Change the system not the women: Women’s academic leadership in STEMM

GENDER.ED

Join Prof Janet Hering and Dr Kelly Blacklock for a conversation on the representation of women in STEMM subjects.

Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities

Event InformationDespite many arguments to increase the representation of women in academic leadership in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), progress continues to be slow. This conversation between Prof Janet Hering and Dr Kelly Blacklock will explore the systemic barriers to women’s advancement and how these can be overcome. We will look at these issues in the context of the responsibility of universities and academic research institutions to address major challenges facing society.Prof Hering will deliver a short lecture, followed by a discussion with Dr Kelly Blacklock and questions from the audience.This event is organised by GENDER.ED, and co-badged with the Institute for the Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).This event is hybrid.Speaker Bios<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusys.ethz.ch%2Fen%2Fpeople%2Fprofile.janet-hering.html&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc8cae6c1e73f471facb708dc642e544b%7C2e9f06b016694589878910a06934dc61%7C0%7C0%7C638495397339383228%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UB1l9DBVK%2BKXEjY3Eq7K496t2%2BrBl%2FfPlB2FT%2BSvfvo%3D&reserved=0" title="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fusys.ethz.ch%2Fen%2Fpeople%2Fprofile.janet-hering.html&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cc8cae6c1e73f471facb708dc642e544b%7C2e9f06b016694589878910a06934dc61%7C0%7C0%7C638495397339383228%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=UB1l9DBVK%2BKXEjY3Eq7K496t2%2BrBl%2FfPlB2FT%2BSvfvo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Professor Janet Hering</a> is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Environmental Systems Science of ETH Zürich and former Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. She has also been very engaged in promoting diversity in academia, particularly in supporting women in academic leadership.<a href="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/kblacklock" title="https://www.ed.ac.uk/profile/kblacklock" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Kelly Blacklock</a> is a Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, and a Research Fellow at the Patton Lab in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, where she studies metastasis of canine oral melanoma. She has supervised research on the underrepresentation of Women in Veterinary Medicine.RegistrationTo register for the event, please click the ‘register’ link at the top of this page. Anyone who registers to attend virtually will be sent their joining link via email prior to the date of the event. This event will be broadcast virtually via Zoom.This is a free event, which means we overbook to allow for no-shows and to avoid empty seats. While we generally do not have to turn people away, this does mean we cannot guarantee everyone a place. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.Please note, filming, recording and/or photography may take place at this event.If you have any queries regarding this event, please email <a href="mailto:gender.ed@ed.ac.uk" title="mailto:gender.ed@ed.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">gender.ed@ed.ac.uk</a>.Data Protection and PrivacyTo aid organisation of this event, attendee information may be shared with relevant staff in the University. For example, a list of attendees could be provided to the event host.We will store your information securely so that we can communicate to you about the event (such as cancellation, changes to the itinerary or location).More information on the University’s privacy policies can be found <a href="https://data-protection.ed.ac.uk/data-protection-policy" title="https://data-protection.ed.ac.uk/data-protection-policy" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.More information on Eventbrite’s privacy policy can be found <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/help/en-gb/articles/363929/eventbrite-eu-data-protection/" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/help/en-gb/articles/363929/eventbrite-eu-data-protection/">here</a>.

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