London
#BipolarDisorder #ChildhoodAdversity #Multimorbidity Youth #Hypomania #Psychosis #Depression
MSc Mental Health Sci @QMUL π§ | Incoming PhD on ADHD in women & the digital world π©π»βπ» fuelled by #LivedExperience
Senior Lecturer in Psychology @ Queen Mary University London @QMUL | Psychiatric epidemiologist studying ADHD and mental health across the life course and ADHD in girls and women
Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health, world leader in social, cultural & environmental aspects of mental health. Please read more at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres/centre-for-psychiatry-and-mental-health/
πLecturer in psychology @QMUL
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πdigital parenting interventions, mental health in the digital world, temperament.
London, scicomm, pylons, aircraft, techy stuff (digital enthusiast), blogging, sound, bunting, QMUL, trees, big ships, science talks, film music, the designs of Iznik pottery and William De Morgan. Recently re-watched #Seinfeld :-)