Talks and Presentations

 


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'She is an Astronomer' distributed questionnaires at the XXVII IAU General Assembly and  European Planetary Science Congress during the summer of 2009.  The questionnaire gathered details about the respondent's background, their department, their career experiences, their sources of inspiration and their advice for young scientists. 

 

This presentation gives a preliminary overview of the results of the 188 questionnaires filled in.

'Preliminary Results of Questionnaires from IAU General Assembly & EPSC 2009'

She is an Astronomer, December 2009

 

 

  

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Presentation by Dr Helen Walker on She is an Astronomer activities given during a special discussion meeting on IYA2009 held at the Royal Astronomical Society on 11 December 2009.

'She is an Astronomer'

IYA2009 Cornerstone Project

Dr Helen Walker

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Chair of International Task Group

 

  

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Presentation by Dr Helen Walker on She is an Astronomer activities given during the at the XXVII IAU General Assembly in August 2009. 

'She is an Astronomer'

IYA2009 Cornerstone Project

Dr Helen Walker

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Chair of International Task Group

 

 

 On 12 March 2009 the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET held a one-day conference

Tomorrow's Women, Tomorrow's World.

 

Here are two of the  presentations from that day:

 

She is an Astronomer IYA2009 Cornerstone Project

 

 

'She is an Astronomer'

IYA2009 Cornerstone Project

Dr Helen Walker

STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Chair of International Task Group

 

 

 

 

The Shape of Things to Come

 

 

'The Shape of Things to Come'

Professor Sylvia Walby OBE

UNESCO Chair in Gender Research

Lancaster University, UK

 

 

 

The following presentation is from a session at the SciTech '09 Conference held at the Barbican, London, on 30th April 2009.

 

Holding your nerve in the curve

 

 

'Holding your Nerve in the Curve: Innovation and equality in the recession -

Why momentum and commitment remain critical'

Annette Williams (Session Chair) 

Chair, UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology